The first regulated crowdfunding business in the UK offering investment opportunities in environmental, ethical and social companies. Since 2011, Abundance has funded 34 investments totalling more than £75m, whilst delivering gross returns of 4-15% per year across renewable energy, social housing and sustainability projects. This equates to total interest returns of £12.1m. More than 5,250 investors on the platform have contributed funds almost 5 times on average over various campaigns.
Abundance also offers an IFISA product and as at April 2018, they have 8% of the IFISA market, which equates to over 2,900 ISA customers. The business’s investor's numbers have grown 52% since January 2017 and in the past year their customer portfolio has seen a 30% increase. In the last 3 years, marketing expenditure efficiency has also improved by 76%.
Abundance's services are free-to-use for investors. This means there are no fees for investing or withdrawing funds in opportunities or ISA products. Revenue is generated from borrowers who are seeking to raise finance for their projects. This is in the form of a set-up fee and a regular admin fee per year.
The business is crowdfunding to expand on the types of projects they currently offer, as a means to attract a wider range of investors. In addition, Abundance aims to market the campaigns on the platform through numerous channels and upgrade the technology they currently use to enhance the user experience.
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£1,621,138
Green Wallet (GW) aims to promote conscious spending by allowing users to buy sustainable products and earn rewards in the process from its app-based marketplace. GW gives users £5 free in green coins upon registering on the portal. Users also earn 1 green coin for every £1 they spend and 2 green coins for advocating for their favourite shops and sharing products on Instagram based on the number of likes or comments their posts receive. GW has also launched a bio-degradable debit card. The company has onboarded 4000+ social media followers, hosted 100 merchants with 1500+ products on its platform, and hit the target of 1,000 early user signups in its closed beta round. They intend to onboard up to 25,000 users and plant up to 250,000 trees in 2021. GW will use the investment to boost merchant outreach, promote marketing initiatives, acquire key personnel across departments, and optimise infrastructure and compliance regularities.
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£261,770
H2GO Power is a clean technology company that develops green technology using its proprietary hydrogen storage technology and AI platform. It aims to be a contender in the $117.49 (USD) billion global hydrogen generation market. The company has successfully tested drone flights with its technology and secured funding for second-generation manufacture and flight trials for drone storage systems and working on delivery. H2GO Power has also developed a partnership with the noted organisation, Autodesk. The company's CEO was featured by The Financial Times in its 'Top 100 influential Woman in Engineering in the UK and Europe' post. It has also received acclaims from the World Economic Forum (WEF), the MIT Technology Review and received the 'Best Energy Start-Up Award' at the Global Hello Tomorrow Summit, amongst other commendations. H2GO Power will use the investment to provide clean and reliable power from renewable sources to millions worldwide.
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£2,499,999
Using block chain technology, Nebeus is a growing cryptographic platform for the global stage. Nearly 30,000 wallets are active, which has resulted in £1.9m of P2P bitcoin loans facilitated on the service since 2017. The company has launched a cryto-card for users to utilise both cryto currency, as well as fiat money. Nebeus currently operates in 45 countries with over £30m transactions to date and plans to expand into other major markets soon.
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£1,211,700
Almond provides businesses and consumers with a method to understand their carbon footprint and use the company's proprietary offset tools to become carbon neutral. Consumers can earn Almond Tokens when purchasing products from Almond's partnering sustainable brands. The Almond Tokens can be spent on their website The Almond certification label on products enables them to demonstrate their commitment to protecting the environment, consumer health and building a better society for all. The core idea is to build a market that's geared towards sourcing and selling sustainable products. The green economy market is worth $4 trillion. The offset market was $300 million in 2018, having grown over 140-fold in 10 years. Almond seeks to be a market leader in this domain. It has also partnered with reputed institutions such as the World Wildlife Fund, and the Stockholm Environment Institute (carbon analytics). With the investment, the company aims to further the popularity of its existing Almond App and have more people join its ecosystem.
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investment:
£522,540
Smartlands is a blockchain-based digital finance and investment ecosystem. It allows asset owners to turn an ownership right to a share of any asset, into a tradable digital token attributing it almost unlimited liquidity. In the UK, Smartlands is the first platform for crowdfunding investments that allows investors to use digital currencies alongside fiat currencies to raise capital. The platform boasts of a 16,000 strong community following with over 11,000 wallets opened since its inception. It has a reputed list of partners including Colliers International, CMS, Archax, UK Sotheby’s, and many more. They have been awarded the 'Best Crowdfunding Platform' at the 2020 FinTech Breakthrough Awards and have been featured in Yahoo Finance, Forbes, Coindesk, Benzinga, and Investors Chronicle to name a few. With the investment, the company will grow its internal engineering team and obtain the necessary licenses to move its business forward across Europe.
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investment:
£379,183
A financial intelligence service that provides personalised data for clients in the professional business industry. CityFALCON collects information from numerous sources in over 30 languages and structures it in a format to meet the user's specific requirements. Partners of the business include Bloomberg and Twitter, whilst clients such as BNP Paribas and Raffeisen Bank utilise the service.
CityFALCON currently generates revenue via API licensing fees for B2B and B2B2C firms at a fixed monthly price. They will also be launching premium subscriptions in 2019 that will consist of non-public data and pay-walled information for a recurring monthly fee. The business can be accessed through their website, or via iOS, Android, Amazon Echo and Google Home apps.
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investment:
£746,955
Cornish Lithium intends to set up an environmentally-responsible and unique lithium extraction industry in the UK. The company has acquired exploration rights for lithium and other battery metals across Cornwall. Extensive mineral rights agreements have given the company a first-mover advantage in Cornwall. The funds raised will be used to support research over the next 12 months, which includes sample collection, in order to completely understand the battery metal potential of Cornwall.
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investment:
£1,430,640
Juggle helps companies hire, manage and retain experienced professionals on flexible contracts. The company has onboarded more than 9000 professionals and over 700 businesses on its platform. Juggle asserts that its portal is completely free for companies to post jobs wherein professionals will receive a recommendation to the right opportunities based on their profiles. Juggle allows both companies and candidates to manage the timesheet and payment formalities through its platform once a contract is agreed upon. The company claims that 85% of professionals recommended by its platform are interviewed. Juggle aims to become a contender in the online recruitment industry that is projected to reach $36.2 billion by 2027. It will use the investment to make additional hires in certain key positions, expand product features, and apply to the FCA for a license to handle payments at a larger scale.
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investment:
£467,537
Findr aims to automate the creation of business partnerships by providing easy access to hyper-targeted opportunities in minutes. The company asserts that its platform allows any business, regardless of its size, to sign up, post its partnership requirements, and explore opportunities for free. The company's portal allows users to request a 1-hour 'Discovery' call with a potential partner when the said user spots a relevant opportunity. Findr argues that it has made 'Discovery' for free for the first few months to build its user base. The company has onboarded 140 business users ranging from early-stage to global brands such as Mastercard, Uber and Visa since November 2020. Findr has featured in Forbes for helping businesses navigate COVID-19. The company will use the investment to develop two new price plans – Unlimited and Enterprise, introduce new platform features, hire a machine learning expert, and undertake digital activity to grow its user base.
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investment:
£396,288
