Leading Edge Only (LEO) is a platform that connects global corporations to innovators, startups, small and medium enterprises and scale-ups. Since 2018, LEO has worked with over 25 major corporations such as Britsh Petrol (BP), Marks & Spencer (M&S), Tarmac, Walgreens Boots Alliance, and Ford. It is currently in talks with Salesforce, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Costa Coffee, as well as, 600 universities such as Harvard and Imperial College to build plausible tieups. Its innovations have grown from 2000 to 16000 in the last two years. The global R&D budget of the world’s Fortune 1000 is $782 billion, growing 11% annually. LEO aims to be a strong contender in this segment connecting innovation seekers to innovation providers. Since its launch, LEO has attracted over 25 blue-chip global clients who have paid to have access to over 16,000 cross-sector innovations. The company will use the investment to develop its Intellectual Property (IP) and build LEO into a valuable global brand.
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£377,690
Legal Connection (LC) is on a mission to democratise the $1 trillion legal profession, and enabling networks of legal professionals to compete with large partnership firms. The company asserts that the UK leads the world in being a friendly regulatory environment for freelance lawyers and virtual firms. LC aims to capture this sentiment and provide the aforementioned lawyers with the right technology so that they can group to provide a comparable service to large firms at a fraction of the price. LC argues that its product looks like a social networking tool but functions as a legal case and practise management suite wherein all the work takes place in secure chat rooms. Lawyers are also allowed to leverage third-party managed accounts to hold client money and execute transactions. LC was selected by Antler Venture Capital and given a pre-seed investment of £120,000. LC will use the investment to grow its user base, continue product development, and use technology to power the future of law.
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£211,874
The Big Exchange (TBE) is an investment platform and money management app that seeks to build a movement to transform the lives of millions of people by building a fairer financial system. The company aspires to help drive real change to people and the planet, whether it is lowering carbon emissions, contributing to social housing or protecting wildlife. TBE points out that its low-cost investment platform, comprehensive money management tool, and marketplace where people can find products that can have a positive impact on their lives and those of others can help in this regard. TBE has been awarded 'Best Sustainable ISA 2021' by Boring Money, 'Top Sustainable Platform for 2021' by Good with Money, and 'Best Innovation in Investment' by Financial Services Forum Innovation Awards. TBE intends to dominate the estimated £7.1 billion impact investment funds industry. They state they will use the investment received to help build a fairer financial system for everyone.
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£404,064
Almond provides businesses and consumers with a method to understand their carbon footprint and use the company's proprietary offset tools to become carbon neutral. Consumers can earn Almond Tokens when purchasing products from Almond's partnering sustainable brands. The Almond Tokens can be spent on their website The Almond certification label on products enables them to demonstrate their commitment to protecting the environment, consumer health and building a better society for all. The core idea is to build a market that's geared towards sourcing and selling sustainable products. The green economy market is worth $4 trillion. The offset market was $300 million in 2018, having grown over 140-fold in 10 years. Almond seeks to be a market leader in this domain. It has also partnered with reputed institutions such as the World Wildlife Fund, and the Stockholm Environment Institute (carbon analytics). With the investment, the company aims to further the popularity of its existing Almond App and have more people join its ecosystem.
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£522,540
British Pearl is a property investment platform facilitating share & loan investment in property. It is an FCA authorised investment manager which allows fractional international investment in the property without any hassle. British Pearl has won ten award nominations, three speaker engagements and has been featured in over 20 media including the Times, the Daily Mail and the BBC. With the proceeds, the company will grow the sales, increase property sourcing and develop the platform's features.
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£910,132
Project Imagine (PI) is a startup focused on financial equitability for all. The company aims to build a financial service that doesn’t profit from short term unsecured debt, but one that grows with its customers and does everything it can to help them achieve their financial dreams. PI launched a current account, smart budgeting, saving tools and access to investment products from the likes of Blackrock and Vanguard in January 2019 in the UK consumer market. It has raised over £18 million to date. The company was named one of the UK’s 'Top 10 Best Banking Apps' by finder.com and recognised alongside Samsung and Apple in the technology section of the Global Brand Awards as the 'Best Innovation in Fintech'. It will use the investment to become the go-to platform for managing a user's money, bring together diverse fintech innovation from around the world into one common standard, and retain the most driven execution talent to boost company profits.
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£2,160,625
epaysecure is a secure payment system, which offers comprehensive payment and benefit options, and allows all the services the consumer demands to be offered in one card and e-account. The prepaid business purchasing in European markets is estimated to be $700 million. The company operates in an e-banking and financial services marketing sector that helps clients by identifying new markets and bringing in new ideas to develop them through reloadable products and e-Wallet platform. The funds will be used for staffing, set up costs, other overheads including property marketing and general office costs.
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£168,340
MyT is a cloud-powered subscription-based accounting software designed for small businesses that allows them to submit financial information to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) under the Making Tax Digital initiative, which is mandatory from April 2023. MyT asserts that its app provides businesses with a simple way to keep track of business finances on the go, send and manage invoices and bills, and record expenses and mileage. The company claims that its app is available on App Store and Google Play and has witnessed 1000+ downloads to date. It claims that it has onboarded over 500 users without any extensive marketing spend. MyT will use half of the investment to implement its marketing plan, a third for developing new technology and the remaining for administrative expenses.
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£133,543
AxiaFunder is a commercial litigation funding platform that offers investors access to pre-vetted cases. The platform aims to connect eligible investors like sophisticated retail investors, high-net-worth, and typically institutions with claimants seeking funding. Launched in January 2019 with the first case fully funded within seven days and the third in 7 hours; 5 cases financed to date, attracted over 355 registered investors so far including several institutions and has featured in several prominent publications including the Financial Times, Times and City AM. Also, they have won the 'Best Commercial Litigation Crowdfunding Platform 2019' award by Wealth & Finance. AxiaFunder plans to use the proceeds to make key hires particularly to strengthen its case origination, further development of its platform and marketing to build the AxiaFunder brand and grow its investor base.
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investment:
£256,780
Launched in 2015, Gone West plans to disrupt the commercial forestry sector by adopting regenrative forestry systems in place of traditional ones, thereby creating environmental and social benefits. The company has planted millions of trees and has become pretty good at it. The company's product development team is engineering solutions for environmental problems, such as its Green Light app. The company's business model is structured to provide diverse yet interconnected revenue streams. Gone West has been self-funded to this date with increasing year-on-year revenue growth since launch. With the proceeds, the company will invest 30% for operations, 20% for Marketing, 5% for Business Innovation, 20% for Forestry Services, 15% for Product development, 10% for Plant and Protect.
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£159,300
