Acknowledge is a digital CV for students to share their interests, experiences and achievements. Acknowledge is designed to be a downloadable app and a web based platform.
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investment:
£12,079
Lessgo is a real-life social networking platform that allows users to have shared experiences with like-minded people in small and comfortable groups. The app allows users to engage in the pursuit of similar interests like a bike ride, a park run, have a drink, share moments after work, or have a meet-up. The company has acquired 800+ registered users through invite-only sign-up since its release in April 2021. It launched its successful beta between September–November 2020 with hundreds of organic users based around London and has witnessed 1500+ installs in the UK to date on iOS and Android. It will use the investment for growth marketing programmes, expand its team, and operations management.
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investment:
£122,070
A grocery retailer and kitchen combination, for customers to purchase essential food whilst drinking a coffee. Melrose and Morgan currently operate in two locations; Hampstead and Primrose Hill. They are now seeking funds to expand their business further in London, with the aim of opening two stores in 2019 and totalling 10 stores by 2022. The company has been trading for almost 15 years and has their products listed in other retailers, including Selfridges, Ocado and independent shops.
Melrose and Morgan own more than 50 SKUs and source their produce from small businesses in the UK. The company has recently restructured, which has resulted in refurbishing their two existing stores, upgrading their website and investing toward research and development of new products and fine food.
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investment:
£115,600
Meeow is a company that seeks to offer unlimited, on-demand business networking. It argues that Covid-19 has changed the idea of networking with an increasing demand for in-person online networking solutions. Meeow aims to capture this sentient through its app. The company's AI-driven proprietary platform brings four people together for 1 hour in an interactive video session through a combination of random selection and machine learning. Meeow's ongoing BETA saw more than 420 Meeowists using its service. The company will use the investment for marketing its service network, further develop its platform, and expand its early adopter community to a minimum of 10,000 users by the end of 2021.
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investment:
£125,235
A socially led clothing brand relaunched in 2017 with three dedicated stores, as well as goods available in more than 150 retailers across the UK. Rupert and Buckley has recently acquired a new distribution centre and is the Leisurewear partner of 'The Boat Race’, which has a global audience of over 6 million.
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investment:
£94,860
Revolupin Lupin flakes are the tasty, plant-based, certified vegan, pre-biotic, gluten-free, high-fibre and low-carb superfood. It is ready to make full use of the huge increase of 27% growth (2013-2015) in sports nutrition sales and the new market opportunity for being a 100% natural plant-based protein. Revolupin had won the Women’s Health Best Superfood Award in 2018. It has also secured a successful distribution via Wholefoods Wholesale and The Health Store. Revolupin has also launched a new online store on its official website. With its proceeds, the company will increase its production, sales and generate brand awareness. Revolupin will support retail, build the distribution network, and develop new recipes of ready-to-use food items and products.
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investment:
£77,110
Invite Agents is free of cost online platform which directly connects homeowners with agents to compare fee quotations and valuations. It helps homeowners to find & connect local estate agents to sell their home. The company has successfully tested its concept with local estate agents including Ocean, Andrews and Hunters. It has an estimated to make 850,000 home sales every year with a market opportunity of 25,000 agents. The company is seeking funds for further development of its platform and launch across Bristol, before 2021.
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investment:
£44,200
TagDox allows the user to upload, search and share documents, making this information far more accessible. Tagged up documents are easily available and easily searchable.
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The British Snack Co makes quirky and original British snacks. The company's award-winning flavours and unique ranges of craft popcorn, crisps, and pork snacks have sold over 8 million bags to date. It aims to be a contender in the £3.2 billion UK snacks market. The company's products are stocked across major retailers like Waitrose, Ocado's, Morrisons, Borough Box, and Amazon, to name a few. Its craft pork scratching product, Awfully Posh, was the first pork snack ever to win a Great Taste Award. The company has been working with buyers in the hospitality industry to create joint marketing plans for after lockdown to rapidly grow its Out Of Home (OOH) sales. It will use 50% of the investment to grow its staff, 37.5% towards trade marketing, and 12.5% for New Product Development (NPD).
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Expired
investment:
£382,495
Miappi helps brands amplify their social content to increase audience engagement and reach. We combine social feeds and user generated content (e.g. #tags) to give a unified view of a brand’s social footprint. Our dashboard gives full design, curation and moderation resulting in beautiful applications on websites, mobile apps, DOOH and event screens. Existing clients include Sony Music, Bauer Media, Diageo and Exterion with a substantial (£1m+) pipeline of further prospects.
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Expired
investment:
£264,355
