Sorbet is a proptech business which automates the processes of renting a house, aiming to streamline reporting, minimise the burden of administration and improve communication between agents, landlords, contractors and tenants.
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£239,341
Housebooker offers holiday accommodation in real peoples homes. They provide its clients with a way of generating a significant income through their managed services and aim to achieve a better return for their clients over what they would traditionally get from a buy-to-let.
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£12,950
Luxury handbags as worn by The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Bosworth and Sienna Miller amongst many other high profile individuals. meli melo produce chic and understated leather handbags that have unique shapes and handle functions serving as USPs for the firm. The company has multi-sale channels including online, in-store and to wholesalers. Revenues have grown exponentially over the last 5 years, from £400k to £3.55m in 2017/18.
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£211,060
Similar to the functionality of workplace pensions, employees can invest part of their pay into an ISA and start to build a healthy saving habit. Smarterly's current clients include Rolls Royce, Samsung and OVO Energy and they have identified 85 other organisations with a collective 600,000 employees as potential opportunities. Due to the fundamentals of Smarterly being automated, there is no need to pay for a large staff and revenue is generated via small fees.
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£1,638,150
Beija London (BL) is a digital lingerie brand for cup sizes AA-H with a flagship store at Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross. It argues that women have suffered because of the over glamorisation of the intimates sector. BL intends to solve that problem. It asserts that every single bra it makes caters to different cup sizes and different needs. The company has received an investment of £1.8 million in equity finance to date. BL witnessed +1300 fittings being completed on its online bra fitting service portal since its launch in April 2020 and garnered a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 57. BL was approached by Victoria's Secret US in 2019 to help the latter expand its offering and be more inclusive of different body shapes. It states it will use the investment to ensure that it has a sufficient stock of fast selling fashion lines to boost cash flow and increase the lifetime value of its loyal customer base.
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£478,013
A premium bicycle manufacturer that has created a fold-able and chinless e-bike for those that want to cycle more regularly. JIVR's e-bikes carry a 250W electric motor with a range of 50km on a single charge and can be folded in seconds whilst weighing 18kg. The company's executive team consists of individuals from Tesla, BMW, Jaguar and Pepsi and has received media coverage from high-profile outlets including the BBC, Forbes, Netflix, Amazon and many others. JIVR has multiple sales channels including B2C, B2B2C and B2B and is achieving a gross profit margin of 47.5% for every bike sold. This crowdfunding round will enable JIVR to further establish their e-commerce sales channels, create 4 new products targeted at different levels of the market and enhance the technological aspect of their e-bikes to develop new features and functionalities to ensure an improved safety and rider experience.
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€954,520
Aguulp innovates and curates liquid formulas using liposomal technology. The company asserts that vitamins in pill form have an absorption rate as low as 5% which is further eaten by stomach acid upon consumption before a person gets a chance to absorb it. Agullp aims to resolve this. Its product, NutriProtect, shields nutrients from corrosive stomach acid and helps 98% of nutrients reach the small intestine for absorption. The company estimates that over 3 million people in the UK and more than 10 per cent of the world’s population is malnourished for a variety of reasons, including environmental pollution, unhealthy diets and stressful lifestyles that block nutrient absorption and compound deficiencies. Aguulp aims to change this with its product line that includes Aguulp for Gut, Aguulp for Brain, and Aguulp for Immunity. The company will use 55.6% of the investment for marketing purposes, 44.2% for paying their staff, and 0.2% as other expenses.
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£317,993
Lifetise generates proprietary consumer data via its portal to boost the Artificial Intelligence (AI) based decision-making process within banks and insurers and increase their product sales. Lifetise asserts that its portal helps financial institutions acquire and fulfil the needs of high-value customers at a lower cost to the organisation. It is in negotiations with three retail banks and is an Accenture Fintech Lab alumni. The company was named as one of the most influential financial technology entities of 2020 by The Financial Technologist magazine and selected for the Mayor of London's 'Business Growth Programme' under the 'Most high potential startups' category in 2021. Lifetise will use 58% of the investment in product development and engineering to scale its technology platform, 31% on sales and marketing, and 11% on operations.
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£369,407
The Bottled Bartender is a manufacturer of premium RTD cocktails. The company manufactures, markets, and distributes single-serve premium cocktails to the trade, events and home markets. The cocktails are designed with the same recipes as a high-end bar, by using only branded spirits, garden-fresh ingredients made by the experienced staff. The company wants Trade and Events to benefit from the speed of service and logistical ease and not hire specialist staff. The Bottled Bartender anticipates in using a 24-hour courier service.
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£61,150
Clim8 is a financial technology company that aims to move billions of pounds of investment into sectors such as clean energy, clean technology, sustainable food, smart mobility, and recycling. It is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company quotes United Nations data arguing that the World needs to invest $2.4 trillion every year into clean energy, from now until 2035, to meet climate change targets. Clim8 aims to capitalise on this objective. It launched its app on iOS and Android in private beta in October 2020 and then in the App Store in March 2021. It claims that its users have invested from £25 up to £97,000. The company has raised £5 million in venture capital to date, secured up to £2 million in airtime for equity from Channel 4 Ventures, and garnered a 4.8 star rating in the App Store, from a cumulative 100 reviews. The company will use the investment to accelerate user acquisition and launch new product offerings including pensions.
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£2,849,790
