Andersen fills the gap by producing intelligent, strong and customizable charging points that can be happily used by customers at home. It has proved itself as a premium provider in the rapidly growing electric vehicle home charger market. The company has witnessed an increase in growth by 10x in 2018 and a third of all sales in the last three months. Andersen has been featured in The Times, BBC London and much more famous press. The company has received 5* on Google review and 'Great' on Trustpilot. It will be using funds to scale up the production and accelerate the growth.
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£588,560
Callaly is the UK’s first female care B-Corp that delivers subscription-based organic cotton period products. The company has invented and patented the 'Tampliner', a combination of an organic cotton tampon with a soft mini-liner for built-in leak protection, with a clean insertion and removal, and no hard plastic applicator. It is multi-patented in 30 countries. The company has developed bespoke robotic machinery to automate production at a UK facility. In a £26 billion global femcare market, Callaly claims that its potential tampliner market would constitute 2% to 4% by 2024. The company has received rave reviews from magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Grazia. Callaly plans to begin sales in Europe in the third quarter of 2020 followed by sales in the US and Asia in 2021.
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£1,704,460
Perkier is the UK’s fastest growing healthy snack bar brand. It asserts that its bars are 100% plant based, contain 60% less sugar, and are free from gluten and palm oil. Perkier aspires to dominate the global snack bar market that is worth $22 billion. The company claims that its products are distributed in every Sainsbury’s supermarket, in over 450 Morrisons stores and over 400 ASDA stores. It further points out that it is listed in major foodservice companies including Compass, Brakes and Bidfood. The company has over 55,000 followers across social media, and a brand ambassador program including team GB Olympians reaching 1.6 million people. Perkier states it will use the investment to expand its team, increase digital marketing, and invest in innovation.
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£811,695
The Cheeky Panda (TCP) is a B Corp that offers a range of sustainable bamboo tissue and hygiene products available across Europe, the USA, China, and the Middle East. It asserts that its products are on the shelves of some of the World's top retailers including, Waitrose, Boots, MonoPrix and Carrefour. The company has sold over 12 million products across 25 countries and aims to become a contender in the overall hygiene market that is valued at over $200 billion a year. TCP featured in Sunday Times 'Fast Track – 'Ones to Watch' list, won Ocados rising stars best plant-based product in 2021, and launched with Waitrose in over 200 stores. TCP will use the investment to strengthen its management team in the run-up to IPO, focus on marketing and brand awareness to grow D2C sales, and oversee product launches with major retailers.
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£2,400,550
Kwanji is an online foreign exchange (FX) and payments platform that provides businesses with unrestricted access to the very best FX rates - 95% cheaper than a local bank on average.
https://kwanji.com/
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£491,594
Hommage is a luxury mens grooming brand that offers the highest quality grooming products for an affordable price. Hommage have partnered with a leading razer company based in Japan and also hired a world renowned european designer to design the packaging and the products.
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£523,990
NGX is a nutrition company that claims to have made the world’s first genetically personalised nutrition-shake, backed by nutritionists and scientists. The company is in the process of filing a patent for its product. It asserts that recommended food guidelines are based on population averages that are generic and not suitable for achieving optimum physical, mental fitness and health. NGX claims that its customer-specific products are trustworthy as they are made based on a DNA Nutrition Test (DNT) that is unique to a person. The company is operating in the $87 billion fitness market and aims to be a major contender. NGX has sold 30,000 NGX meals since its launch in 2020, collected data on over 5,000 genetic variations, and created proprietary gene-nutrition matching algorithms. It was a finalist in the 2019 British Business Awards (Health & Wellness) and has featured in publications like Glamour, Men's/Women's Health amongst others. The company will use the investment to support customer acquisition activities, team expansion, product supply, and brand partnerships deals.
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£294,934
Occuity seeks to develop revolutionary non-invasive screening and monitoring devices for chronic diseases like diabetes and Alzheimer's. It argues that its device safely shines a low power beam of light into the eye and then collects and analyses the return signal to accurately measure structures within the eye and detect changes associated with the onset of the aforementioned diseases. Occuity is targeting three distinct markets, namely Ophthalmology, Disease Screening and Disease Monitoring, which is worth an estimated $35 billion per year. It claims that its 'Occuity Indigo' product enables earlier detection of diabetes and provides a non-contacting, pain-free glucose monitor. Occuity was awarded over £1.5 million as part of the Innovate UK grant for the development of technology within Occuity Indigo. It has also signed a partnership with one of the UK's leading ophthalmic distributors, Birmingham Optical, to distribute its PM1 pachymeter device. It states it will use 42% of the investment towards Research and Development (R&D), 23% towards sales and marketing, 20% towards management and finance, 9% towards managing CAPEX and NRE, and 6% towards paying fees.
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£2,854,857
Oneskee is the one-piece snow brand that aims to re-ignite a forgotten product category. Oneskee asserts that it successfully navigated its way through the COVID-19 pandemic recording £500,000 in online revenue with 25% online growth in the 2020-2021 financial year. It has sold 10,000 suits across 79 countries since its launch and aims to become a contender in the snow brand industry that is growing more than £1 billion each year. The company has partnered with Olympic athletes, GB Snowsport, Folie Douce, and Snowboxx and received media recognition from the likes of BBC, Vogue, InTheSnow, The Telegraph, The Independent, and Eurosport. Oneskee is also continuing its work on its patent-protected Acclimate technology and kids collection which it intends to launch in 2021. Oneskee will use the investment to accelerate the roll-out of its successful online blueprint to all ski countries and create a dedicated resource for B2B sales.
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investment:
£215,618
OXTO Energy is an energy storage technology provider that intends to transform the way energy is stored. It claims to have developed an innovative energy storage flywheel technology made using 100% recyclable steel, having a low cost of operation, and being easy to manufacture. It argues that it has secured approximately £1.7 million worth of revenues through contracts for 2021 in UK, Kenya, and France, to name a few. It also aspires to become a minority partner of large infrastructure projects by offering its units at a discounted rate, guaranteeing a consistent revenue stream while increasing profitability throughout the project. It wants to dominate the estimated £70 billion energy storage market. The company states it will use 25% of the investment to grow its team, 60% for project delivery, and 15% towards growth and commercialisation of its business.
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investment:
£635,493
