Elemental Digest is a clean-tech Agri-Food technology manufacturing business that transforms the industrial waste problem into high value-added sustainable products with impressive economic, nutritional, and environmental benefits. The company recovers valuable food extracts and creates organic 'clean' phosphate-rich fertiliser for soil and crop enhancement. These products are tested and validated by Rothamsted Research. Elemental Digest is partnered with a well-known leading international meat producer. It has qualified its final products and is ready to produce to scale. The raised funds will be used in building the fertiliser plant, developing the team, expanding markets, and research & development to qualify crop-related precision applications.
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£1,525,240
PLAYin CHOC is an innovative, premium and award-winning manufacturer of vegan organic eco-friendly toys and chocolates. Its products are allergen-free, plastic-free, 100% organic and inspire creative play. Since its launch, PLAYin CHOC has sold approximately 50,000+ units in 21 countries. Additionally, potential stockists for its products are estimated at 100,000 in the UK and 1 million globally. Now, PLAYin CHOC is planning to take its product to the market via high-end food supermarkets; independent food, confectionary and gift shops; travel retail market; direct to the consumer via subscription; and international distributors. Funds raised will be used to increase growth by securing larger and permanent premises and intensify targeted marketing at trade & consumer shows and online.
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£278,450
rais is a virtual customer data analyst designed to stop socially unintelligent marketing and save the customers heaps of time in the process. The clever software platform of rais imports customer data from first-party sources to automatically deduplicate records. The monthly recurring revenue of rais is above £20K, and it has worked with more than 50 brands. Its software is trusted by many businesses like Original Cottages, Heartier, and Warner Edwards. Analyses engines kick in enriched customer meta-data that syncs with marketing channels to stop, start, or adjust marketing messages automatically based on individual customer circumstances. rais' vision is to build a virtual data-analyst for SMEs who do not have the time and ability to really leverage their customer data assets.
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£150,000
Fullgreen offers a range of 100% plant-based products that are low-carb and preservative-free alternatives for people looking to eat fewer carbohydrates, add more vegetables to their meals, or manage health issues such as obesity and diabetes. Fullgreen also claims that its products are shelf-stable negating the need to refrigerate. The company's catalogue includes non-Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) riced veggies, cauliflower risottos, and oat free plant-based breakfast meals, to name a few. Fullgreen points out that its products are listed in over 9,000 UK and US retailers. The company has dedicated production lines in the UK and US with a capacity of over 18 million pouches per annum. It has sold over 12 million pouches to date and earned £5.4 million in 2020. Fullgreen will use the investment to improve in-store promotions and activations, develop sampling activities for its target consumers, and boost geotargeted advertising and other digital marketing activities.
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£752,246
An artificially intelligent web-based app for stock market investors to potentially increase their returns. Butterwire's platform aims to solve three common challenges more than 1 million UK investors face: finding high-return opportunities, minimising risk and being aware of sudden market fluctuations.
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Chip is one of the fastest-growing Fintech companies in the UK. Chip has built an app that uses the user's banking app to make personalised decisions about their money. Its user base has doubled since its previous fundraising in 2018. The company has 153,000 accounts, and it has processed more than £130m of savings. ChipX is the company's revolutionary returns platform and it has a waiting list of more than 50,000 people. The company is a winner of the British Bank Award, 2 Crowdcube awards, and 1 World Banking Award. It has welcomed many management executives from Funding Circle, Monzo, and Purple Bricks. Chip is now scaling with market-leading returns on ChipX. It aims to build the biggest savings account in the world. With the proceeds, the company will double its team and expand ChipX in the €10 trillion European savings market.
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£3,768,260
B-North is a financial technology bank combining cloud-native technology with face-to-face relationship banking to disrupt the £150 billion UK Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) lending market. It argues that it delivers cash to SMEs faster than the competition by combining its lending origination platform with a locally delivered servicing and relationship model overseen by experienced bankers. B-North asserts that it is engaging in a positive dialogue with several potential investors with a committed investment now standing at £18.6 million since June 2020. The company has also raised a seed capital of over £6.8 million that includes a six-figure investment from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to establish its core team and create both the lending and deposit-taking platforms. The company will use the investment to provide a cash runway to the end of Q2 2021 as the team finalises its Series A round and secures its banking license.
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investment:
£883,835
Vite Naturals (VN) is a plant-based nutrition brand that seeks to disrupt the $750 billion health and wellness food market. The company intends to target the aforementioned market with its products namely, Vite Brain, Vite Body, and Vite Protein +. Since launching its first product in late 2018, VN has sold directly to over 10,000 customers and accumulated hundreds of five-star reviews. VN has stocked its products with Holland Barretts both online and offline. The company earned £501,000 in revenue in 2020 and has positioned itself in rapid growth sectors. VN, in recent months, introduced products like 'Gut Health' and 'Mental Performance' in the snack bar category and listed with two of the UK’s largest health food distributors. The company states it will use the investment for new product development, optimising field sales, hiring marketing staff, launching brand awareness campaigns, and ensuring steady working capital.
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investment:
£167,020
Rebel Energy (RE) is an energy supplier on a mission to address inequality and provide everyone with easy access to clean and affordable energy, to eventually eliminate fuel poverty. RE claims that fuel poverty led to 16,500+ cold-related deaths in the UK in 2018. RE argues that as the UK home electricity market enters a phase of growth in a post-COVID world, it will be focused on offering reliable customer service and develop strategies that help people who are struggling with their electricity bills. The company has applied for a B Corporation accreditation. RE asserts that its customer support systems are automated and can handle multiple queries simultaneously. It plans to offer a weekly direct debit payment option. RE will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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investment:
£503,810
Creative Hub is a fast-growing cloud software platform for creative people to store, share files, and collaborate on projects. The collaboration tools also allow users to chat in real-time, and add comments on images, allowing creative teams to work faster and deliver better results. Creative Hub enables users to order professional art & photographic prints, or physical 3D prints, which are produced at its print production facilities in London(UK) and Dusseldorf (Germany). The platform currently has 40,000 active users which are growing day by day. With the investment, the company will drive growth through marketing and launch its New York production facility.
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investment:
£286,992
