Plant-based diets, health and fitness programmes for those interested in veganism to improve their health and wellbeing. Skinny Bitch's book has sold more than 1.1m copies and is available in 6 languages. Readers of the book include celebrities such as Eva Longoria and Jessica Alba. Ellen DeGeneres has stated that the Skinny Bitch book is the reason she became vegan.
The company is now expanding their brand further by offering their content through online guides and blogs. Skinny Bitch is also intending to generate revenue via vegan supplements produced in the US to be sold through their website and third party e-commerce channels.
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£75,810
Urban is a wellness app that allows customers to book massages, beauty treatments, personal training and more at the customer's doorstep in 60 minutes. The company's practitioners are already operating in London, Paris, Manchester and Birmingham covering all aspects of wellness, from massage to mindfulness and beyond. Urban has delivered over 650,000 appointments till date, witnessed £43 million in cumulative sales value since August 2018, onboarded 3,800 partner practitioners, and saw 7,300+ reviews on Apple app store with an average rating of 4.8/5 stars. It will use the investment to drive towards Operating Expense (OpEx) profitability by the end of Q1 2021, reach EBITDA positive by the end of 2021, and scale into new markets through remote expansion.
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£5,877,517
Cornish Lithium intends to set up an environmentally-responsible and unique lithium extraction industry in the UK. The company has acquired exploration rights for lithium and other battery metals across Cornwall. Extensive mineral rights agreements have given the company a first-mover advantage in Cornwall. The funds raised will be used to support research over the next 12 months, which includes sample collection, in order to completely understand the battery metal potential of Cornwall.
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£1,430,640
VPS work with vehicle manufacturers to provide labour such as fitting air conditioning, leather seats, etc. to their cars as they arrive at port from overseas. VPS's main focus is the manufacturing of Number Plates within the Approved British Standard and selling these directly to the car manufacturers.
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£851,620
Track is a property and money managing app designed for homeowners. It is backed pre-seed by Pi Labs which is Europe's leading proptech VC. The company is run by an experienced management team with a previous exit. Through products like TrackPro, Track Digital Deed, and Track Home Improvement Loan, the company provides a drastically improved experience of homeowner finances, from AI-powered home valuations and seamless expenses tracking, to intelligent goal planning. With the proceeds, Track will accelerate growth and traction in 2020.
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£167,619
Bua Fit is easy to use, a simple way to book web application for outdoor fitness classes. It eliminates all the trouble by connecting the trainers to clients for group fitness classes and gives the customers a diversity of trainers. The company has been a finalist in The Great British Entrepreneurial Challenge, has a network of 100 trainers and 42% active user rate since launch. With the proceeds, the company will earn more users, more trainers, more revenue, invest in product development and expand the team.
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£205,378
Her.9 is a Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) female technology brand that caters to the needs of women during pregnancy. It cites research arguing that up to 40% of women taking prenatal vitamins may not be able to absorb the folic acid within the UK’s leading pregnancy brand. Her.9 aims to resolve this by employing DUOCAP technology. The company asserts that DUOCAP is a capsule-in-capsule delivery system which contains solubilised prebiotics in the outer capsule and probiotics in the inner capsule. The prebiotic releases immediately and the probiotic releases later allowing for targeted supplement delivery in the body. The prenatal supplements market is set to be worth $56 billion globally by 2024. Her.9 aims to be a notable contender in this segment. The company is raising investment to build its already established partnerships and execute its marketing strategy effectively.
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£215,946
WELD is a fitness company on a mission to make on-demand health, fitness and wellbeing available to all ages & abilities. The company allows users and instructors to set the time and place for the training session, rent out their home or commercial spaces for activities, or interact 1-2-1 online. This approach, the company believes, helps personal trainers, hit by the Covid-19 lockdown, find clients. WELD also allows trainers to set their prices and keep 90% of their fees, and lets customers enjoy a 2% commission on referrals for every future session taken in perpetuity. WELD aims to tap into the $94 billion global fitness and wellness market that grew 8.7% from 2018/19. The company's primary target audience is Generation Z that, the company believes, embraced wellness. WELD will use the investment to improve its platform, boost marketing and plug the fitness & wellness gap.
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£199,227
Receive an affordable massage at home and on-demand by easily booking straight from an app. Since the start of year, Urban Massage has delivered more than 114,000 massages and received a 4.85/5 or above rating for the level of treatment provided to their customers. The company has successfully launched in Birmingham, Manchester and Paris with an Annualised Run Rate (ARR) of 3,300% from June 2014 and in June 2018, an ARR of £10.4m.
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£3,491,730
Docandu is an innovative digital health platform designed both for patients & doctors, making digital healthcare accessible from anywhere. Docandu aims to be a key tech health service provider, starting from Greece, improving the existing national and private health care services. The global digital health market is estimated to be worth $536 Billion by 2025. To date, they have developed two separate apps for doctors and patients. They have also received an angel investment of 100,000 Euros and sponsorship of $25,000 from Microsoft. The company has initiated early-stage relationships with a couple of Greek public and private health entities. With the proceeds, they will execute their go-to-market strategy and make global health ID a reality, by expanding its affiliate network of doctors, health providers and public health systems.
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£70,900
