Polydone is a project management platform to help tech companies plan and manage tasks, projects and people. The platform is easy to use and uses automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning to help businesses plan timelines and obtain accurate estimates - helping businesses to avoid human error by 90%. Polydone currently caters for tech companies of up to 50 people but will be expanding to other sectors and larger teams in the future.
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£128,106
Little Earth Baby is an eco brand offering a range of baby products that are synthetic-free and natural. It aims to become a global market leader in the eco baby space by redesigning synthetic products to develop high-quality alternatives made from plants, not plastic. With the patent-pending designs and a growing loyal customer base, the company is well-placed to serve rising eco-conscious consumer trends. Additionally, Little Earth Baby appeared in the Telegraph's recommendations for Meghan & Harry's royal baby. The company also became a finalist in the Sleeping Bag category at the Australian non-toxic awards.
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£147,010
Fighter Shots (FS) is a company that makes daily energy shots from a range of sources like ginger, turmeric and manuka honey to boost and strengthen human immunity. FS has sold over 50,000 bottles since its launch in November 2019. The functional drinks market has the potential to grow by $180 billion (11% CAGR) to $270 billion from 2020-24 on the back of COVID-19. FS aims to be a disruptor in this segment and asserts that its a dependable substitute to coffee and sugary drinks. It has secured listings with the Health Store, Tree of Life and DDC. The company is also developing sales in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). FS will use the investment to build its digital marketing and sales capabilities to bring its product to more customers.
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£160,000
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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£77,110
The Active Kollection (TAK) is an online store that sources running and cycling brands from around the world. The company is aiming to build a community of enthusiasts by making gear that will give them the performance, aesthetic and durability they desire. The sports and outdoor fashion market is expected to rise to £10.6 billion in 2022. TAK endeavours to become a major contender in this category. TAK's platform is live with 16 independent brands. The company has 54,000 followers across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. It requires investment to accelerate its growth and continue its search to become the world’s most stylish running and cycling gear brand.
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£69,432
Award winning designer is scaling his businessUpdate: Oak and Iron is about to launch its Christmas collection, it includes their new candle holder and desk tidy range which are in 3 sizes and 5 colours.When a furniture designer can list the HM Foreign and Common Office as a satisfied customer, there can be little doubt that the goods he produces are some of the highest quality. British embassies around the world are embellished with some of Terence Facey’s finest work – and his new brand is shaping up to be just as alluring. The Oak & Iron range from the award-winning Facey is described as chunky furniture which is made using environmentally sound manufacturing processes from sustainable, locally sourced materials. The unique designs combine beautiful green oak with hand-crafted iron into contemporary design at affordable prices. Not one for waste, the company creates matching accessories from the off-cuts to fit in with its ‘no waste’ policy from felled trees.Not only will investors into this business have the opportunity to help grow this brand from a high street business into a household name, they will also receive fantastic rewards in the shape of savings on beautiful furniture as well as gifts.Founder Terence Facey swapped his day job for his passion of making furniture way back in 1971, and has grown his furniture manufacturing knowledge ever since. He has extensive experience designing, producing and supplying furniture in both the UK and the US, and has supplied to well-known names such as Harrods and actor Harrison Ford in the past. www.oakandironfurniture.co.uk
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£10,200
Elite Training Experience (ETE) aims to become the de facto provider of warm weather triathlon training camps, not just to the UK's 140,000 triathletes but to the estimated 2,000,000 triathletes around the world.
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£139,470
Simply rounding up the value of online purchases to the nearest pound and enabling users to save money into a digital wallet. Wishwallet aims to solve the problem of online shopping trolley abandonment, whereby consumers tend to leave products in their online baskets, but not continue to the checkout stage. The company aims to reduce this issue, whilst at the same time allowing customers to afford products and services they not have been able to before.
Wishwallet's revenue stream is comprised of service fees to retailers, advertisements, recurring subscriptions and data. The company aims to launch their service with access to more than 1,500 retailers. They have already completed Phase 1 of their app development cycle and following this investment round, they aim to complete their product to be ready to launch in early 2019. Any additional contributions will be used for marketing campaigns, key hires and future app upgrades.
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£122,140
Meetzoo is a mobile app that is designed to help people manage their business meetings and time more effectively. Meetzoo users can see information about people they meet, whether they've met before, collaborate on agenda items, notes and quickly see any outstanding actions from previous meetings.
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£144,640
Cannabrew is one of the UK's first Cannabidiol (CBD) infused craft beers. It aspires to become a contender in the CBD market that is expected to reach £1 billion by 2025 in the UK. The company has sold thousands of cans across the UK despite COVID-19 and aims to become carbon-neutral soon. It assets that it plants two trees for every case of beer sold and has planted over 14,000 trees through a sustainability initiative in Madagascar by partnering with 'Ecologi', removing an estimated 350 tonnes of CO2 in just six months since the company's launch. Cannabrew was nominated for three awards at the World CBD Awards. Its product, Soul Lager, has become the highest-rated lager on Untappd in the UK achieving a score of >3.96. The company will use 25% of the investment in marketing, 50% towards team expansion, and 25% to scale production and boost New Product Development (NPD).
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£216,695
