Providing a high-quality audio experience within a portable package for music lovers. Ashdown Engineering are developing their new range of headphones, Meters. The company is raising funds to finish the range and take the brand to the global marketplace. In the first 6 months of trading, Ashdown Engineering have shipped more than 15,000 units worldwide and are already established in 38 export markets. They have worked with major talents within the audio industry, including members of U2 and Biffy Clyro.
Ashdown Engineering has sold £80k worth of goods via their website to 400 customers and achieves an average of 75,000 visits per month. Revenue to the year ending February 2018 was £712k, with a net profit of £12k. Investments will also be used to develop another range of devices, M-PAS. This product is currently in pre-production, although orders have already been placed.
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£50,090
A refreshing drink that blends real fruit juice, pure water & botanical extracts. We have already sold over 90,000 bottles and
are now raising a super-seed investment round to help fund out exciting and ambitious growth plans. Currently stocked in over 200 outlets nationwide, including Holland&Barrett, WrapItUp and JustFalafel. We have also recently agreed listings with major retailers in the UK and the Middle East and are in talks with the UK’s leading supermarkets, which would help grow our sales volumes considerably over the coming years. Our goal is simple - to become the No 1. functional drinks brand in the UK. We welcome you to join our journey.
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£104,358
Evarae is a new luxury Resortwear brand. They have a strong focus on day to evening Resortwear such as bikini tops that can be worn with flowing palazzo pants straight off the beach into the evening.
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£17,761
Reve En Vert is an online destination for sustainable and ethical fashion. The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world. Reve En Vert have created a curated platform for ethical designers from all over the world to showcase their products.
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£120,770
gowithYamo aims to make art more accessible to everyone, from art newbies to experienced gallery-goers through its application. Users can collect Yamo points by checking-in to galleries and exchanging them for rewards such as art prints and exhibition tickets from the company's in-app store. gowithYamo provides support to galleries, museums and artists by exposing them to an active community of art lovers. The company also offers custom-built virtual exhibition spaces where artists can show and sell their work to a sizeable digital audience. gowithYamo has collaborated with art entities like Roy's Art Fair, The Other Art Fair, Harlesden High Street, and many others. It has a social media presence of 50,000+ followers. The company will use 30% of the investment to expand across different demographics, 25% to further finetune its virtual exhibition platform, 20% for marketing, and 25% to implement Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the gowithYamo app to help recommend exhibitions to its users.
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£161,105
Sknhead is a company offering a range of male grooming products. Conceived by male celebrity hairdresser, Adee Phelan, the company asserts that shop shelves are full of the same products that have been around for lifetimes, with very few actually tailored to men's needs. Sknhead aims to change this. It claims that its Gamechanger line of personal care is the only product for hair, skin, and tattoo care. Sknhead also offers a range of 9 hair care products to the growing $66 billion global male grooming market. It has supplied £1.2 million+ of products and 900 haircuts to National Health Service (NHS) workers nationwide. The company has also sold over 20,000 units across more than 10 international markets. Sknhead will use 50% of the investment for marketing and advertising, 20% for sales, 20% for product development, and 10% for operations.
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£353,376
Good Club is an online grocery shop that is selling over 2,000 sustainable staples (70% ambient food, 30% non-food) and delivering them directly from wholesalers to customers nationwide. By eliminating the middlemen, it has lowered its price on an average of 1.76% thereby making household groceries affordable. Now, it is advancing its packaging and technology to quickly tackle the single-use plastic crisis. Good Club is on a mission to cut waste by partnering with brands to package products in reusable packaging, offering a free recycling service and distributing and collecting product packaging and delivery boxes for reuse, without further expense. Furthermore, Good Club's aim is to help people live more sustainable lifestyles and become the world's first zero-waste online supermarket.
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£416,330
Spacecot have used smart engineering from the space industry with patented satellite folding technology to create the easiest and lightest full sized travel cot. It has already been stocked by major UK retailers and is made by 'a little bit brilliant', which is backed by the founder of New Look and the Ex-CEO of Mothercare.
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£128,520
All By Mama is a place for 'mumpreneurs' to sell their homemade products, network together and receive support to help grow their business. All By Mama currently work with over 200 sellers and feature over 2,000 products on their website.
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£75,770
Buying, selling and restoring designer handbags across the UK, Middle East and Monaco. Since launching in 2013, Handbag Clinic has cleaned and restored £30m worth of bags, including major labels such as Hermes and Chanel. The bags are purchased from their customers and are then sold at 50% of the RRP, making luxury fashion affordable. The company has their own independent stores and their services are also used by Harvey Nichols and Harrods. Clients of the business include Gucci, Dior, D&G, Jimmy Choo and many others.
Handbag Clinic achieved sales of £1m in 2018. In December 2018 alone, the sales of handbags exceeded £100,000. Handbag Clinic currently lists more than 500 bags on their e-commerce platform and are now raising funds to acquire more bags, redevelop their website and increase their brand awareness through marketing campaigns.
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investment:
£241,200
