Classlist is a school community application used by parents to link up, organise events, and share recommendations. The company argues that messaging tools like WhatsApp can pose security risks, become cliquey, or turn negative. It aspires to change this situation via its app. Classlist asserts that its portal creates buzzing parent communities that lead to better pupil outcomes. The company points out that it is the UK’s biggest school-parent community app with over 300,000 users. Classlist has 15,000 volunteer-led school ambassadors. Its core business model is ad-funded, offering advertisers school-by-school access to a UK family market. The company's one-stop community management platform achieved global recognition at BETT’s 2018 trade fair. Classlist claims to have acquired schools in 14 countries from Singapore to New York with negligible marketing amidst heavy competition. Classlist will use the investment received to develop premium services and extend its leadership positions in the UK and global markets.
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Expired
investment:
£975,830
Handset Expert (HE) is a company on a mission to help a customer select his/her next phone or SIM card in a quick, cost-effective, and easy manner. HE claims to provide all the information customers need when buying a new phone and/or SIM and streamline every step of the process. In 2018, 28.8 million handsets were sold in the UK. 61% of consumers expect to buy a new phone in the next two years, and the advent of 5G will usher a new generation of devices. The company, having undergone a thorough test and build phase, believes that it is in a suitable position for a full launch with a comprehensive go-to-market plan in place. It has featured in publications such as The Guardian, The Sun and The Mirror, been recommended by MoneySavingExpert and received Ofcom accreditation. It will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals to become the UK’s go-to mobile recommendation service.
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investment:
£286,670
Vestemi is a clean tech company with an environmental and social purpose. It has created, in partnership with EDF Energy, Radbot, a smart heating control product that saves money by reducing energy consumption of up to 30%. Radbot is easy to install, simple to use, and scalable. Moreover, Radbot has been awarded National Energy Efficiency Product of the Year, 2019. With the proceeds, Vestemi focuses on developing Radbot and testing the market to optimise its commercial strategy. It will also generate growth, increase brand awareness, and invest in sales & marketing to drive market sales.
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investment:
£421,705
The Ethical Butcher (TEB) is a premium, sustainable and ethical online butcher on a mission to spearhead the craft meat revolution. It has partnered with farmers who practise regenerative agriculture and supplies premium quality meat to the restaurant industry throughout London. TEB claims that its meat is 100% pasture-fed and free from hormones and antibiotics. It has served 10,500 orders to 5,000 customers. TEB generated £789,000 in revenue and £141,000 in profit in 2020. TEB asserts that it has an ‘Excellent’ rating on Trustpilot, featured on news entities such as The Telegraph, The Times, and BBC Good Food, and claims to be the first and only online Pasture-Fed Livestock Association (PFLA) certified butcher in London. The company points out that it has 478,000 website visitors and intends to use the investment to accelerate the growth of its B2C business and scale its meat production.
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investment:
£1,592,648
Toraphene is an environmental technology company that aims to eliminate plastic waste. It has released with its product, Toraphene, to solve this crisis. It claims that Toraphene is a biodegradable, compostable and commercially-viable plastic packaging substitute for conventional plastic. The company asserts that its product is biodegradable even in the ocean, and has been developed using graphene technology. It is focussed on eliminating carrier bags and food containers in its first-round which account for 23% of marine waste. It aims to be a segment leader in the projected $25.4 billion biodegradable plastic industry by 2026. The company will use the investment to make Toraphene accessible to companies worldwide and make plastic packaging obsolete.
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Expired
investment:
£1,000,000
Ascot Brewing are passionate brewing award-winning real ales and hop-forward craft beers. They are on a mission to deliver value for its shareholders and customers while providing opportunities for its employees. They have opened a 2,500sq ft,20 tap - taproom and launched its hop-forward craft beer brand. Till now there are 785 investors backing Ascot Brewing Company and they have recently moved to new 8,500 sq. Ft building & installed new brewing kit. The company have successfully launched our hop-forward craft beer brand (Disruption is Brewing®). Ascot Brewing is seeking investment to expand the sales team, build out one of the best taprooms in the UK, growing export trade, add a small canning line, and address export inquiries.
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Expired
investment:
£150,000
Black Ballad (BB) is a subscription media lifestyle platform that uses media, community and data to empower black women in Britain and beyond. The company asserts that since its inception in 2014, it has become a dominant force for Black women in Britain, with thousands of members paying upwards of £4.99 per month or £49 per year to access BB's combination of content, events and lifestyle perks. BB claims that it has been the recipient of over £125,000 in grants from organisations that include NESTA, Deutsche Bank and Kings College London. BB argues that it launched two successful surveys about Black Motherhood and Black Women in Britain producing over 400,000 data points from nearly 6,000 respondents. The company has also signed a content partnership with BBC to launch Steve McQueen's 'Small Axe' mini-series. It will use 35% of the investment on technology evolution, 23% towards content creation, 23% towards audience development and marketing, 13% for business development, and 6% for legal, accounting and miscellaneous expenses.
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Expired
investment:
£337,885
Doodle Drinks (DD) aims to make all-natural soft drinks that kids can enjoy. The company cites research data arguing that children aged 18 months to 18 years are drinking 26% fewer sugary drinks and consumption for 10-year olds has fallen 35%. It wants to capture this sentiment and deliver a soft drink that's a healthy choice for both parents and their kids. DD has secured distribution with the noted distributor, Bravura Foods. It has also signed a partnership with the largest independent bottler of beverages in Europe and North America, Refresco, who have over 60 manufacturing sites globally to fulfil its objective. DD will use the investment to grow its business, execute its marketing strategy and increase its product range.
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Expired
investment:
£877,830
Invisage is a cloud-based platform that helps asset managers optimise their performance and research costs by identifying the true value of investment research. The company asserts that Directive 2014/65/EU has led to the investment research market falling from $16.5 billion to $14 billion as managers look to reduce costs and increase value. Invisage asserts that its platform helps asset managers identify, objectively measure ‘value’ added by research, and consume only high-impact research. The company also offers a web-based research consolidation, valuation and attribution solution that gives a quantitative assessment of value added by research to client portfolios. Invisage will use the investment to enhance deep learning-based Natural Language Processing (NLP) models that detect the implicit ideas from research narrative, build partnerships with data providers and other solution providers, and market scale its sales function
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Expired
investment:
£75,000
TheVeganKind is a plant-based supermarket subscription box service that sells different vegan and plant-based products. The company has generated a revenue of £2.5m during Nov 2018-Nov 2019. TheVeganKind had shipped more than 130,000 orders alone in 2019. There are more than 4,500 different vegan and plant-based products in stock. It has been recently voted the UK's Top Online Retailer for Vegan Shopping. TheVeganKind has more than 500,000 social followers across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. With the proceeds, the company will allocate 60% of the funds towards marketing and branding; 20% will go towards warehouse expansion, and in increasing its inventory; 20% will go towards operating expenditure and team expansion.
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Expired
investment:
£669,188
