An alternative to vodka, gin and many other spirits, with a deliciously smooth and unique, light taste available across the best bars in the UK and most recently in Italy and New York. This multi-award winning spirit is sustainably sourced from wild Northern Europe birch trees and distilled from birch sap.
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investment:
£252,647
Goldilock empowers remote, instant control of physical connections and disconnections for assets, devices, data, and network segments – all without internet dependency. Addressing the vulnerabilities of the Cloud and emerging technologies, Goldilock provides a solution that leverages physical disconnection, offering heightened cybersecurity. With the endorsement of experts like Gregory Akers from CISCO, Goldilock excels in securing IP-based network components, achieving unmatched security through on-demand isolation or connection that remains unseen by cyber threats.
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investment:
£200,000
A secure digital platform that lets extended family members follow a pupil’s journey through their school yearsSocial networks are big business in the networked world that we live in today. Acknowledge Xc’s new online digital platform harnesses the power of existing school websites, enabling a pupil’s family members to follow their years at school.Having collaborated with top schools including Eton, Berkhamstead, Wellington College, Stowe School and Steiner Schools, Acknowledge is looking for investment to complete the build of its internet-based platform.As the platform is in the later stages of development, the company has already had a significant amount of collaborative input from schools and parents.Pupils jointly create profiles with their school, publishing videos, pictures and events relating to academic achievements and extra curriculum interests that could otherwise go unnoticed. Access is granted to extended family using secure methods, allowing these members to log in, view and even comment on a pupil’s activity. An additional feature of this platform is that each profile can be used to supplement a pupil’s academic CV and enhance applications for different schools. It acts as proof of past commitments and extra curricular activities and can support personal statements.The key market for Acknowledge is the independent schools sector in the UK which has around 500,000 pupils in 1200 schools. The company also has plans for expansion into overseas markets, and has estimated this market to contain around 3 million pupils – a figure which looks set to double by 2022. A revenue share scheme is in place to reward schools with a charitable donation and a referral fee is in place to reward those who help the model grow quickly. The first 10 founder schools will also receive more rewards.
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£29,800
AP Brands are now launching their fourth brand, Create-A-Crisp. The first three brands consist of Awfully Posh, The London Crisp Co. and The London Popcorn Co. The product is unseasoned, crinkle cut crisps with reduced fat in a 5-bag multipack. Included are 10 different seasoning sachets to allow the consumer to control the amount of flavourings they would like to apply to their crisps, as well as combining sachets to create unique flavours.
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£124,804
Byrd is a coaching platform that works around everyday life to keep people running. It asserts that its unique EQAI-coach uses 1 billion variables to coach people to their goal, whether that’s simply to remain healthy or to hit a specific event. The company estimates that 200 million people were running globally in 2018. It seeks to target this group and become a contender in a fitness market that is estimated to be worth $2.4 billion. The company has created and tested two beta versions of its Android and iOS apps. It points out that it has conducted surveys involving hundreds of runners clocking in 20,000 km of running and incorporated that data into its portal. Byrd argues that its app has been built on Google Cloud infrastructure and is ready to horizontally scale. It will use 40% of the investment in product evolution, 20% in acquisition, 23% towards marketing, and 17% towards enriching customer experience.
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investment:
£266,836
Champion & Reeves is a confectionery brand that manufactures and distributes 100% natural, high quality confectionary. They currently have orders placed from locations such as Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.
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£156,540
Stroodles are straws made from pasta, which eliminates the use of plastic and wet paper straws. It lasts over 1 hour, is tasteless, 100% biodegradable and edible. The company has received worldwide brand exposure through viral content via Unilad and BBC. It has B2B and B2C clients including Marriott and Ibis in Europe, and it has stockists in the UK and Austria. The company will use the funds to scale marketing and sales and to become the market leader in the straw market.
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£214,980
Common Objective is a global B2B sourcing and information platform that rewards sustainable business through higher search rankings. The company aims at disrupting the $2trillion fashion industry as it has already used by 23k+ fashion professionals who work at leading brands and 1000’s of SME’s, from over 150 countries. The company’s online platform uses personalisation and matching technology to connect buyers with suppliers and provides them with targeted content and tools supporting best practice. The site is used by individuals and teams who work at world-leading brands backed by industry leaders including Roland Mouret, PDS Multinational, and Plexus Cotton.
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investment:
£462,260
Power Transition (PT) is a specialist cloud-based software & hardware platform that enables every participant in the energy sector to dynamically track, optimise and balance their energy in real-time and at any scale, from micro-grids to national grids. It is currently focusing on the UK residential & commercial market that consists of 1.25 million meter readings daily, focussing on £1.5 billion of customers’ funds annually, and ensuring steady and reliable management of interconnections throughout the UK. In 2018, the company raised seed funding, matched by Innovate UK, which in turn is being used, to develop and deploy its technology in 47 homes in Corby. The company is implementing its PT integrated microgrid as a 'Service Platform' in houses in Corby using its Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Network. With the investment, the company plans to roll out its platform beyond the microgrid use case and is talking to commercial estates, local authorities, Distributed Network Operators (DNO), energy aggregators, and producers.
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investment:
£266,530
Ticketpass is a ticketing platform that is set to disrupt the traditional ticketing industry with an ethical approach by donating to charity every time a ticket is sold. This 'Tech for Good' company aims to create a fair platform that uses ticketing to create a positive impact, allowing anyone to enhance their events for better social impact at no extra cost. Ticketpass won the Warwick Startup Venture Cup in 2016. It also launched its iOS and Android check-in apps in 2018. In 2019, the official launch of Ticketpass was featured by National Industry Media and Forbes. The company will allocate 56% of the funds to team/tech development, 17% to new hires, 10% to marketing and the remaining 17% to Office & Operations.
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investment:
£282,667
