Gively is an online marketplace where users can give and get secondhand items for free. The secondhand clothing market will double in value to £50 billion annually by 2023, and the company finds itself as a suitable contender in this domain. They aim to lower greenhouse gas emissions and minimise landfill sites through its portal. The company has reached over 5,000 users, 70% of which came from unpaid channels. Gively won an SME (Small and medium enterprises) grant worth £10,000 of television advertising and has received rave reviews from its users through the App Store, social media, and in person. They will use 50% of the investment for marketing purposes, 25% for technology up-gradation, and 25% for hiring human resources.
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investment:
£105,207
ReCircle Recycling has designed an appliance meant for installation in households, businesses and new developments to grind glass bottles, compact metal cans, and flake plastic packaging straight into ready to use manufacturing material. This process allows Recircle Recycling to set up a new closed-loop system where packaging is endlessly recycled. It increases the purity and value of all the materials. When manufacturers finally have access to high-grade recycled to minimise their carbon footprints and where consumers and businesses receive payback for the true value of their recycled product. ReCircle collects and delivers materials from a common man's curb 3-8 times a year. It has established strong connections and technology developments with the UK University. ReCircle has also filed patents with the USA, Japan, China, Europe, and India. ReCircle is also building a close relationship with Swansea University. It intends to launch in California, which has the highest recycling rate in the US.
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investment:
£548,150
Pixel City Golf is planning to open five venues by 2022 that will not only be centred around golf for all ages, but also provide other leisure and entertainment activities. Compared to other major international markets, the UK has one of the lowest mini golf venues at just over 700 with room to grow, as the market is predicted to be worth £129bn this year. The company is already in discussion with a top mini golf builder and a leading marketing firm.
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£85,350
An app to help local independent businesses gain more exposure on the High Street. Sizzl will create bespoke marketing by using cinematography to tell stories for locals in the area to view on their smartphones. Investment will provide Sizzl with the infrastructure for a monthly subscription payment system and initial marketing to attract small businesses.
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£25,490
A football agency focusing on the fan involvement in team decisions. Fans will be able to hold a portion of the shares in the business and will have a say on up-and-coming players and their careers. The Fans Agency co-founder, Jon Smith, is an ex-agent to football legend, Diego Maradona, as well as to the English National Football Team.
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investment:
£554,580
Athletes of all levels, from grassroots through to elite professional, dream of being the best they can be. Or "The Best" full stop. With the VegaV sports training system, this can become a reality. The first of its kind, VegaV uses special and specific light levels to manipulate the pathways between the eyes and brain, which speeds up the reaction times of the user. After training in the VegaV system, participants' levels of concentration and awareness are greatly increased, meaning that they are able to react to moving objects much faster than they could before, hitting and catching balls at much higher speeds.
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investment:
£15,450
Meetzoo is a mobile app that is designed to help people manage their business meetings and time more effectively. Meetzoo users can see information about people they meet, whether they've met before, collaborate on agenda items, notes and quickly see any outstanding actions from previous meetings.
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investment:
£144,640
Gridizen desires to change the way agencies and landlords manage their properties whilst enhancing the tenant experience. It eliminates manual methods and gives landlords and tenants a way to manage and communicate their rental property. Further, its central management team has a number of relationships within the market to build up the customer base and create a buzz about the product which other companies lack. Gridizen aspires to be the property management solution of choice for tenants and landlords. With the proceeds, it will fully develop the Property Management module, recruit an in-house technical team to oversee the development and recruit sales and marketing support.
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investment:
£150,004
Oval Money is the leading European automated saving and crowd investing marketplace that brings simple access and diversification to investment solutions for people who don't have large sums of initial capital. The company is backed by major VC investors and supported by the largest banks in Europe.
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investment:
£626,310
