Winebuyers connect vineyards and wine merchants directly to the end consumer revolutionising a traditional industry. They make their revenue by charging the suppliers a monthly fee and have had 2,700 companies registering their interest to be involved in the platform. The funding will go towards strengthening their infrastructure, extending their marketing activities and to growing the business quickly and efficiently.
(SEIS Partial)
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investment:
£568,870
Exchange Train (ET) is an online comparison website where property solicitors have 24 hours to bid for the home-movers custom in real-time. ET argues that there are over 19,000 property solicitors in the UK each providing a different quality of service, price, and turnaround time. ET aims to overhaul this process. Its portal locates the top solicitors for the customer’s specific transaction, based not only on price but what's most important to the customer. ET has had over 10,000 visitors, generated over 650 quotes, and signed up 22 solicitors on its portal, to date. The company has also featured in TodaysConveyancer, The Property Industry Eye, and The Negotiator Magazine. It will use 30% of the investment towards accelerating website development, 36% towards boosting Public Relations (PR), 18% towards enhancing Google Ads and social media, and 16% towards growing business operations.
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investment:
£123,900
Skinny Tonic™ is the first Zero Calorie, Nothing Artificial, and Zero Sugar, 100 % Natural Tonic Water in the UK. It has a nationwide listing in Asda and a 2nd major listing agreed for 2020. Skinny Tonic™ also has been listed in major retailers including Amazon and Costco. The company has a bespoke, fully automated production facility capable of producing 6,000 cans per hour. With the proceeds, the company will recruit a marketing and sales team. Additionally, Skinny Tonic™ will increase its product development and production capacity.
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investment:
£1,783,994
Boggle mints have a 100% natural recipe and are manufactured in the UK. Bobble mints have already been introduced in Spain and are looking to launch new products into worldwide markets.
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£126,441
planarTECH is an engineering company founded in 2014 as a provider of process equipment for the growth and characterisation of graphene and other emerging 2D materials. Its core product line is the planarGROW Chemical Vapor (CVD) system. The company has the ability to deliver scalable production systems that allow lower-cost production of graphene in comparison to other options currently available in the market. Moreover, from 2014 to 2019, the company’s cumulative revenues exceeded £5 million. The company's products have been installed and used by faculties and students at prestigious universities like Stanford University (USA), IIT- Bombay (India), Deakin University (Australia), and many others. From the investment, the company will utilise 45% as working capital, 30% in Capital Expenditures (CAPEX), 15% in R&D and 10% in hiring additional staff.
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£425,061
Wriggle is a real-time marketplace which creates a list of amazing eat-out food & drinking establishments for its users. The users search and pay directly using its mobile application and head to their chosen establishments. It has a transactional platform in three cities and is currently generating over 20,000 transactions per month. In March 2019, Wriggle has witnessed a monthly revenue of 175K. Wriggle has also won the Sparkies Awards Best App (twice). With the proceeds, Wriggle is planning to launch in new cities in the UK, increase revenue in the existing cities, and grow its technological team.
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investment:
£940,290
An award-winning British brewery that combines beer and dinosaurs. Staggeringly Good launched in 2015 and is one of the Top 20 breweries in England as listed by Untappd. The company has grown by 100% YoY, with revenues of £224k by April 2018. In the last 24 months, Staggeringly Good has produced over 250,000 pints in their 11,000L brewery and in the last 12 months, they have served more than 37,000 beers from their taproom.
The business is now raising funds to quadruple their brewing capacity to meet growing customer demand. This will be achieved by expanding into the adjacent building, which will also provide a further 10 taprooms. In addition, Staggeringly Good is planning to add their own canning production line and increase their staffing from three full-time employees, as well as further promote their dinsoaur-themed beer festival, WarriorFest.
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£302,810
Launched in October 2016, Big Drop Brewing is a world-leading alcohol-free craft brewer. The company brews beer naturally by using specialist brewing methods to ensure the alcohol never exceeds 0.5%. The beer is not only Alcohol-Free, but is also gluten-free and many are low in sugar. Their award-winning lager is vegan-friendly. The company does not have a brewery of its own but partners with reputable breweries around the world, who share their brewing values to produce the beer. Big Drop Brewing has secured private funding already and meaningful distribution in the UK and 12 overseas markets. They have also secured off-trade listings in Tesco, Morrisons and Ocado. Half of the investment will be used for Sales & Marketing, 30% for new branding launch and related marketing, 10% for production costs and the remaining 10% for product development.
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£617,566
Farmstand is a plant-powered cloud caterer that is trying to reinvent the way people eat in canteens and outdoor markets. The company asserts that its products are 100% customisable and without any carbon footprint. The menu comprises of 80% vegetables, 65% vegan sources, 5% sustainable fish, and 15% meat. Customers can pre-order, pay, and pick-up via the Farmstand app. Farmstand aims to disrupt the $200 billion catering market which will be doubling by 2032. The company has received a £1.2 million seed investment from London-based VC, Kindred Capital. Till date, the company has served 5.6 million dishes, saved 2.8 million tonnes of plastic, and negated 200 tonnes of landfill waste through its products. The company will use the investment to expand to 1000+ canteens and outdoor markets in 10 cities in 10 years, focus on expanding across the UK, launch a more intuitive app, and expand its team.
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investment:
£999,970
Lucy's dressings aim to become the UK's leading dressings and sauces brand. They offer a wide range of award winning product ranges including gluten-free, low fat, vegetarian and low sugar options at affordable prices. As well as their retails range they also offer dressings for 3 restaurant groups, including Bill's and Gourmet Burger Kitchen.
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investment:
£218,340
