HeadBox are trying to make the process of booking the perfect space for your client or work based event simpler. HeadBox are looking to do this by using their efficient platform to connect guests and hosts directly. Hosts are able to list their space on the platform and guests are able to browse the site to find their ideal space.
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investment:
£762,000
Coconut automates bookkeeping and tax for sole traders. The company argues that in the next 24 months, 3.5 million sole traders in the UK will be required to complete 4 tax submissions a year instead of 1, in light of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC's) Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative. Coconut aspires to become the leading sole trader finance and MTD product in the UK targeting the aforementioned audience. Coconut asserts that its total revenue grew by 174% in 2020 despite COVID-19. It also claims to have onboarded 8,000 paying customers, registered a 174% revenue growth in 2020, and signed 2,800 accountants on its portal to date. Coconut connects with over 25 banks, giving automatic tax insights using banking data based on the principles of 'Open Banking'. The company will use the investment to target 100 million+ self-employed businesses in Europe and North America and grow its business across different verticals.
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investment:
£2,006,334
The estimated cost of global oil theft in 2015 will exceed $60bn. Dashboard solves this problem by delivering a remote monitoring system that collects and consolidates pipeline data in real-time.
Dashboard has created an industrial Internet of Things platform capable of delivering real-time/near-real-time remote monitoring of industrial processes irrespective of where they are in the world.
The business has assembled a formidable team of industry professionals and has attracted considerable interest from some of the largest operators in the market.
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investment:
£300,150
Glug provides a platform for businesses to let customers order from a digital menu and have them served to the table or pick up from the bar. It points out that its system is designed to be user friendly and easy to set up wherein restaurants or bars can upload and digitalise their menu and can be discoverable within 24 hours. Consumers can discover the restaurant, book a table, place an order, and browse for offers and discounts, amongst other features using the company's community app. Glug asserts that more than 16,000 users have ordered food and drinks through its app in less than four months since the company's launch. It intends to become a contender in the UK dining and pub market that is a £40 billion+ industry. Glug argues that more than 20,000 users have downloaded its app from the App Store and Google Playstore. It will use the investment for marketing, hiring, technology development, attract 1.5 million users and onboard 1,000+ venues over the next 12 months.
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investment:
£73,114
A Google-mentored service that utilises award-winning AI to track electricity usage and cost for individual home appliances and deliver the data via a smartphone app. Verv uses patented technology to gather a home's electricity data 5 million times faster than current smart meters. The information gathered can be used to identify which appliances could be switched off to reduce unnecessary energy consumption.
Verv is funded by Centrica and has sold 12k units globally to businesses such as British Gas and Dubai Electricity & Water Authority. Verv is currently trailing their technology with 6 other international energy firms, as well as a global insurance company. In addition, Verv has also received funding via 6 government grants.
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investment:
£768,420
Coull is an advertising technology expert. They are looking to disrupt the way online advertising appears making it more natural, non-intrusive and creative. Coull is an established company already revenue generating. The funding will go towards growing the team, targeted marketing and product development.
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investment:
£175,980
Brickowner aims to become the leading service provider for property developers and asset managers, ensuring benefits for both parties. The company undertakes background checks of investors on its portal for the benefit of asset managers. It also ensures that investors can easily navigate its portal and find deals that suit their financial appetite. Brickowner successfully exited five investment rounds despite two investments happening in the wake of COVID-19. The platform has over 3,000 investors registered with over 700 active investors. It has overseen £14 million worth of investment on its portal to date. Brickowner will use the investment towards technology up-gradation, hire strategic personnel to expand marketing, and increase its marketing spend.
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investment:
£132,528
A robot companion for older adults to support their health and care needs. Service Robotics have developed GenieConnect, a small, personalised, voice-enabled AI robot aimed to stimulate an adult's memory. Users can also perform video calls to a dedicated Service Centre, available 24/7, that will be fully aware of the user's needs and routines. The robot can also set-up video call family and friends, as well as offer reminders, manage smart devices and monitor the environment.
GenieConnect will be integrated alongside RemindMeCare, a memory stimulation and cognitive retention software that collates the user's photos and videos, in addition to nostalgic news and music. Service Robotics is aiming to pilot their product to 150 users in Q1 2019 and is expecting to commercially launch in late 2019. Revenue will be generated via a subscription model, with a target of 40,000 subscriptions within 3 years.
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investment:
£164,180
Zapaygo is a lifestyle application that simply makes life easy when ordering and paying for any type of product or service. Users can order/pay for anything to be collected or delivered and also make instant payments. The team have secured contracts to increase the potential reach into the millions.
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investment:
£450,000
Aiming to prevent further deterioration and leakage of water and sewerage pipes, Aqualiner has developed their Melt in Place Pipe (MIPP). This patented technology consists of a sock insertion, which when heated, expands and melts onto the inner pipe and forms a solid glass-reinforced thermoplastic layer. This process can increase the longevity of existing pipes and is the only product of this type to be approved to be safe-for-use in drinking water pipes. The UK has more than 251,000 miles of water pipes, where almost 75,000 miles of pipes are classed as damaged.
Aqualiner firstly plans to sell the initial equipment in return for a small profit margin, but the materials and consumables used in the process will be sold to the licensed contractor directly as a second income stream. The third source of revenue is derived from fees charged to International territorial licensors for any Aqualiner sales.
The product has been developed with support from Anglian Water, Severn Trent Water and Yorkshire Water and is approved to be installed in US drinking water pipes.
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Expired
investment:
£642,471
