The Idle Man is a fast growing internet retailer with experienced founders. Within the third month of trading The Idle Man was already seeing £100,000 in monthly revenue. This funding round they are aiming to use the money gained from investments to continue their aggressive expansion.
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investment:
£1,283,974
Synatus is a virtual consulting group that enables senior level experienced sole practitioners to work together to service and develop client business. The Group provides the individual with a total support structure for their business which includes visible profiles on the web site, centralised marketing initiatives and saving money on services they buy for their business. They also earn fees for referring colleagues and introducing third party products and services to clients.
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HOMYHUB is a multi-award winning startup that aims to unleash the full potential of garages. Customers get full access to their smart garages via smartphones that work as Smart Garage Remotes. The startup has successfully piloted a delivery service in partnership with Correos, Spain's courier service giant, resulting in a commercial contract and interest from other big brands. It has already raised €150,000+, developed and tested the full-product. HOMYHUB has also received recognition from Santander Bank, Digital Logistics, and Porsche, and has featured in publications like Voz Populi and El País. HOMYHUB is ready to launch a commercial project and scale it through marketing, key hirings, and productions which are enough to reach more than 300,000 garages starting from Spain to the rest of Europe.
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investment:
£406,760
The Cheeky Panda have created a range of 100% high quality, ultra sustainable, low carbon, bamboo tissue products at affordable prices. With an ever growing population it was estimated that in 2008 humanity's consumption exceeded the Earths regenerative capacity and as bamboo products are the worlds fastest growing plant Cheeky Panda feel it is not being utilised to its full potential.
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investment:
£521,314
With over 400 professional writers, anyone's life can story can be turned into a 100-page book. Customers are uniquely matched with a writer based on personality and background and are interviewed in their home. Customers will have full control of the content with frequent conversations and drafts provided by their writer to ensure every moment is as meaningful as possible. Their life story will be printed, including photographs, into an eloquent hardbound book.
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investment:
£617,221
Expend helps businesses by simplifying and automating the process of expense management. The company provides optional contactless payment cards, receipt and invoice management, mileage tracking, spending approvals and expense reimbursements through its mobile app and web platform. It aims to become a contender in the global travel and expense management software market that is expected to reach $17.4 billion by 2027. The company argues that 96% of its customers are happy and recommend its services. It has onboarded notable clients such as Amazon, Capitalise, Bumble, and Jimmy's. The company will use 40% of the investment on sales and marketing to further target the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and corporate markets, 40% to open up market opportunities via further product enhancements along with partner products, and 20% to expand its services to international users.
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investment:
£926,610
Pavegen is at the forefront of transforming cities through groundbreaking kinetic technology that converts foot traffic into renewable energy and valuable data. Their impressive 100% revenue growth in 2022, reaching £2 million with an EBITDA of -£627,000, has spurred them to seek funding to capitalize on the rapidly expanding ESG market, anticipated to be worth $50 trillion by 2025. With the pressing need for climate action, Pavegen's solution revolves around generating off-grid energy and data from urban foot traffic, fundamentally reshaping how cities and institutions interact with renewable energy sources and engage with their communities, contributing to a more sustainable planet. Their business model includes large-scale installations, revenue generated from their data platform and analytics, and multiple income streams. In a competitive landscape, Pavegen is a pioneering market leader, offering an efficient means of harnessing energy from motion through their core IP electromagnetic technology.
The raised funds will support the expansion of sales and marketing efforts, technology scaling, and innovation, including the development of new products such as kinetic roads. Pavegen has gained the support of institutional investors like the Hinduja Group and Tamar Capital, propelling urban transformation. They serve a diverse customer base globally, including blue-chip companies, governmental bodies, and various entities in 37 countries. Pavegen holds three international patents, positioning them as a trailblazer in kinetic energy technology with applications in various fields.
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investment:
£1,860,345
Ayoa by OpenGenius is an intelligent digital workspace for remote teams to manage meetings, build plans and action tasks. Launched in June 2019, Ayoa already has over 12,000 paying users and c. 300,000 users who have signed up for the free product. Ayoa is used by many people at reputable organisations such as the BBC, Ernst & Young, and Cambridge University. It has an average customer rating of 4.5 stars from 1,000+ reviews across the Apple App Store, Google Play and Capterra. Moreover, the company's CEO, Chris Griffiths, has been featured in several publications such as the BBC, The Times, Forbes, GQ, and The Telegraph as an expert on topics such as creativity and productivity. With the funds received, the company will further develop its product by releasing newer features such as Smart Meetings, and Intelligent Digital Workspace, smoothening powerful integrations and integrating AI tools into the application.
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investment:
£1,143,029
Craved is an ecommerce business selling British craft food and drink from independent producers all over the country. They believe in craft, flavour and supporting the people behind the product. The investment will be used to grow their gifting business, launch and grow the Crave Collective and develop their corporate offer and acquire new clients.
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Expired
investment:
£180,590
Jump In is a trampoline park designed to create a healthy and fun place for families to go to enjoy jumping, games and exercises. The trampoline park includes a number of features such as a dodgeball court, a foam pit and a basketball court.
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investment:
£630,471
