Clooper is a property management platform. The company argues that 86% of private landlords in the UK manage their properties themselves, with many finding it time-consuming and stressful. Clooper seeks to solve this problem with a property management platform that connects landlords, tenants, trade services, and homeowners to facilitate easy transactions between them. It aims to be a significant contender in the £11 billion property management platform. The company points out that Paul Rothwell of Empire, a large residential landlord in England, has pledged £200,000 of investment to the company. Clooper aims to make move-ins quicker, repairs faster, and payments easier in the wake of Covid-19 which is fuelling the adoption of online services in the UK. The company will use the investment to hire key recruits, operationalise mobile apps, boost marketing, and enhance sales and operations.
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£409,847
Commuter Club is a unique technological platform that brings together data, retailing and credit to save commuters hassle, time and money. It helps commuters purchase and find the right tickets for their commute by an online journey, and provide big savings on annual tickets through a convenient, low-cost, monthly payment plan. Till date, it has issued £70mn+ in loans to over 20,000 customers and realized a CAGR revenue growth rate of 300% (2014 - 2018). Now with attractive unit economics, great customer lifetime value, proven acquisition mode, and improving margins with scale, it expects to issue tens of millions in loans and tickets this year. Additionally, it has expanded its corporate solution to leading clients like Pret a Manger, Monzo, and Hakkasan. It is raising capital to continue to fund its growth and acquire customers, develop its technological platform, up skill its team and reach profitability in 2020.
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£2,331,000
PIE Mapping (PIE) is an expert provider of mapping and journey planning solutions and a leading player in the fast growing $15 billion Intelligent Transportation System (“ITS”) market. The company provide up-to-the-minute mapping datasets and downloads for routing and software manufacturers based on the PIE Data Exchange offering and platform. We operate the Freight Journey Planner for TfL which is evolving into a B to B national model with a wide array of Smart City Road routing applications.
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WhyBuy is a rental platform that allows a user to rent out items or entities he/she may want to another person. WhyBuy asserts that consumers want to be able to access items for brief periods, and the company aims to be the go-to provider in this segment. It endeavours to save time, space, money and the environment through its business model that is backed by a 100% electric delivery fleet. The company has tested its supply chain to ensure orders are placed despite COVID-19 restrictions. Its app has seen 8000+ downloads from mid-June to end-July 2020 at just over £3 per acquired download across the App Store and Google Playstore. It will use 75% of the investment for marketing, 5% to expand its electric fleet, and 15% as stock and overhead expenses.
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investment:
£309,260
Sorbet is a proptech business which automates the processes of renting a house, aiming to streamline reporting, minimise the burden of administration and improve communication between agents, landlords, contractors and tenants.
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£239,341
Go Zero is an electric taxi service. Since its inception in 2017, the company has completed over 10,000 journeys, saved an estimated 174 tonnes of CO2, and witnessed £530,000 worth of sales. The UK taxi industry is a £9 billion-pound industry and Go Zero, with its fleet of electric taxis powered by 100% renewable energy sources, aims to be a major disruptor. The company has received 100+ 5-star customer reviews and in 2019, it added 1600 new customers to its network. In February 2020, it launched the Go Zero Network, a network of 1,000 electric taxi franchises across the UK to expand electric travel for all. Being a part of the Go Zero Network offers a franchisee the opportunity to purchase a 5-year licence enabling them to operate their own business under the Go Zero brand. It also gives them the potential to earn between £30,000 and £50,000 after costs, based on performance metrics. With the investment, the company aims to recruit a high performing team to deliver market share, focused on sales, digital marketing, social media, franchise recruitment and management.
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£124,530
Sunswap is a solar and battery-powered transport refrigeration company that keeps food, medicine, and vaccines cold whilst on the road. The company argues that diesel-powered Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) are expensive to operate and highly polluting. It proclaims that replacing a diesel TRU with a Sunswap TRU could be the equivalent of removing 31 cars from the road. Sunswap asserts that the TRU market would have a market worth £13.4 billion by 2030. The company aims to be a contender in this segment and claims that electric TRU sales will follow the electric vehicle adoption curve with a 60% Year-on-Year growth. Sunswap has successfully tested its working prototype's capability to meet the temperature requirements of -22°C. It is collaborating with six major UK supermarkets on product development, with aims to secure sales with them in 2021. The company will use the investment to grow its team, build the next generation product, and secure sales by the end of 2021.
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£535,000
Wagonex are a marketplace platform enabling any car manufacturer, supplier or fleet manager to offer cars on a subscription basis. The platform structures and manages flexible solution for fleet management, logistical capability and the audience for distribution.
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£116,412
Track is a property and money managing app designed for homeowners. It is backed pre-seed by Pi Labs which is Europe's leading proptech VC. The company is run by an experienced management team with a previous exit. Through products like TrackPro, Track Digital Deed, and Track Home Improvement Loan, the company provides a drastically improved experience of homeowner finances, from AI-powered home valuations and seamless expenses tracking, to intelligent goal planning. With the proceeds, Track will accelerate growth and traction in 2020.
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£167,619
Vaboo is a customisable perks and engagement platform for the private rented sector. The platform allows clients to enhance their brand image and add value to their service through engaging communication, giveaways, and prize draws, designed to attract customers to the platform on a regular basis. Addressing core problems of the sector, Vaboo not only helps clients built their brand value, it also offers them a competitive edge in the market. By April 2019, 350+ agency branches will have brought 50,000+ renters on to the platform. Moreover, Vaboo is estimated to achieve at least a 10% market share (approx. 2000 branches) which will generate annual recurring revenues of over £4m. With the fund raised, Vaboo will focus on team expansion, product development, and sales.
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investment:
£172,077
