A social marketplace matching those that are seeking help with others nearby that are willing to provide it. Helpfulpeeps is a communal app allowing people to connect and trade favours with each other if they are within a local area and have the required skill. Responses are in real-time and any payments made are performed in the app.
Helpfulpeeps generate revenue via a 15% platform fee per paid transaction on the platform. In the future, the company is planning to add a premium service for a recurring fee, which will offer additional features. This funding round will see Helpfulpeeps developing their app further to implement a simplified, yet sophisticated transaction system. In addition, contributions will be used to promote their app across multiple marketing channels.
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investment:
£359,462
Buildy is an online platform that aims at making construction hiring easy by eliminating the expensive middlemen, thereby, saving time and money for both employers and employees. The platform was shortlisted as the Best Recruitment Innovation at Building Innovation Awards. Buildy has already signed up around 100 tradespeople and 46 employers. The company will streamline the hiring process through automation of job by bidding for jobs, matching algorithms, ratings, online chat, reviews, and providing the skilled workers and tradespeople more control via a better user interface. With the proceeds, the company will seek to fast track the Buildy app and help the company become the top recognised brand in construction staff hiring.
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Expired
investment:
£17,380
Polysolar aims to transform buildings and transport infrastructure into self-generating power stations by substituting conventional construction materials with solar glazing panels. Its customers include Sainsbury’s and Canary Wharf. The company estimates the crossover Building-integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) glass market worth $4 billion and aims to be a strong contender in this segment. Polysolar successfully raised £1.3 million on Crowdcube in 2018. It is in the final stages to secure a supply & install agreement with E.ON SE. It also won tenders for installing Electric Vehicle (EV) charging hubs from South Gloucester CC and Lake District National Park Authority. The company will use the investment to commercialise the immediate and significant opportunity in EV charging solar canopies and carports.
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Expired
investment:
£1,268,410
Harvest London has produced a moving hydroponic and vertical and farm in London. It has connected a wide understanding of agriculture and technology and built a creative business. The company has created relationships with London's top chefs and restaurants and are working on the expansion. The company is planning to use the funds for miscellaneous expenses, operations and technology.
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Expired
investment:
£402,060
CareGREEN is an innovation company that has created a unique air pollution capture and storage technology with the aim to reduce harmful pollution in the atmosphere. Their latest product is the Environmental Air Purification Intervention & Control System (EAPICS). The technology has been accredited as a significant solution in reducing COx worldwide. A World Health Organisation (2016) report established that more than 80% of people living in urban areas face the greatest environmental risk to their health today due to air pollution. CareGREEN believes its specialised filtration systems will contribute to a considerable fall in health issues linked to poor air quality. It is also diversifying its reach in other renewable energy sectors such as solar and wind. The company will utilise the investment to scale its business.
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Mishergas are a green development company, turning waste tyres into green energy. By cleaning up environmental hazards such as waste tyres and processing them in an environmentally friendly way Mishergas are able to provide solutions to the problem of both waste and energy usage.
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investment:
£347,575
FloatWind manufactures mass-produced floating offshore wind turbines. It seeks to disrupt the £20 billion offshore wind energy market. The company argues that conventional offshore wind farms, installed at sea, use expensive and slow installation methods that are also dangerous to the marine environment. It further stresses that the high cost of installation is often borne by the consumer. FloatWind asserts that its business model is different. The company claims to build its products on land and then floats its ready-to-float turbines out to sea. The company points out that this reduces environmental damage, substantially reduces costs, and makes offshore wind energy cheaper. FloatWind was selected for a 6-month UK Innovate Edge business mentoring programme and appeared for SetSquared Business Mentoring Seminar in May 2021. The company has 3,000+ followers on LinkedIn. FloatWind states it will use the investment for product development, expanding its team, IP protection, promoting marketing and PR, and boosting its manufacturing capabilities.
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Expired
investment:
£311,497
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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investment:
£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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Expired
investment:
£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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Expired
investment:
£1,101,180
