Koble claims that its data-driven Software as a Service (SaaS) tool helps accelerators and incubators streamline their selection process so they can focus on the most promising founders. The company's vision is to price early-stage startup risk and reward. It intends to move from a Software as a Service (SaaS) workflow tool to the startup-investor marketplace. Koble asserts that pre-seed and seed investors lack a quantitative approach in the early stage of recognising promising startups. Koble argues that its approach is different; it claims that its algorithms are built to mimic the decision processes (both analytical and intuitive) that humans go through when analysing a startup. The tool collects structured, well-tagged data that is not available in the public domain and power the first algorithms that can predict startup success. The company envisages three exit options, namely launching an IPO, avail buyout offers from big technology entities and avail buyout offers from financial buyers.
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£525,500
Hiro is an insurance technology company aiming to be a contender in the $6.9 trillion insurance industry. The company claims that conventional home insurance does nothing until the damage is already done. Hiro aims to change this scenario. It gives users access to smart technology to protect their property and rewards them accordingly by giving discounts on their insurance quote. The company has signed partnerships with 30+ leading device manufacturers towards this objective for example, Honeywell Home, Philips, and Lightwave, to name few. Hiro asserts that its platform, mobile apps, feature sets, and designs have been validated through an intensive insider's programme. Hiro is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company has featured in publications like Forbes, the Guardian and the Evening Standard. Hiro will use the investment to develop Research and Development (R&D), furnish legal and compliance documents, and boost marketing and operations.
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£2,069,251
POS8 is a company that has developed an app, Fetch, that allows customers to order and pay from their phone. The company feels that 'Fetch' holds prominence against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. Using the app, customers can view a menu, order food & drink and pay securely, all in a matter of seconds with no need for contact, from the comfort of their smartphones. The app's 'Intelligent Ordering System' sends orders to a venue staff’s own devices according to who has the fewest orders waiting. The company believes that its pay-per-transaction model allows it to dominate the £98 billion restaurants industry. POS8 is also developing a LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) & beacon location technology to pin-point guests to an accuracy of 10 cm for faster serving times. The company will use 10% of the investment to complete its location technology, 20% in Point of Sale (POS) integrations, 20% in operations, and 50% in sales and marketing to build customer and user base.
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£438,660
Buildy is an online platform that aims at making construction hiring easy by eliminating the expensive middlemen, thereby, saving time and money for both employers and employees. The platform was shortlisted as the Best Recruitment Innovation at Building Innovation Awards. Buildy has already signed up around 100 tradespeople and 46 employers. The company will streamline the hiring process through automation of job by bidding for jobs, matching algorithms, ratings, online chat, reviews, and providing the skilled workers and tradespeople more control via a better user interface. With the proceeds, the company will seek to fast track the Buildy app and help the company become the top recognised brand in construction staff hiring.
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£17,380
Imagen is a company that has developed an automated, sophisticated algorithmic technique, PredictRx, to find the right treatment for any cancer type. Imagen collects the cancer samples from a patient, grows it in its specialised growth medium, and then subjects the medium to an automated fluorescence microscopy screening to measure drug responses on live tumour cells. The company's AI-powered biobank of over 150,000 drug responses then gives the best possible cancer treatment options, allowing the company to expand in the pharmaceutical sector by satisfying its unmet demand for patient-derived cancer models. Imgen requires investment to scale its infrastructure to create the world's leading 'Biobank' of clinically relevant patient-derived cancer models whilst building the most comprehensive big data set available in cancer research.
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£1,036,436
Baotree is an innovative B2B SaaS and mobile platform revolutionizing sustainability by empowering indigenous communities in shaping projects. Their accessible tools enhance project effectiveness and create fintech opportunities by rewarding data contributions. Baotree's cutting-edge mobile app and SaaS interface streamline data collection, bridging on-ground actions with data-driven insights. Their long-term vision aims to establish a marketplace where contributions result in tangible benefits for sustainability.
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£408,718
A Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) offering speeds from 20Mbps up to 1Gbps in Hard to Reach Areas (HTRAs) of the UK. Wildanet began its digital rollout in Cornwall, covering 4000 rural homes and is now raising funds to expand to the rest of the county, targeting around 12,000 customers over the next 3 years.
Widanet has built its network using The Lizard as a foundation and deployed its services to HTRAs in South Wales, Devon and Dorset. Within 5 months, the company has built an Operations Centre to distribute their network, which is reportedly more cost effective than current methods such as satellite and fibre.
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£897,790
Snoop is an application that aims to save a user's money by using data analytics. Snoop falls under the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) regulated Open Banking technology. The company asserts that Snoop can help every household in the UK save at least £1,500 each year. The app lets a user connect his/her bank accounts and credit cards to Snoop to observe all the balances and transactions together from a single portal. Snoop also watches a user's bills and lets the user know if he/she is paying too much or if there’s a price hike. The app also creates a 100% personalised feed of money-saving ideas based on the user's spending patterns. Snoop has grown to over 100,000 downloads and 75,000 customers since early 2020, delivered over 1 million money management tips to customers, and featured in publications like The Guardian, Financial Times, and The Telegraph. It will use 57% of the investment to grow its business, 21% to develop app functionality, and 22% for business operations.
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£8,445,740
Droplet is a mobile payment app that allows people to pay from your phone. The app currently has 30,000 users, over 600 businesses and a 5* rating on the app store.
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£96,740
An online marketplace to buy and sell residential investment properties for those looking to generate an extra income. Vesta has sold 104 properties valued at £22m since launching in 2018. Properties listed contain full documents including tenancy history, due diligence, 360-degree photos and videos, valuations and investment projections. Sellers can list various new or existing sites and buyers can range from sole investors to institutions.
Vesta generates revenue by charging fees to both sellers and buyers. Various payment options are available to sellers and optional fees are charged to those who wish to host viewings for their properties. Buyers are charged a fixed fee after an offer is accepted. Vesta is now raising funds to expand their team, website and property portfolio by increasing brand awareness from marketing campaigns.
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£622,705
