Troubadour is a London-based menswear brand specialising in designing minimalist bags & accessories by combining performance design with a clean & modern aesthetic feel. The company has delivered its products to 60+ wholesalers. It is backed by Pembroke VCT, a luxury-focused venture capital firm based in London. Troubadour is planning to work with non-traditional retailers including Ritz Carlton, Four Seasons, and Equinox. It has also collaborated with many world-renowned brands such as British tailors 'Thom Sweeney' and British essentials brand 'Sunspel' that is famous for clothing James Bond. The company has also been a case study for classes at the Harvard Business School. With the investment, the company will support sales growth to its customers and retail partners and also fund working capital requirements from its forecast growth plan.
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£621,240
Drop Bear Beer Co. aims in disrupting and exciting the alcohol-free beer market. It is the only female-run alcohol-free craft beer company. Drop Bear Beer Co.'s May 2019 launch was a success as it experienced sales of 3000 units in one month. The company is a winner of the Wales Start-Up of the Year Awards 2019. With the proceeds, Drop Bear Beer Co. will finalise core range within 12 months, scale-up production, make range available in cans, and arrange a large brand-building campaign.
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£172,570
Yumbles is a leading UK online marketplace for artisan food. It currently connects over 600 independent food makers directly with consumers. The company is targeting the UK’s estimated £10bn+ UK Speciality Food & Drink market, having seen £1m+ sales in the last 12 months resulting in £400k+ revenue.
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£262,080
Award winning designer is scaling his businessUpdate: Oak and Iron is about to launch its Christmas collection, it includes their new candle holder and desk tidy range which are in 3 sizes and 5 colours.When a furniture designer can list the HM Foreign and Common Office as a satisfied customer, there can be little doubt that the goods he produces are some of the highest quality. British embassies around the world are embellished with some of Terence Facey’s finest work – and his new brand is shaping up to be just as alluring. The Oak & Iron range from the award-winning Facey is described as chunky furniture which is made using environmentally sound manufacturing processes from sustainable, locally sourced materials. The unique designs combine beautiful green oak with hand-crafted iron into contemporary design at affordable prices. Not one for waste, the company creates matching accessories from the off-cuts to fit in with its ‘no waste’ policy from felled trees.Not only will investors into this business have the opportunity to help grow this brand from a high street business into a household name, they will also receive fantastic rewards in the shape of savings on beautiful furniture as well as gifts.Founder Terence Facey swapped his day job for his passion of making furniture way back in 1971, and has grown his furniture manufacturing knowledge ever since. He has extensive experience designing, producing and supplying furniture in both the UK and the US, and has supplied to well-known names such as Harrods and actor Harrison Ford in the past. www.oakandironfurniture.co.uk
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£10,200
Northern Monk is a brewery. They started from their family home using other peoples breweries across Yorkshire and selling at farmers markets. In 2014 they found and restored a grade 2 listed building and turned it into a brewery, tap room and arts/events space and have added a second brewery close by. The investment will help them triple their capacity with 8 new 10,000 litre fermentation vessels and make production quicker, more efficient and reduce down time and waste with a new packaging line.
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£1,482,740
Nimble produces a range of child-friendly household cleaning products. These award-winning products have already been distributed in Taiwan, Middle East, Philippines, and the UK. All the Nimble products are sold in stores such as Boots.com, 375 Sainsbury’s stores, and 86 Boots stores. The company has patented its Milk Buster technology and has been awarded by the BBC with the 'The Customer is Always Right' award. Nimble has sold more than 80,000 units since its launch in 2016. With the proceeds, the company will execute an initial launch marketing activities for Sainsbury’s and growth in Boots.
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£242,780
Taster is a collection of online restaurants dedicated to bringing the best street food to users. The company says that it has launched five highly successful digital restaurant brands with chefs and food personalities, is available in 11 cities across the UK, France and Spain, and has onboarded over 20 partners. Taster's revenue grew 110% to €10.5 million in 2020 alone where it delivered over 1 million meals. The company has raised $50 million to date from investors such as Battery Ventures, Octopus Ventures Rakuten, LocalGlobe (Latitude) and Heartcore Capital. It claims that Taster brands hold the third-largest market share on Deliveroo in Paris. It will use the investment to increase Taster’s presence across the UK, France and Spain, drive expansion into new cities, support the launch of two new consumer brands in 2021, and take the company globally by signing up with more through more restaurants brands.
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£592,079
Snaffling Pig is an award-winning pork brand which makes snacks with high-quality ingredients. In 2016, Snaffling Pig appeared on Dragons' Den by gaining investment from the Moonpig founder Nick Jenkins. Last year, Snaffling Pig had sold more than 3m packets in 2018 to Tesco, Sainsbury's & Co-op. The company has been given 9 Great Taste Awards and the only Pork Scratching Advent Calendar. The company had a sales turnover of £3.2m in 2018/19 and, it achieved a Net Profit of £350k. The company is aiming to raise £750k to further expand its porky brand to new categories and gain new customers.
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£1,089,540
DotFrames is pioneering an AI, VR, and AR-powered e-commerce platform for immersive 3D experiences. Their focus is on media and entertainment, creating hyper-real galleries for art and collectibles. They aim to develop a next-gen Shopify platform-as-a-service, enabling clients to showcase and sell various products in immersive environments. The investment will fuel platform development. DotFrames merges technology and artistry, reshaping art appreciation.
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£100,000
OPUMO provides a zero-inventory digital marketplace to stores and allows them to reach the customers easily. As a departmental store of the future, OPUMO caters to customers who are looking for the latest fashion, art, furniture, technology and many more, on the tip of their fingers. This platform was launched in March 2017, and up till now has witnessed sales worth £2.3m.
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£393,980
