Polysolar aims to transform buildings and transport infrastructure into self-generating power stations by substituting conventional construction materials with solar glazing panels. Its customers include Sainsbury’s and Canary Wharf. The company estimates the crossover Building-integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) glass market worth $4 billion and aims to be a strong contender in this segment. Polysolar successfully raised £1.3 million on Crowdcube in 2018. It is in the final stages to secure a supply & install agreement with E.ON SE. It also won tenders for installing Electric Vehicle (EV) charging hubs from South Gloucester CC and Lake District National Park Authority. The company will use the investment to commercialise the immediate and significant opportunity in EV charging solar canopies and carports.
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investment:
£1,268,410
Taking runners to live in unique international locations and race in countries such as Kenya, Nepal and Guatemala. Impact Marathons supports charities and communities, primarily the UN Global Goals project. Impact Runners are provided with food and accommodation, in exchange to fundraise with charities and run between 10km and 42km. In the past 3 years, the business has almost 300 runners and has raced 6 times over 3 continents.
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£82,710
UniRunners deliver local food, alcohol and cigarettes using their courier mobile app. They provide the service in university towns 24 hours a day, primarily aimed at students. They have created a beta version of the app to gather feedback and traction and are available on all mobile platforms.
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£151,459
Rebel Book Club is a developing subscription business of six hundred members who have read fifty-two books in four years. It delivers one non-fiction book every month and hosts a secret meetup featuring a book-inspired cocktail. The company has 600+ paying members in London, Bristol and Oxford, etc. and it receives 130+ average number of new applications monthly. The company hosts meetups at Entrepreneur First, Airbnb HQ, and WeWork. Rebel Book Club has collaborated with authors Matthew Syed (Rebel ideas), Kate Raworth (Doughnut Economics), Seth Godin (This is Marketing) and many more. The company aims to make the world's best non-fiction book club by growing a membership experience, build a reach code and support literacy projects.
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£148,070
This company envisions revitalizing community connections in an evolving world by addressing the lack of amenities in neighborhoods, especially in light of remote work and social isolation. Their innovative solution involves creating a neighborhood club, fostering a space where locals can exercise, co-work, and socialize together. Their vision includes wellness classes, vibrant workspaces, curated events, and a sense of belonging within the community. They plan to challenge competitors through proximity, service variety, and scalability, starting with Islington and expanding into adjacent neighborhoods, backed by a team of graduates from prestigious universities and advised by industry leaders like Miguel McKelvey from WeWork.
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£370,927
A social marketplace matching those that are seeking help with others nearby that are willing to provide it. Helpfulpeeps is a communal app allowing people to connect and trade favours with each other if they are within a local area and have the required skill. Responses are in real-time and any payments made are performed in the app.
Helpfulpeeps generate revenue via a 15% platform fee per paid transaction on the platform. In the future, the company is planning to add a premium service for a recurring fee, which will offer additional features. This funding round will see Helpfulpeeps developing their app further to implement a simplified, yet sophisticated transaction system. In addition, contributions will be used to promote their app across multiple marketing channels.
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£359,462
People spend more on activities for their children than electricity or holidays. KalliKIds makes sure they spend wisely, picking classes, places to go and services they can trust: Trip Advisor or Go Compare for kids with up-front checking. Parents get to know the best choices and discounts and the activity providers get promoted. KalliKids has 670 providers, a renewal rate of >70% and providers signing up for a third year. The website has smashed its five year targets with 27k hits/month.
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investment:
£174,946
Greenwall Environmental Group is a company engaged in making devices that can minimise non-biodegradable waste. It argues that asbestos remains the largest occupational killer in the UK today. Its product, Asbestosprobe, aims to change this situation. The company asserts that Asbestoprobe is arguably the world's first handheld analyser specifically designed to detect asbestos in real-time. It argues that current methods of detecting and recording the presence of asbestos are costly, invasive and slow. Asbestoprobe uses a point-and-click approach utilising NIR Spectroscopy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to analyse the presence of asbestos in two minutes via the Asbestoprobe App. Greenwall plans to provide an annual software licensing model which grows through recurring revenue year on year. It endeavours to be a segment leader in the projected $1 billion global asbestos management market. The company will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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£253,017
An engineering parts washing company using environmentally friendly aqueous solvent technology to clean components. As of January 2018, Safe Solvents uses a service model to generate income. The company has currently signed 131 contracts with businesses in the engineering sector and is expecting to sign almost 20 more by the end of their financial year in February 2019.
Safe Solvents has patented their technology and is aiming to achieve an 8% market share within the next 5 years in the UK. The company is now raising funds to expand further in the UK, as well as enter the global market. In addition, Safe Solvents is currently developing 4 new products with many more in the pipeline and the company is also seeking to enter other industries that can benefit from the technology.
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investment:
£1,158,520
Love2Laundry are an on-demand dry cleaning delivery service. Since being founded in 2014, they have grown to over 5,000 members with over 35,000 orders and cover 58% of London locations. Using a simple app the laundry is collected, cleaned, folded and returned all within 24 hours at the competitive price of £1.65 / kg of laundry.
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investment:
£186,020
