AdLaunch is a software development company engaged in rendering video creation services. Combined with patent pending AI powered video generation technology, quality photos, stock footage and music, its vision is to become the easiest way for businesses to create good quality video advertisements for social media. Its user base has grown significantly over 3,000 users from 99 countries worldwide yet it intends to reach 10,000 users by summer 2019.
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£189,641
BleepBleeps is an award-winning British brand that produces Internet-connected consumer electronics and digital services aimed towards modern families. To address the daily challenges faced by parents, the company is creating an ecosystem of hardware and software, a ‘Parenting AI’ that augments parent’s skills & knowledge, helping them to become better at parenting. Since its inception in 2014, BleepBleeps's products are listed on Amazon (US and EU), Harrods, Selfridges and The Conran Shop in the UK. It also received a Best Buy vendor number in advance of securing retail listings nationwide in the US.
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£143,450
Koin Rewards is an ethical rewards application that nurtures responsible and sustainable shopping behaviours and tokenisation. It is a rewarding platform built on a block-chain and integrated with the renowned financial API provider TrueLayer that provides customers with instant rewards through Open Banking. The company's technical integration with Shopify gives an enhanced functionality for 800,000 merchants all over the world. Koin Rewards has raised £360k in its first seed round with Saracens rugby club (Koin Rewards' lead investor). Till now, the company has made progress by aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and signing up with brands such as Simba Sleep, Evermore Health, Blow Ltd, and many more. With the proceeds, Koin Rewards will reward investors with merchandise from Stanley/Stella and Chilly's reusable water bottles.
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£161,695
Human Forest (HF) is a social impact and digital marketing platform that combines sustainable micro-mobility and digital marketing by providing dockless e-bikes which are free for everyone to use for 10 minutes daily with no unlocking fee. HF aims to be a significant contender in the projected $150 billion micro-mobility market in Europe by 2030. HF's pilot project launched in the London Boroughs of Islington and Camden over summer 2020 witnessing almost 10,000 eco-enthusiasts making over 27,000 trips avoiding 10 tons of CO2 in the process. HF has onboarded entities like FT, Whole Foods, and Rude Health. The company is raising investment to build an even bigger human forest opening in more Boroughs with more e-bikes available for use.
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£1,275,383
Using the latest in technology to recycle a wider range of plastics with environmentally friendlier results. Recycling Technologies have created the RT7000, a machine that processes plastic waste and recycles it into Plaxx®. This new product can be used in wax products, as well as new plastic. Plastic products that are generally considered non-recyclable such as food trays and pouches, films and crisps packets can be processed by the company's machine.
Contributions in the funding round will be invested towards developing around 200 RT7000 machines per annum at the company's manufacturing site, with a 2027 target of 1300 RT7000s to be leased to other businesses. Recycling Technologies has predicted that that from 10m tonnes of plastic, 7m tonnes will be processed into Plaxx®. Furthermore, funds will be allocated to expand the team and Binn Ecopark site, as well as run a 24/7 trial on their new plant.
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£1,938,060
DocuChain’s 4Trust Platform connects the physical and virtual worlds in a secure, permissioned doman. It allows users to define, archive and authenticate business performance processes, related data and participating people in real time in Linux Foundation HyperLedger blockchains. For DocuChain, artifacts and annual licence fees, for every chain of custody, could provide the opportunity for recurring business to business revenue. DocuChain had previous discussions with 5 global organisations and aims to meet the investment and operational necessities of markets including aviation, manufacturing, luxury goods, financial services and government documents.
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£142,150
K9 Nation is a website and mobile app created by dog owners that connects dog owners and dog businesses all over the UK. It aims to be a contender in the £15 billion dog care market. K9 Nation asserts that it is supported by a growing community of dog lovers and has directories of walks, events, businesses and services, on its portal. It aspires to create a place where dog owners can share their experience and find support and advice from local communities and experts. The company's core business model is subscription-based advertising for the est. 1,11,000 dog-friendly businesses in the UK catering to 10 million dogs. K9 Nation has partnered with Waggle Insurance and received a 5-star rating on the Apple App Store. It will use the investment to improve its technology and expand its user base within the UK.
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£171,671
Knoma is a payment solution that helps people looking to future-proof their career or move into new areas of work by eliminating the burden of upfront payment, and by removing the challenges of sourcing an appropriate course. Backed by a large European Venture Capital firm, Knoma enables lifelong learning as the global economy transitions to one where digital skills are essential for career success. All Knoma students can gain access up to £10,000 to pay for the course of their choice, which can be spread over 12 months with flexible repayments with no interest or fees applicable. The company has partnered with organisations like Codeclan, Wild Code School, Le Wagon, and Code Nation and has successfully secured £750,000 in funding from some of Europe's largest venture capital firms, namely, Global Founders Capital, and Rocket Internet. The company will utilise the investments to expand partnerships with tech and coding schools, test and deploy the Knoma app, unlock a £20 million debt facility to provide Knoma loans to its students, and scale the business on all verticals.
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£529,660
Society states that it allows every student community in the world to create their app instantly for free within minutes. It argues that although 90% of Generation Z uses apps, developing a customised app is expensive, time-consuming, and requires an advanced skill set. Society app aims to address this situation with its platform. It has over 10,000 active members and over 700 clubs signed up on its portal. Society claims that it is the fastest growing app for student clubs in the UK and is growing exponentially. Society has raised £100,000 in its previous pre-seed round of investment. It has 100% of dental societies, 33% of African Caribbean societies and 90% of barts student union clubs signed up with an 80-90% student participation rate. Society asserts that its app is free for students with a University email address. By 2023, Society intends to receive Venture Capital and Series A funding and scale the brand to the US and global markets.
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£450,000
Widewalls is an online platform where art lovers discover and collect modern and contemporary art. In a nutshell, this platform connects art collectors and art dealers. Widewalls presents 3000 art venues, 12,000 artist profiles, and 19,000 articles covering modern and Contemporary art. This platform displays 20,000 artworks to discover and auctions results covering approximately 80% of the market over the past 4 years. In total, more than 120,000 pages on Widewalls are indexed by Google. It is the media partner of 48 international art fairs. The company's mission is to help traditional galleries and auction houses access and serve the online market more efficiently.
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£235,490
