RootWave is a company that employs electricity to eliminate weeds, providing a sustainable alternative to chemical herbicides for the sake of human health, the environment, and future food production. With global regulators curbing chemical herbicide use due to safety and resistance issues and manufacturers retreating from unprofitable markets due to legal costs, RootWave's patented technology offers improved weed control at a reduced expense compared to herbicides. This approach not only safeguards health but also aids in the ecological restoration of soil, water, and biodiversity, contributing to carbon capture through healthier soils.
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£1,295,810
Innovate Recycle (IR) is a company that aims to reduce carbon emissions from burning discarded carpets. It asserts that only 2% of the 400,000 tonnes of discarded carpets in the UK is recycled, with the rest going into a landfill or being incinerated. IR further points out that burning waste carpet leads to an estimated CO2 impact of £16 million per annum in the UK. It wants to solve this crisis. IR is building a new carpet recycling plant in Northamptonshire that would be able to recycle carpets into reusable materials. They have already received grant funding of up to £2.35 million. IR claims that a single production line in the plant, at full capacity, can recycle up to 20,000 tonnes each year and generate 12,600 tonnes of polypropylene pellets. It will use the investment to expand to a second production line by Year 4 at the same facility.
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£2,650,000
Loowatt is delivering safe sanitation and generating energy from waste for sustainable business growth. Loowatt argues that poor sanitation leads to more than £150 billion being lost every year due to health care costs, decreased income and productivity. It aims to change this with its patented toilet. The toilet's waterless flush seals waste hygienically away and is the starting point for Loowatt's unique closed-loop processing system. Loowatt works closely with the local utility partners and ensures that waste is safely collected, treated, and transformed into biogas to generate electricity and heat with nutrients captured for organic fertiliser production. Loowatt has processed 555 tonnes of waste and served more than 250,000 people. The company will use the investment to scale-up manufacturing, complete development of the Loowatt Pro data transmission system, and develop an aftersales monetisation strategy for large international contracts, starting with the City of Manila.
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£1,101,180
Photocrowd is a photograph community that connects photographers with one another. It also provides a platform for these photographers to earn money from their best photographs. Photocrowd currently have 31,000 members signed up in 166 different countries.
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£595,620
Caldera is a heat battery company that seeks to institutionalise zero-carbon energy solutions for the masses. Its patented breakthrough, Warmstone heat battery, can store 100kWh of heat for a standard home for 24 hours. Caldera asserts that it takes renewable energy using a flexible green tariff with prices as low as 5p/kWh and stores it as heat, providing carbon-free hot water and heating via Warmstone. The company has raised over £1.5 million through grants and investment to date, installed its first pilot Warmstone product in a family home, established a manufacturing and R&D base, and acquired the support of an energy think tank, Energy Systems Catapult. It aspires to become a contender in the estimated £3.5 billion renewable energy storage market in the European Union (EU). The company is working with König Metall to build and sell Warmstone units via approved UK installers. Caldera will use the investment to install a small number of pilot units in trial homes in 2021 before a full commercial rollout in 2022.
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£1,572,524
Plumen are aiming to persuade people to use energy efficient lighting by creating beautiful bulbs. To date, Plumen have expanded the business and funded R&D using their own sales. However now they are looking to expand. Plumen are seeking investment to: launch new product ranges, support and grow sales into new markets and develop smart lighting for launch in 2017.
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£695,680
VPS work with vehicle manufacturers to provide labour such as fitting air conditioning, leather seats, etc. to their cars as they arrive at port from overseas. VPS's main focus is the manufacturing of Number Plates within the Approved British Standard and selling these directly to the car manufacturers.
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£851,620
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MGN Builders Merchants is a well-established, profitable, and a fast-growing builders merchants and skip hire based in London and Essex. It offers same or next day delivery on thousands of building products kept in stock at all times. Having served 50,000+ customers in 2018 (81k EBITDA), the company's client base includes small to medium-sized companies, private developers and DIY customers. In the last three years, the company has trebled its revenue from £2.5m in 2016 to £7m by January 2019, achieving an almost 100% sales increase YoY. MGN is raising funding to accelerate its rapid growth plans, expand its team, start selling online, and launch concrete delivery service to capture UK's £34bn construction supplied wholesale market.
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£114,260
Nikalyte is a specialist in nanoparticles research and development (R&D) as well as commercialisation in various application areas such as cell binding, cell separation, drug delivery, catalysis, nano-photonics, and electrochemistry. The company is developing a nanoparticle generator, which will enable researchers to produce nanoparticles of almost any metal or alloy on almost any substrate via a user-friendly interface. Nikalyte is offering free nanoparticle samples to researchers investigating antiviral materials, such as Copper and Silver, towards developing a vaccine for Covid-19. The company also offers a consultancy service that provides advice on nanoparticle applications and ultra-high vacuum systems. The company aims to use the investment to scale its business.
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