Sonichem responds to climate and environmental demands by developing sustainable chemicals, excluding those derived from fossils or crops used for food. They utilize sawmill waste, transforming the typically discarded woodchips and sawdust into sugars, cellulose, and lignin, essential bio-based chemicals, through their patented and scalable eco-friendly process. Achieving an impressive ratio, they turn £1 of sawdust into nearly £8 worth of these sustainable chemicals. Positioned within the rapidly growing $17 billion bio-based chemicals market, their innovation addresses the rising need for sustainable alternatives in plastics, cosmetics, and various industries, positioning Sonichem at the forefront of the eco-friendly revolution.
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£1,232,585
WIT Fitness are a sports retailer, founded in 2015 and already operating over multiple sites.They aim to open a unique gym facility in London over the next 6 months and expand their online operations to North America.
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£1,258,970
Riversimple’s purpose it to pursue systemically the elimination of the environmental impact of personal transport. They manufacture and develop environmentally friendly, clean, safe and fun hydrogen cars. Their business model of a "sale of service contract" will mean they never sell a car and customers will have a contract of 1-3 years to include the cover of insurance and fuel. They plan to trial 20 Rasa cars over 12 months in Monmouthshire and are crowdfunding to raise funds towards the build of 10 Beta cars.
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£1,101,348
Mapal Aeration Solutions provides the answer for municiple and industrial wasterwater treatment plants of any type and size to release clean water. This innovative patented solution focuses on providing energy-saving and maintenance advantages. Mapal says they have a successful installation track record in over 100 projects across 9 countries. The company is currently seeking funds to fuel its growth and expansion efforts.
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£467,504
Premier Sailing (PS) aims to make sailing experiences a cost-effective venture for people. It offers training, cruises and racing opportunities to its members. The company started teaching navigation as a side business since 2009 before it developed into a profitable Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) running three boats during the season and two over the winter. The company's offering, 'Round Britain' cruise, won the 'Sailing Today Cruise of the Year' award in 2016 and led to PS garnering £142,500 worth of revenue within the first three years. PS will use the investment to promote the brand and increase capacity for the race, cruises and training through the purchasing of more vessels. It also plans to introduce ‘The Capitals Race', a yacht race around the UK, in 2021.
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£111,740
Smart Cricket Global is a company aiming to transform the game of cricket by bringing data analytics to cricketer. Its first product, Batsense, is a cognitive device that is empowering players and coaches through the provision of real-time data, covering parameters like back-lift, follow-through angle, bat speed, impact time and rotation at impact etc. The device fits onto the tip of a bat and records all the movements of the bat which is then fed into a data analytics engine allowing for a deeper insight into the game. This device, the company believes, will make the game of cricket more intuitive and entertaining. They will use the investment for manufacturing, further product innovation & marketing.
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£148,195
GRNDHOUSE is a fitness company specialising in the strength training vertical. The company hosts live strength training classes with metrics delivered to its community-centric app. The app allows users access to a weekly structure of low- and high-impact classes that focus on each body part to ultimately condition the entire body throughout the week. Users can even post their results on their user feed to champion and inspire each other, win badges and awards for their progress and gather their health data over time to see their improvements. GRNDHOUSE argues that it has acquired 1500 paying members to date via organic marketing on its portal. The company has also earned revenue worth £266,000 since its launch and featured in the Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Business Insider and others. It states it will use 30% of the investment to develop its film studio and equipment, 45% towards paying salaries of its technology, marketing, sales, and instructor teams, 20% towards marketing, and 5% towards hardware stock.
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£1,453,651
For those interested in learning to ski or snowboard, Maison Sport allows customers to book private sessions, from a single website, directly with over 350 instructors of which 96% were rated 5 stars. Lessons can take places in more than 130 resorts in France, Italy and Switzerland. A commission fee of 10% per transaction generates revenue and a subscription fee is earned via instructors using the service to schedule lessons and payments.
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£408,857
TeamO design marine safety products for sailors. They started with a simple product, a patented Backtow Lifejacket, which is now available in 20 retailers throughout the UK and distributed in five countries. Since then they have developed 2 more marine safety products. They continue to grow their sales through international distribution agreements and online sales. Their goal is to build TeamO into a brand renowned for their high quality and innovative products.
(EIS and SEIS pending)
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£241,210
Clima Investments is a green technology company. It wants to shift the narrative in green investing towards the companies that can enable CO2 avoidance. The company's platform allows it to share its methodology and vision with all individuals that care about climate change. It endeavours to create an equity benchmark comprised of 152 listed companies that have taken significant steps to reduce Global carbon emissions. The company also aspires to be a contender in the $250 billion green investments market. It has signed a partnership with independent ETF specialist, HANetf, for the launch of its first Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF). It will use the investment received to pay for operating expenses of creating, marketing and managing its climate-based ETF, supervise operating expenses of the company and handle the cost to run the platform.
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£342,207
