Buyerdock is a Software as a Service (SAAS) global discovery platform that allows retail buyers instant access to compliant ready brands through the company's intelligent cloud technology. Buyerdock enables each supplier to upload details like product information, barcodes, images, and pack size on the portal. Retail buyers can then scrutinise all the available information within specific product categories and select the inventory they wish to purchase intuitively. Buyerdock received a mention from the former CEO of Sainsbury's that the former will speed up the buying process from 6 months to under 3 for retail buyers. The company is in talks with the top six UK retailers, such as Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Home Retail Group, Sainsbury's, Asda, and Morrisons. It will use the investment to grow its business and target the approximate 306,000 retail outlets in the UK, of which around 200,000 are independent retailers.
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£121,157
HighCandi is a drone services business that specialises in providing operational support to large companies, for example, in telecommunications and renewable energy sectors. It brings together independent drone service providers under one brand and uses these drones to inspect infrastructure, providing photo analysis, video inspections, and 3D digital models of facilities to help clients manage their assets in an affordable manner. HighCandi’s app, which can memorise and automate inspection regimes, makes sure that each drone delivers consistent imaging and data. The company's aerial videographers are Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) licensed and adhere to legal restrictions wherever they film. The company's strategy is to target 10% ($520 million) of two key sectors, namely The Global Industrial Inspection market and European Real Estate market, by 2021. HighCandi is a potential disruptor in the drone sector which is expected to boost the UK economy by £42 billion. With the investment, the company will start recruitment to drive sales, pilot engagement, and brand marketing.
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In My Kitchen is a platform that aims to bring together a network of professional and semi-professional chefs to sell their signature dishes and recipes online. The platform was founded in July 2020. In My Kitchen asserts that its business model holds precedence in a time where takeaways have grown in popularity in the UK because of COVID-19. It gives many chefs who have become unemployed or have fewer shifts for developing their creativity and skills whilst allowing them to earn through the gig-economy. The company has a network of more than 70 chefs across London, with backgrounds across a range of cuisines. With the investment received, the company will develop its team and company infrastructure.
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GymBuddy is an online platform that enables consumers to find, book, and attend a gym location, services, or products offered and operated by fitness studios, gyms, trainers, venues, or other third parties. Users can easily, through filtered searches on the app, view descriptions, and contact information of specialists within the fitness industry such as personal trainers, nutritionists, and physiotherapists. The UK fitness industry alone is currently worth over £5 billion. Based on recent statistics, the average gym membership in the UK costs members £40 a month, which often ties them into lengthy contracts. The GymBuddy app will enter the Health & Fitness club sector as a multi-gym membership feature that gives users access to gyms and various fitness plans, without the need for bricks-and-mortar locations under its brand. The company is seeking an investment of £400,000 to expand its brand identity and bring more users to its ecosystem to generate profits.
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Beacon is a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that aims to optimise a client's digital marketing efforts and improve their marketing Return-on-Investment (ROI). Users on Beacon can access data analytics based on independent, non-channel campaign data, save themselves from bots and ad fraud, and improve their customer engagement. According to Stratistics MRC, the Web Analytics Tools (WAT) market is expected to reach $12.2 billion by 2026. Beacon endeavours to be a disruptor in this segment. The company will use 60% of the investment for sales, marketing and business development, 25% on product and Intellectual Property (IP) development, and 15% as Operating Expenditure (OpEx) and other working capital.
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£100,461
Screach provides consumer focused venues with the ability to intelligently engage and interact with their customers via installed digital displays (TVs) and mobile phones. The Screen Reach software dynamically changes the screen content to improve its effectiveness in driving more sales by displaying relevant engaging content and promotions.
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£590,000
Aeristech are a hi-tech engineering company with patented electric motor technology. They use forced induction to compress air before entering the engine which allows more fuel to be burnt in the same amount of space and therefore lowers fuel consumption and lowers emissions.
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£865,000
Evershare.io is a platform that enables fans to own a share of an artist's music income under Income Share Agreements (ISA). An ISA is an agreement between the recipient and the donors whereby the recipient agrees to share a percentage of the income generated from their project that they have raised money for. Using blockchain technology, the company is building a new way for artists and fans to engage and share the journey to musical success. For just £12 a year, an artist or band can submit their music to Evershare upon which the customer service team will help the artists or band to release their music tracks across major streaming companies such as Apple Music, Spotify, and Deezer. The artists also get to keep 100% of royalties they earn from the release of their albums or singles. They will use the investment to support and bring talent that is less heard or unknown to fans and break the unhealthy oligopoly that exists in the music publishing industry.
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O-ZONE is building a unique 3D interactive virtual world for social commerce on the web. It aims to provide a new immersive experience where users can search and innovatively purchase products while connecting with each other. It is best experienced in virtual reality (VR) but runs instantly on all devices with a web browser. The potential market is the 171 million VR users worldwide, and the global market expected to grow to 209.2 billion by 2022. O-ZONE's primary revenue streams will come from Dropship direct sales to seed the marketplace, Saas 3D platform as a marketplace, Virtual Goods merchandising and in-app purchase. Also, its secondary revenue streams will come from Development services like B2B, Technology & IP licensing, and Advertisement revenue. The company intends to target the Millenials and gamers who are already in the virtual world by using a high tech approach to gain users. They will utilise most of the funds towards, intellectual property, marketing, and engineering. It will enable O-ZONE to go to market, anchor and solidify the engineering team and talent.
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£1,250
Expede develops and markets 'yada', the events mobile management platform, that lets users create and organise events; collate guests' photos, videos and comments; and combine that content to display a 360-degree view.
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£2,500
