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
Holly and Beau is a kids-wear brand that offers a unique collection of colour changing rainwear and umbrellas. They have applied the colour changing idea to its range of children’s rainwear products to create a fun and exclusive clothing range to become famous. Stocked in two of the largest departmental stores in the United States; Dillard’s and Nordstrom and they have also received Innovation of the Year Award (Nectar Card Business). Funds will be used for marketing, brand awareness and rolling out the production of the swimwear collection.
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£143,623
HOLOS is an award-winning kombucha company making good small-batch kombucha with a charitable purpose of giving training and work for survivors of human trafficking. Its kombucha was chosen to be the kombucha at Gwyneth Paltrow's first In Goop Health Summit in London, and it has been highlighted in Liz Earle Wellbeing magazine. HOLOS will use the funds for sales, team expansion, marketing, manufacturing and working capital.
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£102,563
Voyager Cannabidiol (CBD) is a health and wellness company focused on producing high-quality CBD and hemp seed oil products. It argues that CBD is beneficial for the human heart, stomach, bones, brain and intestine. Voyager CBD intends to be a contender in the CBD market that is expected to be worth £1 billion with 1 million regular users in 2025. Voyager CBD asserts that it raised £500,000 in an oversubscribed seed funding round in November 2020. The company has also launched VoyagerLife, a complementary range of beauty and skincare products, in February 2021. Voyager CBD will use the investment to launch new and innovative products, build brand recognition via SEO and digital marketing, ensure that the brand fulfills big orders and demonstrate its financial security to big retailers, and integrate its own manufacturing and extraction capabilities.
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£733,818
LABFRESH produces menswear that is more durable using fabrics that repel stains and body odour, and are wrinkle repellent.
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£1,302,758
Dr. Will’s is an all-natural condiment company started in 2015 by real-life doctor, Dr Will. The company has grown from farm shops and Selfridges food hall to nationwide availability, with listings on Ocado, Waitrose and Tesco since its 2017 launch. It has sold 10,000 bottles in Tesco in its first two months, donated £10,000 worth of sauce to food charities up and down the UK and became a fully certified B-corp. Dr. Will's claims to have a thriving 'Strava Club' to get its sauce lovers outdoors. It has sold over 450,000 products and registered over £1 million worth of sales to date. It will use the investment to increase trade marketing spend with Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado, increase brand awareness through online marketing and sampling, grow its e-commerce (DTC) channel, build its team, and invest in packaging and innovation to make its business greener.
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£1,122,376
Cracker Drinks Co Ltd is an independent UK craft juices/juice maker who manufactures premium, natural juice drinks. The company markets its three products namely, Cracker Drinks, CRAFTED, and Newton’s Appl Fizzics as ‘Craft Drinks’. They sources its raw materials, namely fruits, are sourced from different countries- orange from Brazil, lemon from Spain and mango from India- and blends it to industry standards. The packaging is environmentally-friendly packaging. Their products are stocked in 2,000 major retail outlets, including Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose, Holland and Barrett, EH Booth and Whole Foods. It aims to be a major contender in the £16.2 billion UK soft drinks market. The company will use the investment to expand its reach, both in the UK and internationally and target under-represented areas, especially pubs, bars, restaurants and export, to drive growth. It will also use the investment to develop new product ranges and expand its team.
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£332,230
Kocktail creates cocktails designed by award-winning mixologists. The company has sent out over 4,000 orders since its launch, generated £120,000 in revenue, and garnered over 100 five-star reviews from its customers. Kocktail asserts that its curator, Neil, was the senior bartender at the Savoy Hotel’s Beaufort Bar. The company presents all of its drinks with stunning garnishes and gives customers the low-down on what they’re drinking via its 'Story Behind the Serve Cards'. Kocktail has featured in the Stylist, Esquire, Delicious, Telegraph, and Metro. It has also featured on the BBC’s 'Saturday Kitchen Live'. The company aims to venture into onboarding retailers like Amazon and Ocado through a multi-national spirits distributor. It will use 57.2% of the investment for marketing, 18.3% for paying staff salaries, 16% for procuring raw materials, and 8.5% for capital investment.
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£166,994
IceRobotics develops sensor technology and advanced data analytics for the dairy farming industry. It claims that its cloud-based behaviour monitoring system - CowAlert - provides real-time insights and ‘alerts’ farmers on the performance of their herd, using data collected from ‘IceQube’ sensors attached to the rear leg of a cow that records the cow's movements. CowAlert interprets and relays this data back to the farmer in a series of actionable reports. The company states it has generated revenues of over £1 million in 2020, sustained a customer retention rate of 95% and onboarded 143 commercial CowAlert customers worldwide recording 42,000 cows. It has also raised £6 million in equity investments to date from serial angel investors and family offices. They intend to use the investment to grow their base in the USA and across the food supply chain, strengthen their team, develop new CowAlert modules, and develop collaborative opportunities with dairy industry organisations.
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£637,956
EBar is a ‘Beer as a Service’ entity. It argues that music and sporting events experience long bar queues with millions of people waiting in serpentine lines for their pint. EBar aspires to change this. Its patent-protected EBar machine allows a customer to order, pay and dispense two drinks in less than 30 seconds and in half the time taken by a typical event bar. The machine is supplemented with an integrated 'Point of Sale' (PoS) software, payment solution and data reporting systems. The company has secured over £800,000 of funding from private and public sector sources to date. It also deployed new EBar units at pilot events pre-lockdown and commercially in summer 2020 where it served over 3,500 pints in a socially distanced open-air environment. EBar has patents pending across international territories such as North America, Europe, China, Japan, Korea and Australia. It will use the investment to build more units, grow its team, develop supply chain partnerships, and boost business development.
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investment:
£356,377
