KindLink are a social network for donors and charities so donors are able to make a donation to their favourite charity and help them help other people. Donors are able to see the impact of the donations they are making by following the progress of the charity and updates for the project donated to. KindLink establishes a direct connection between donor and beneficiary to create a close and community-like feel.
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£25,045
Getting-in.com started with one simple goal: to give school leavers all the resources they need under one website. The website is designed to help individuals discover the ideal apprenticeship, university course, or more vocational opportunity for their particular needs. In order to do this, the website lists every undergraduate course currently offered, as well as 20,000 apprenticeship and traineeships. We need your support today as the site is ready to be marketed and monetised. We will do this with an expert sales and marketing team focusing on signing up organisations and schools across the UK, potentially giving us the traffic and the revenue we need to keep growing the business.
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£11,168
Carnot is developing hydrogen engines with key components manufactured from ceramics able to withstand fuel combustion temperatures, eliminating the need for cooling systems and doubling the efficiencies of modern engines. The company argues that modern engines waste on average one-third of fuel energy to cool systems that stop metallic components from melting. Carnot claims that its engines eliminate this waste doubling efficiency, halve fuel costs and CO2 and achieve net-zero operation by operating on biofuels and hydrogen benefiting the long haul transport, marine and primary off-grid power markets. Carnot has raised over £600,000 including a pre-seed round in 2020 for £357,000 at a pre-money valuation of £2 million, a £300,000 Innovate UK grant and another £300,000 Eureka Eurostar’s grant. Carnot has a 5-year, 3-phase exit strategy and will begin licensing its IP at the end of 2023 at which point it will begin generating revenue. It will eventually look for acquisition from one of its manufacturing partners in 2025 after demonstrating industry acceptance of its technology.
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£262,500
Themis is a Regulatory Technology (RegTech) company that helps organisations mitigate the risk and impact of all forms of financial crime such as money laundering, bribery, corruption, cybercrime, theft, slavery/human trafficking, and fraud. The RegTech sector is expected to become a GBP 10 billion industry at the end of 2020. Themis aims to be a major contender in this segment and also plans to stop financial frauds that it asserts costs companies globally GBP 3.2 trillion every year. The platform is designed to provide insights on the latest threats, trends, and criminal techniques whilst helping clients complete due diligence on their clients, staff, and supply chains. Themis's key clients include Dow Jones, TSB, Fiserv, Mitmark, Ebury, Natwest Group, Acuris, Glasswall, Evolution AI, and Kingley Napley amongst others. The company envisages exiting via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) or selling to a technology company or to a big consultancy wanting to have a specialized Financial Crime (FC) arm to their business, including a RegTech solution
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£567,027
OpenPlay is a marketplace for sports facilities and activities. It makes it easier for the public to find and book local venues and activities. It has a social layer on top to connect people to each other around their sporting interests and abilities. It makes money via a mixture of a subscription (SAAS) and commission based model for the use of its online bookings and customer management tools. We already have 80,000+ monthly visitors, 100,000+ bookings and over 2,000 venues listed.
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£75,000
IO-CO is an ideation company engaged in reducing the risk of launching consumer products. With its unique designing and prototyping methods, it allows market validation at a very early stage in the development cycle. Within a short span of 7 months, IO-CO is ready to commercialise 4 new products and is on the brink of forming an alliance with a sizable financial and technical partner.
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£430,005
Hill and friends is a luxury handbag retailer. They design and supply high quality women’s bags. Emma and Georgia was the creative and brand directors that helped mulberry gain their success from increasing their revenues from £51m in 2008 to 169m in 2012.
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£318,231
Bippit is a wellbeing platform that provides employees with financial consultancy from a professional with zero cost to the employees themselves. The company asserts that COVID-19 has made financial consultancy services difficult to access for employees. Bippit aims to resolve this situation. It is available in mobile and desktop formats and integrates with an employees’ entire financial life through 'Open Banking'. Bippit argues that this helps staff members receive all the tools they need to learn, plan, and take action concerning their finances. It also helps companies save time and money, ensures that employees receive an impartial support system, and allows financial experts to get an extra revenue stream. The company will launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) likely within 5 years if it moves beyond strategic acquisition.
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£73,000
Batfast has developed an interactive cricket simulator to increase the interest in cricket. Batfast is used for entertainment purposes and also for training with a basic scoring system and 100 ball feeder.
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£148,055
Solent Automation specialises in developing, deploying and supporting automation robots to perform and tackle common manual labour-intensive tasks in factories. To solve the 'pick-and-place' challenges in an industrial setup, these robots are created with proven reliable components coupled with proprietary software to solve 'pick-and-place' challenges in an industrial environment. Two of the company's noteworthy products are 'SOLPAL 8' and 'SOLPACK 1XP, both are equipped with an all-in-one gripping tool, and can handle 16 boxes per minute and 60 packs per minute, respectively. Backed by a team of experts from manufacturing and robotics, Solent Automation provides on-site installation, training, and remote support for its products. There is also a rent-to-buy option through a 3rd party finance company. With the investment, the company aims at providing more robotic equipment most needed in factories focused on labour-intensive work functions.
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investment:
£76,000
