GiftRound is a hassle-free and secure online platform that comes with 250 successful gift collections with nearly 3000 contributions. This platform allows a cash-free solution where there is a hassle of sharing your personal banking information. GiftRound is 100% free to use and generates its revenue when customers purchase gifts, gift vouchers or experiences from quality retailers that GiftRound has a relationship with. GiftRound aims to change the way people collect money for gifts both in the workplace and with friends & family. With the proceeds, the company aims to integrate a GiftRound Store to give customers a seamless experience. The company will also grow its brand presence and reputation for quality service for everyone that wants to group collect money for a gift.
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£30,670
By combining fitness with fashion, art and design, BLOK has become a major competitor of boutique class-based gyms within London. BLOK has appeared on Britain's Next Top Model, as well as working with global stars including Anthony Joshua and Jordan Dunn.
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£891,790
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
Scribestar's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform digitises and automates the documentation and compliance processes required for raising capital on stock markets such as IPOs, bonds etc. The platform intends to provide users with structured data format documents that can be machine-read and monetised. Scribestar aims to become a contender in the $22 billion Regulatory/Legal Technology markets. It argues that it is already active in the UK and has witnessed over 50 transactions on its system. It is also a part of the London Stock Exchange Issuer Services and CMS equIP with 4 years of verifiable commercial use and over £13 million received as investments. Scribestar asserts that its services are being regularly used by three law firms in the UK with more showing interest in its capability to function as a remote tool to manage the compliance documentation process. The company will use the investment to start its expansion in the US and other markets targeting law firms and deliver successful trials with stock exchanges.
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£864,009
Crosspay is a company that aims to make remittance simpler and cheaper. The company built its proprietary system in 2017 to bolster international transfers at a fraction of the money charged by traditional Over-The-Counter (OTC) services. It has since powered over 50,000 transactions across 50 countries with a cumulative value of approx £32,350,000. The company aspires to become the segment leader in the more than $200 billion global remittance market. Crosspay was rated 'Excellent' on Trustpilot. It also created white-labelled apps for charities and churches to host content, broadcast live and receive donations simultaneously, irrespective of location. The company has been invited to partner on an Innovate UK project. It will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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£212,581
Personalised Co. is a nutrition company on a mission to help as many people as possible reach their health and wellbeing goals by making supplements accessible and affordable. The company asserts that it provides personalised nutritional products to its consumers. Customers are required to take a quiz on the company's portal, based on which, the company's custom-built algorithm creates nutritionist-approved solutions tailored to the specific needs and goals of each customer. Personalised Co. has delivered 270,000 daily vitamin sachets till date. The company has also raised £192,000 from private investors and its first crowdfunding campaign in 2019. It achieved its milestone month in April 2020 earning £48,000 in revenue and delivering over 1,700 personalised vitamins and protein orders. The company will use the investment to level-up its operations, expand its product line and develop its companion-application.
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£401,417
Spotlight Consultations aims to diagnose diseases based on evidence-based questionnaires. The company's Algorithmic Questionnaire (AQ) strives to be a simple 3-5 minute questionnaire, dynamically responsive with each question linked to an actionable care pathway. The company estimates that 10% of global health expenditure per annum is spent on diabetes, which is predicted to rise to $825 billion by 2030. Indirect costs from premature death, disability, and diabetes-related health complications add an additional 35% more to this number. Spotlight intends for its AQ to help reduce expenditure and healthcare burden while improving the quality of care and health outcomes. The company will use the investment to support early revenue generation, team expansion and stimulate Research and Development (R&D) tools to cover more diseases like CVD, IBD, chronic pain, and cancers.
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£69,682
Moody is a health-tracking application that connects users with customised health, food and fitness advice based on their moods, symptoms and cycles. It endeavours to become a sustainable force for good in women's health. The company argues that women control >80% of household health spend and are 80% more likely than men to use a digital health app. It aims to harness these trends and capitalise on the global remote health care market that is forecast to hit £40 billion by 2025. 'The Moody Month' app featured in publications like Vogue, Grazia and The Guardian. It has witnessed over 136,000 downloads since its Version 1 release in 2019. The app has compiled over 5 million moods to date. The company will use the investment to scale its business globally and reach 1 million subscribers within a four-year time frame.
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£142,026
Sendit.Money is a remittance entity. It argues that individuals sending or receiving money in emerging markets can face insecure processes, slow transaction times and incur high costs. Sendit.Money asserts that this is because non-fiat currencies are changed multiple times before they are received. The company aims to change this. Its prototype application for African markets was received amidst positive feedback. It is now building a cost-effective mobile wallet providing a secure and inexpensive way to send and receive money that also allows users to compare transfer fees of different remittance agents in real-time. Sendit.Money was shortlisted as Best Global start-up at the 2020 Wales Startup Awards. The company will build and launch its Most Valuable Product (MVP) in Q3 of 2021. It will also use the funding to begin work with an authorised entity to become an approved representative.
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£182,732
Wombat is an investment platform that encourages millenials in the UK, Europe and beyond to invest in some of the world’s best-known brands for as little as £10. Their mission is to empower the generation of millenials to manage, save and grow money by breaking down barriers to traditional investing. The Wombat app was launched in the summer of 2019, and the company has already acquired more than 5,000 customers. Moreover, the company was nominated as Best Newcomer for the Robo Investing Awards and received positive press coverage. With the proceeds, Wombat is planning to build a strong customer base, fulfil growth strategy with a significant increase in marketing, product development, and to educate customers about investing.
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investment:
£435,717
