Bazar is the UK’s first dedicated ethical marketplace and lifestyle application. The company intends to disrupt the ~£32.8 billion UK consumer marketplace by creating a platform where eco-friendly businesses can thrive, and consumers can trust brand values. It brings curated ethical and eco-friendly brands, artisans, and items under one portal. BAZAR soft-launched its application with 35 sellers and 650 products in the COVID-19 lockdown which doubled showing positive seller demand. The app saw over 1800 downloads with early sales. The company has a social media presence with over 1500+ Instagram followers. It intends to enter the US market in 2022, followed by Europe. Bazar will use the investment to continue to develop its technology to help sellers grow their business and give buyers an intuitive shopping experience on the app.
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£208,368
Go In Store is a first person shopping experience that allows online visitors to experience a store as if they were in the store. Customers can engage with a retail associates in real time. They intend on using new technologies to bring this human to human virtual shopping experience to life.
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£275,852
Rabble is a gamified and licensed fitness program that transforms exercise into fun, team-based games. It was first formed by a former international athlete and then financed by investors from the LA Fitness & Liverpool football club. Rabble has quickly risen to 100 authorized sites strengthening many healthy communities over the UK. It is a differentiated concept which is named as Global Fitness Trend (WGSN). It has a proven and scalable model where the market leaders earn revenue of more than $100m. Further, it has developed 100+ instructors across the UK in less than one year. Rabble aims at helping and changing more lives with the finance that it raises. It is planning to grow to more than 300 Rabble sites in the coming year.
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£274,530
E-Riser is an innovative product that is designed to deliver energy efficient homes to the market. The E-Riser is expected to use a third of the energy conventional houses use and it's aim is to make energy efficient houses more affordable for all.
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£52,200
Propelair is a company that has developed the world’s lowest water-flush toilet system. The toilet uses air to propel 1.5 litres of water per flush, saving water when compared to 6-9 litres per flush for conventional toilets. The company has installed nearly 4,000 units in the UK and South Africa. They were awarded the prestigious Horizon2020 grant in 2017 to develop new innovations. It has also been featured in publications such as The Daily Telegraph, London Evening Standard, and The Times. The company will use the investment as working capital and stock acquisition funds to enable growth, in the UK and South Africa and launch into other water-stressed markets like the Middle East, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and introduce its 'Smart Connected Toilet' to the market.
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£1,236,245
Actve is on a mission to change the way people connect with their favourite fitness creators. The company aspires to help creators earn an income and build a subscription business. Actve asserts that it caters to a variety of creator needs allowing them to live-stream their workouts, offer guided programs to customers, or use Actve's software to manage their clients. The company aims to become a contender in the digital fitness market that is projected to be worth £21 billion by 2022. It aims to launch its platform in September 2021. Actve will use the investment to develop its platform, hire key staff, build its user base, and work towards becoming an industry champion for fitness creators.
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£165,627
Petalon is a business that delivers flowers across London and Britain on bicycles. Incorporated in 2016, Petalon was the culmination of two simple ideas delivering flowers to clients and ensuring carbon-neutrality. Petalon's aims to simplify flower delivery by cutting out waste and not compromising on aesthetics or affordability. For every 100 deliveries, Petalon donates 5% of operating profits to bee conservation charities and plants a tree in Britain. They have been praised by renowned publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and Stylist. Since incorporation, the company has secured a turnover of £700,000. With the investment, Petalon seeks to develop more brand awareness outside of London, build a dedicated following on social media channels and fund a nationwide marketing campaign to bring beautiful, sustainable floristry to clients across demographics.
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£93,850
Pedal Me (PM) uses proprietary electric cargo bikes in combination with trained employees to provide a fast, clean on-demand service to help move both people and goods around London. It argues that it trains its personnel based upon the curriculum of the City and Guilds of London Institute creating skilled riders who can carry passenger payloads up to 150 kilos, cargo payloads up to 150 kilos, and trailer payloads up to 300 kilos, respectively, on their bikes, covering distances at a speed motor vehicles cannot match. PM has grown to 50 personnel and 52 bikes since its founding in 2017. It has featured in global print media such as BBC News, Financial Times, and Volkskrant. PM also earned revenue worth £657,000 in February 2021 despite the COVID-19 crisis. It will use the investment to scale and find efficient ways to continue its growth.
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£600,000
A car-sharing platform for drivers to receive an extra income by allowing the local community to drive their cars instead of leaving it idle and unused. Hiyacar has a acquired an exclusive insurance product with AXA and already has more than 2,000 cars enrolled, with the majority located in London and surrounding urban areas with the intention of expanding further in the future.
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£1,431,885
Amino focuses on targeted nutrition using amino acids to improve human health, emphasizing the untapped potential beyond sports and bodybuilding. Currently offering pre- and intra-workout amino acid drinks, the company aims to expand its product line to cater to a broader consumer base, believing the market lacks variety in ready-to-mix powdered blends. Backed by scientific research and a commitment to taste and accessibility, Amino aspires to emerge as the leading global brand in amino acid products.
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investment:
£193,219
