WeVee is a platform that brings Electric Vehicles (EVs) into one place so that potential customers can browse across different models and makes, compare them, get relevant pricing, and configure a leasing plan, with the help of reliable EV experts. The company asserts that its pricing configurator pulls from some of the UK's top lenders such as Lex Autolease, LeasePlan, Arval UK, and ALD Automotive, using Application Programming Interface (API's) to show the best price for each lease configuration. WeVee argues that over 800 vehicles have been ordered on its portal to date. It has also earned £830,000 worth of revenue since launch and garnered 350+ 5-star Trustpilot reviews. WeVee will use the investment for technology development, marketing, contingency purposes, towards paying its tech, leadership, marketing, and operations teams, and upgrades to its IT hardware.
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£1,602,196
Riversimple is a vehicle manufacturer and assistance provider exploring ‘next-generation’ electric vehicles. It offers its customers the first inexpensive, fun-to-drive and easy eco-car, delivered with a complete and cost-transparent subscription service. Riversimple has gained an investor base of over 950 shareholders from 21 countries including NZ, Japan, India and many more. The company has already raised over £2M, and its next step is to grow the engineering team and boost the volume of production engineering to enable it to reach commercialisation by 2021.
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£839,958
Try EV is a platform that allows customers to discover, analyze, customize and explore with EVs before making a final buying decision. It encourages “electrify to buy” and intends to change the car purchasing process. The company has also collaborated with big brands such as BMW, Tesla, etc. Try Ev was an Exhibitor at London Motor Show 2019, it was shortlisted for “Greener Greenwich” at Greenwich Business Awards and it was an Elevator Pitch Business Awards finalists at London Motor Show 2018. The funds will be used to balance the growth, to bring key talent, to promote partnerships with major leasing companies and charging networks and to improve marketing and promotion efforts.
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£88,430
Emopwering people to improve their musculoskeletal health through exercise. TrackActive is a physical health app that assesses a person's conditions, health and habits and delivers a personalised programme consisting of advice and exercises that adapt as the person progresses. The app is developed using rehabilitative exercise data, clinical algorithms and AI. The app can be used by organisations to view anonymised information on the health of their employees or customers and is distributed via public health, corporate and insurance partners.
TrackActive will be monetised via the aforementioned partners, who will pay an ongoing monthly subscription from £25 per month. This figure may increase depending on the health practitioners using the service. TrackActive's content, such as articles, video and images, can also be licensed to partners. Funds will be allocated towards developing the product further, with the inclusion of an Android version, admin dashboards, evidence-based content and regular updates to the app.
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£253,598
Milbotix, a healthtech start-up, supported by the Alzheimer's Society and the UK Dementia Research Institute, is driven by its innovative product SmartSocks™. This wearable technology aims to assist individuals with dementia facing communication challenges and their caregivers. Globally, the number of people with dementia is increasing significantly, reaching 78 million by 2030 and 139 million by 2050. Half of those diagnosed with dementia encounter challenging behavioral symptoms due to distress. Early distress management not only enhances well-being but also helps prevent escalating behavioral issues. SmartSocks™ utilize sensors and artificial intelligence to notify dementia caregivers about early signs of pain and anxiety in their patients.
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£220,780
Sunswap is a solar and battery-powered transport refrigeration company that keeps food, medicine, and vaccines cold whilst on the road. The company argues that diesel-powered Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) are expensive to operate and highly polluting. It proclaims that replacing a diesel TRU with a Sunswap TRU could be the equivalent of removing 31 cars from the road. Sunswap asserts that the TRU market would have a market worth £13.4 billion by 2030. The company aims to be a contender in this segment and claims that electric TRU sales will follow the electric vehicle adoption curve with a 60% Year-on-Year growth. Sunswap has successfully tested its working prototype's capability to meet the temperature requirements of -22°C. It is collaborating with six major UK supermarkets on product development, with aims to secure sales with them in 2021. The company will use the investment to grow its team, build the next generation product, and secure sales by the end of 2021.
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£535,000
Q Doctor aims at changing the NHS care delivery with the help of video consulting to benefit patients and clinicians. The company is focusing on delivering a model that keeps modernised NHS care free of charge for the patients. The video solution plugs NHS clinicians to the existing NHS infrastructure and allows them to connect to the NHS patients digitally. With the proceeds, Q Doctor will fulfil its strategy for 2020. It will deploy the funds into labour, development, operations, marketing, and contingency funds.
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£1,386,200
MysteryVibe creates doctor-recommended sexual health devices. The company combines research and engineering by onboarding leading doctors to design devices that address major sexual health issues such as erectile dysfunction, dryness and pain during intercourse. MysteryVibe has changed over 50,000 lives in 65 countries, witnessed $1 million worth of direct sales in 2020, and became the first sexual health startup to be featured on a BBC documentary. The company has received 20+ international awards including, the coveted Design Week Awards where its product, 'Crescendo', beat the Apple Watch. MysteryVibe has featured in media entities like Men's Health, Women's Health, The Daily Dot, and Forbes, to name a few. The company will use 25% of the investment to expand and scale its digital marketing campaign, 25% to launch two new products, 25% to expand its team, and 25% on building its inventory.
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£498,020
Europe's largest marketplace for classic cars. In 2018, Car & Classic achieved revenues of £1.3m, with the value of vehicles sold exceeding £480m and their website is visited by 2.2m users every month. 60% of revenue is derived from data contracts, whilst the other 40% is generated via advertisements.
Data contracts are held by Cazana, the owner of Car & Classic, which is a B2B platform that values every vehicle by performing machine learning algorithms. The company claims that hundreds of businesses utilise this data. The Financial Ombudsman has declared that this data is recommended to be used for vehicle valuations during insurance claim cases.
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£1,541,590
Improving urban mobility by offering a bike sharing service to reduce congestion and pollution whilst increasing physical activity. cycle.land has recently entered a partnership with Youon, the largest bike share company in China, to deliver their services all over Europe. The fleet will consist of regular bicycles, in addition to e-bikes, e-scooters and e-cars. cycle.land has also worked in conjunction with local councils, Transport for London and local boroughs to introduce dock less mobility companies in the UK.
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£331,963
