SpaceX is an aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk that aims to reduce space transportation costs and eventually enable the colonisation of Mars. The company has developed several launch vehicles, rocket engines and Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) landing platforms. Its project, Falcon 9, became the first rocket to accomplish a propulsive vertical landing in December 2015. As of March 2018, SpaceX had over 100 launches on its manifest representing about $12 billion (£9.24 billion) in contract revenue. The company has also ventured into providing satellite internet access by launching its Starlink project. As of 13th June 2020, it has launched 540 Starlink satellites. It will soon launch its Interplanetary Transport System (ITS), Starship, to further inter-planetary travel and colonisation. They will use the investment to grow its projects across various verticals.
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£8,752,000
Offering hosting services for both chefs and guests to cook food for paying guests. WeFiFo generates revenue through ticket sales charged at a variable commission rate and in return provide a multitude of support for those who love to cook and wish to earn a flexible income. This includes Food & Hygiene training, marketing, administration and insurance for the host, guest and equipment.
WeFiFo has offered their service in a variety of locations such as homes, supermarkets, boats, parks, cafés, venues, and high streets worldwide. The company receives regular press nationally and internationally through publications and television. Funds raised will allow WeFiFo to recruit a further 33,000 hosts in the UK, as well as offer their services in 3 more countries and aim to be within a 10-mile radius for consumers interested in attending a WeFiFo event.
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£416,030
ClearWaste is a price comparison website for waste removal and a provider of enforcement services to councils across the UK. The company argues that the cost to local authorities and taxpayers for cleaning up fly-tipping in England in 2016/17 was £57.7 million and is now thought to exceed £100 million. ClearWaste is on a mission to combat it through its app and web platform utilising reporting and prevention methodologies. The company links consumers with govt-registered waste removers backed by a £1k no-fly-tipping guarantee. ClearWaste argues that the UK waste industry is worth over £6.8 billion and supports more than 103,000 jobs. It aims to be a contender in this segment. ClearWaste has featured in press entities such as BBC, ITV, Channel 5, Sky, Times, and The Guardian. It was also a finalist at the National Recycling Awards 2020. ClearWaste will use the investment to develop its sales and marketing functions and further raise brand awareness.
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£199,599
Glovebox Direct is an online automotive parts, accessories and merchandise marketplace selling original equipment direct from the car and bike brands.
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£181,670
A crisps company with the mission of making tasty and healthy snacks. Emily Crisps are vegan, gluten-free, halal and kosher certified, as well as being 1 of a 5 per day. Their products are sold in major grocery stores such as Sainsbury's and Tesco, which are responsible for 50% of the company's revenue. Emily Crisps are well-established in the UK and are now seeking funds to expand to the US, with a dedicated marketing campaign and sales team.
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£1,048,030
We Are Beer have opened innovative breweries by collaborating with chefs and musicians to provide incredible food and enchanting music along with brewing beers. We Are Beers has grown more than 50% YOY since 2016 and has witnessed a 4.9X growth in brand partnership revenue from 2016 to 2018. We Are Beers have been featured in The Guardian, The FT Weekend, The Telegraph, BBC News, and countless local titles. It has four festivals, 100s of breweries, and in 2018 had 16,000 visitors, over 20 sponsors and a gross turnover of £781k (EBITDA £102k). We Are Beer is now looking to accelerate the growth of the audience and the brand. It is raising funds to get the festival, Bigfoot – a national festival off the ground, book the starting music acts and secure the beautiful, escapist location for 2020.
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£163,000
Craved is an online marketplace for food and drink. To date, they have had most success in the corporate sales and gifting market.
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£127,540
Central Plains Group (CPG) is a farming company with a vision to build an integrated zero-waste farming and processing operation to supply the rapidly expanding starch, bioplastics and plant protein markets globally. It aims to be a contender in the aforementioned markets that are expected to be worth more than $30 billion by 2026. CPG previously built and ran a large-scale farming operation in Eastern Europe for over 25 years, over 200,000 hectares of land and earning more than $250 million in profits. It aspires to take things further by promoting sustainable farming and contributing to the zero-waste bio-economy. CPG established its core feedstock farming platform in Ukraine achieving over £3 million worth of revenue with a net profit of £300,000 having supplied 11,000 tonnes of crisping potatoes to Pepsico and Ukraine Supermarkets. CPG will use the investment to actualise the construction of a 15 tonne/hour starch production facility powered by a green energy source.
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£3,031,685
Polysolar specialises in manufacturing photovoltaic windows capable of generating electricity, which can be used in buildings to generate clean renewable energy whilst also meeting planning regulations. Its technology is already in-use by major organisations such as Network Rail and Sainsbury's.
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£1,311,180
Skinny Tonic (ST) aims to change the traditional soft drink market by creating 100% natural, zero-sugar, zero-calorie soft drinks. The company raised £1.8 million in its first Seedrs raise in January 2020. It also raised £1.75 million in conjunction with the UK Future Fund and received the Food Matters Award for 'New drink product of the year'. ST also launched four flavours into 27 Booths stores in June 2020. It will use the investment to pioneer New Product Development (NPD), achieve British Retail Consortium (BRC) accreditation, continue to invest in staff training and recruitment, launch its fully automated canning and bottling facility, and grow the business across different verticals.
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£2,433,839
