Common Objective is a global B2B sourcing and information platform that rewards sustainable business through higher search rankings. The company aims at disrupting the $2trillion fashion industry as it has already used by 23k+ fashion professionals who work at leading brands and 1000’s of SME’s, from over 150 countries. The company’s online platform uses personalisation and matching technology to connect buyers with suppliers and provides them with targeted content and tools supporting best practice. The site is used by individuals and teams who work at world-leading brands backed by industry leaders including Roland Mouret, PDS Multinational, and Plexus Cotton.
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Expired
investment:
£462,260
AMUTRI LTD specializes in quick 3D visualization through CAD and BIM files. They are committed to creating the largest database of design data, tackling the difficulty of acquiring elusive building and product design information. This data plays a crucial role in driving innovations like AI-powered design, robot training, and gaming asset generation. Moreover, the company aims to address the time-consuming tasks carried out by 3D Visualisers and Artists.
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investment:
£500,000
Mass Financial is a next-generation banking system that helps in creating a personalised account via a smartphone or any other device. The company's app allows users to treat assets equally such as fiat currency, precious metals, and investment assets, monitor spending and create budgeting patterns, transfer money instantly, and avail cashback offers. All of these features, the company proclaims, are backed by blockchain technology for optimum security. Mass Financial has passed a pre-application for an EMI (Electronic Money Institution) license and received rave reviews at the 2019 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. The company will use 50% of the investment received to deposit the required capital reserves in the Central Bank of Lithuania for the EMI license approval, 30% for setting up integrations with MasterCard, SEPA and S.W.I.F.T. SCRL systems, and 20% for hiring human resources.
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investment:
£246,232
Boring Money is an investment guidance platform that presents users with investment/pension guides & comparison tables to help them make sound investment decisions. The company asserts that 47% of the UK's 16 million investors lack confidence and want clearer communication to make better investment decisions. BM sees itself as the solution to the aforementioned issue and aims to be a market leader in the segment. The company earned £1 million+ in revenue in 2019 and a 4.8/5 rating on Trustpilot. BM's clients include organisations like BlackRock, Barclays, Wealthify and Nutmeg. The company has also featured in publications like The Financial Times, The Times & the BBC. It will use the investment to grow its presence, monetise its website, and help more people make better investment decisions.
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investment:
£900,009
BuffaloGrid aims to join connect people deprived of the benefits of the internet to the world wide web via its 'Hub'. The company asserts that the Hub is a solar-powered device that can charge 10 portable electronic devices simultaneously and provide access to digital services via the BuffaloGrid Cloud. Users can access entertainment, sports, educational and health content via the company-provided Wi-Fi and stream content for free. The company levies a fee for premium users who can download the content, for less than £1 per month, and consume it on the move. BuffaloGrid has received grants from InnovateUk and the European Commission. It will use the investment to deploy Hubs in Bangladesh, start operating in the peri-urban regions of Lagos, Nigeria, and deploy its services across refugee camps in Kenya and Uganda with the help of Techfugees and UN agencies.
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investment:
£813,090
TransferGuru is a money transfer comparison site that aims to get the best deal possible for people transfering money abroad. The user simply inputs the amount they want to send and where they want it to go and they will then be shown all the options, displaying the best price, the best ratings and the fastest way to make the transfer.
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investment:
£82,593
Nextfin is an FCA approved aggregation and rating portal for equity and debt crowdfunding investments.
AIM is shrinking, legacy stock markets are too expensive to maintain and do not serve the requirements of SMEs, banks are closing branches, lending less and are paying little or no interest to investors. As a result of this, there is a huge growth in equity crowdfunding and P2P lending which has seen the launch of hundreds of alternative lenders & platforms that has created a new c.£3bn marketplace, expanding at 66% p.a. There is no single portal or trusted ratings index for investors to compare on a like for like basis and no secondary market to facilitate exits.
* NextFin is the new trading name of Business Agent Ltd
The solution
NextFin aggregates equity and debt crowdfunding investments to create the alternative finance marketplace. This makes it easy for investors and lenders to find and compare opportunities by presenting all investment offerings in one place. With the addition of a free of charge ratings service investors will be able to view ratings of every equity crowdfunding pitch, every P2P site, and every equity crowdfunding site. NextFin’s technology will constantly track these companies and investments providing the investor real-time intelligence on which to base investment decisions. The platforms and entrepreneurs will be self-promoting and marketing their ratings driving thousands of visitors a month to the NextFin site, in the same way, businesses refer their potential clients to Trip Advisor and Trustpilot. There is an estimated 10 million website/platform visitors per month across the whole of the alternative finance market. NextFin is targeting to direct 5% of this highly profiled traffic to its platform from which it will earn between £5-£8 per click from advertisers and partners. In addition, an in-house brokerage service also earns between 1%-6% commissions on loan placements. A future revenue stream (not featured in the financials) will be developed once visitor traffic reaches critical mass. This will see Nextfin being able to realise the full value of its captured ratings data and visitor traffic by launching a secondary market, which is estimated to be a £5bn marketplace.
NextFin is raising £500k at a pre-money valuation of £2M to: • Develop P2P and Equity site ratings• Expand the management, infrastructure and marketing resource• Increase visitor traffic to 6m a year via rating referrals
Owing to the size of the market and rapid growth of the industry, enterprise valuations in alternative finance are based on visitor traffic, market share and registered users. Recently published valuations of companies with visitor traffic of over 6m per year are in excess of £70m. NextFin is the market-leading aggregator and has first-mover advantage. It has the potential to exceed these valuations because it is the whole of the market aggregator and is currently the only ratings service provider as it grows to achieve 500,000 visitors p.m.
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investment:
£274,057
The Pension Lab offers an interative platform for employees and individuals, helping them reconnect and engage with their pensions. Its mission is to provide the customers with better knowledge of pensions and promote long-term financial decision making. The company has reached the finals of 'Pitchfest' competition held at the NEC as a component of “Venturefest”, and it is also a finalist in the “Innovation in Business” category. Some of the best Fintech solutions providers and pension services such as Yodlee and Origo are in partnership with the Pension Lab. With the proceeds, the company will develop its working capital, infrastructure development, and customer acquisition.
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investment:
£38,024
Signapse is developing automatic Sign Language Translation using Generative AI, aiming to be the "Google Translate for Sign Language," enabling global companies to be Deaf accessible. They are focusing on creating automatic translation from English to British Sign Language, particularly in the transport market, with AI-powered signed announcements in train stations. With roots in two decades of research, Signapse's technology provides photo-realistic sign language videos for improved accessibility, targeting the 7 million profoundly Deaf people worldwide who often struggle with written English. Their revenue model involves recurring licenses for their sign language generation API server, which has gained traction with UK Train Operating Companies and expanded to the United States.
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Expired
investment:
£500,000
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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Expired
investment:
£73,114
