BLOK is a multi-disciplinary studio and digital fitness platform. The company's first site in Clapton, Hackney opened in Q1 of 2016, followed by Shoreditch in 2018, and Manchester in 2019. In May 2020, BLOK launched BLOKtv. This launch led to nearly 2,000 people joining BLOK's classes each week with more customers joining in from 134 countries. The digital fitness market has experienced an annual growth of 33% since 2017, and BLOK aims to be the market leader in this segment. The company has hosted global stars such as Anthony Joshua, Jourdan Dunn, Kayla Itsines, Conor Benn and Alicia Vikander. BLOK's studios have also featured on programmes such as 'Britain's Next Top Model' and 'Made in Chelsea'. The company raised over £891,000 from 571 investors on Crowdcube in 2018. It will use the investment to accelerate the growth of BLOKtv and further build its digital community.
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£536,163
Groubook is a social bookings platform that allows a group of users to pre-book nights out on its platform, letting themselves avail of discounts and earn rewards. The company claims that its focus groups are millennials who go out twice a week and spend £6589 a year, and students who avail of discounts, coupons and rewards on expenses. The company stresses that it offers its partners a non-contract service with no upfront fees. The company further points out that it sold 178 tickets for a local Nottingham bar event during the COVID pandemic, earning its partners £890 in pre-booking revenue. Groubook has featured in press entities such as Real Business, BBC, Venue Insight, and Sage amongst others. It has also partnered with 330+ venues nationally, including Olivias, Las Iguanas, Bella Italia, Revolution, and Bedlam paintball, to name a few. The company states it will use 65% of the investment towards hiring personnel, 22.9% towards promoting marketing campaigns, 7% towards overseeing location expenses, and 5.1% towards managing administrative expenses.
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£81,660
Ocular Intelligence aim to be at the forefront of exciting markets such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine vision. They aim to expand the technology to more than facial recognition such as recognising clothing, cars and buildings among many other object types.
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£210,150
Electric Assisted Vehicles Limited or EAV is a new generation vehicle design and manufacturing company providing a world-class solution. In August, the company has been revealed at the UK EV summit in Oxford. DPD is the technical partner of EAV and it has issued Letter of Intent for 50 more EAVans. With the proceeds, the company will expand into the international market, develop the product and will set its business lease plans.
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£215,130
Daisie intends to build a digital art school where everyone has access to an arts education regardless of location, background, or life stage. It aims to become a contender in the $7 trillion e-learning market and establish a new medium of learning. Daisie provides creators with the opportunity to explore their interests, further their craft, and launch their careers via its digital workshops and rooms. The company has onboarded 170,000+ creators globally, conducted over 22,000 hours of live sessions, made 600,000 connections, and raised over $5 million in funding from Founders Fund, 8VC, Kleiner Perkins, and Gaingels. Daisie asserts that its team and board are from institutions such as MasterClass, Google, Tesla, and Depop. It will use the investment to ensure that its creators grow in confidence, take up space in their chosen fields, and build lasting careers.
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£471,170
Wise Analytics Group uses data to help companies, consumers and brands make better connections and more benefitial choices. They are a leader in terms of media analytics in the beauty sector, using a range of tools, technology and experience to create a product, market and consumer insight. Wise Analytics group have clients such as L'Oreal and Estee lauder. They are now looking to expand into other locations.
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Future You Cambridge is a company that sells clinically proven health supplements directly to consumers. Since its launch in 2016, it has sold products to over 100,000 customers. The company's Lactolycopene product received a patent in December 2017 and its Fertility+ product was also covered by the European Journal of Nutrition in a clinical paper and was shown to have resulted in a 40% increase in male fertility. The company's offerings now stand at 24 products, including the popular CBD product and its first product for pets, Curcupet-K9. Additionally, the company won the 2018 Cambridge Service Excellence and Independent High Growth Business of the Year Awards and has 5-star ratings on Trustpilot. They will use the investment to scale up direct advertising campaigns, expand its product range by more than 10 new products, and invest in their website to make it more intuitive.
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£655,011
Den has designed the next generation of live switches and plug sockets for the world. Unlike an ordinary switch, one can control the Den switches from the tap of an application. Back in 2015, Den was simply an idea, since then the company has developed a range of eleven products and a beautiful, user-friendly smartphone application that works across IOS and Android. Den is now an experienced team of 24 people with offices located in London and Poland. The company’s team consists of engineers, developers, and designers. The company has received a tremendous amount of interest from retailers, wholesalers, and home builders. With the proceeds, the company aims at launching an entire range of new products and build its sales and marketing significantly.
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£273,190
Cocoon is the smart new security system that protects your whole home with one device and alerts the users on their smart phone if something unusual happens, it also learns the usual rhythms of your home avoiding false alarms.
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£2,394,620
Ailuna is a sustainability training app that helps people adopt planet positive habits. The company uses behavioural science and lets users set green goals, embrace low-waste and low-carbon habits, and track the impact their actions have on the planet. Ailuna argues that its app is already in use in 50+ countries. It intends to dominate the sustainable action industry that is estimated to be worth $12 trillion. Ailuna asserts that it has raised £540,000 in less than two years of launch, built its tools and launched into the consumer space. The company aspires to target employee, student and citizen communities with its 'Ailuna for X' programme. Ailuna has also signed partnerships with Earth 51 and Virtuositeam and is in talks with other entities to reverse climate negative policies. The company states it will use the investment to develop 'Ailuna for X' further, develop and showcase its proprietary 'Motivational AI' feature, and boost sales and marketing activities.
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£354,813
