Launched in October 2016, Big Drop Brewing is a world-leading alcohol-free craft brewer. The company brews beer naturally by using specialist brewing methods to ensure the alcohol never exceeds 0.5%. The beer is not only Alcohol-Free, but is also gluten-free and many are low in sugar. Their award-winning lager is vegan-friendly. The company does not have a brewery of its own but partners with reputable breweries around the world, who share their brewing values to produce the beer. Big Drop Brewing has secured private funding already and meaningful distribution in the UK and 12 overseas markets. They have also secured off-trade listings in Tesco, Morrisons and Ocado. Half of the investment will be used for Sales & Marketing, 30% for new branding launch and related marketing, 10% for production costs and the remaining 10% for product development.
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£617,566
The Market Mogul are a Millennial media company, publishing unique perspective of the main global events in our time. They are already backed by a VC fund and have built an engaged readership and over 3000 authors. They will be using this round of funding to expand the editorial and sales teams and launch new verticals.
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£729,950
Aspira is dedicated to leveraging drones and sustainable coatings for environmental improvement. Their technology directly addresses issues like air pollution, carbon reduction, wind turbine cleaning, and extends material lifespan. Aspira develops drone technology to efficiently apply eco-friendly coatings for a better environment.
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£341,564
Software as a Service (SaaS) business for Recruitment generating recurring revenues on a scalable cloud platform. Used by HR, Recruiting Teams and HR Managers. Proven that we can sell to our target market we seek growth capital to build out our chosen go to market strategy.
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£280,000
B-North is a UK-based business lending company. It has combined cloud-native technology with face-to-face relationship banking. The company asserts that SMEs account for over 60% of private-sector employment in the UK, have driven job growth over the past ten years, and are central to driving economic recovery. It intends to disrupt the £150 billion UK Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) lending market. B-North has raised a seed capital of over £6.8 million including a six-figure investment from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to establish its core team, as well as, build lending and deposit-taking platforms. The company is now seeking further investment through a bridge round to extend the cash runway from the end of Q4 2020 into Q1-Q2 2021 to achieve the necessary regulatory capital to become a bank and commence lending.
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£2,149,256
Appital is an emerging financial market platform that will use digital profiling, unique algorithms and notifications to connect institutional demand and supply. With Appital, corporate and institutional companies within the equity capital markets space will have the opportunity to exchange illiquid equity without an investment bank or broker. Appital will also remove the dependence on email and phone, thereby ensuring efficiency and accessibility. The company is raising fund to built the Appital software, achieve FCA regulation, generate marketing material and gain contracts with partner settlement and KYC providers. Furthermore, the company will enhance the functionality of the software by leveraging its network to other products such as primary debt and primary equity deal flow.
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£349,060
AgeWage is a pension scoring system that provides customized information to the customers. By bringing together your pension pots, AgeWage scores each of the pension pot out of 100 and tells you how well they have worked for you. The scoring system offers information that helps the customer make decisions on how to consolidate pots, reinvest their money and most importantly, how to get their money back. The company has signed an MoU with Royal London to enter into B2B arrangements. It was also chosen for the Direct Support Innovate programme with the FCA. AgeWage has been voted the best new idea in the BGL partnership awards(2018). With its proceeds, the company is planning to invest in digital development, marketing the application to the general public and other organizations. Also, it is trying to build out the infrastructure to support the development of the product with third parties such as Annuity Providers, IFAs, and Drawdown Providers.
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£317,760
Fast-tracking ideas by connecting innovators and organisations together on a single platform. WorldLabs is helping the development of innovations by streamlining the process of those seeking funding and resources to make changes in the world. The company has already partnered with establishments such as UCL and Cambridge University.
WorldLab's ecosystem is designed to assist innovators in raising awareness for their initiatives and collaborate with businesses that support the idea. To date, almost 7,000 members are signed up to the platform, with more than 1,000 live projects listed. Funds will be used to increase the number of partnerships with international universities and institutions, as well as develop a mobile app with sophisticated features such as machine learning algorithms.
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£527,943
Husky is the UK’s only open, SaaS platform for workplace pensions. For employers, the platform deals with legal and compliance burdens of auto-enrolment while helping reduce pension costs. For individuals and company directors, the app is instrumental in bringing profitable and responsible investments with the Husky for Everyone app. And for advisers and accountants, it ensures strong client relationships amidst transparency and efficiency. Close to 1.4 million employers & 22.6 million workers are affected by the UK’s automatic enrolment (AE) legislation. Within this market, a conservative estimate of fees charged on employees by pension providers is £2 billion a year; Husky aims to disrupt this market & is ready to scale. Its method of operation has led to it achieving important milestones. With more than 1000 firms onboarded, a 92% renewal rate, and an average annual fee of £438, Husky charges its onboarded firms (including Crowdcube) with monthly recurring fees laid out as part of a 3-year subscription model. With the funds received, the company aims to disrupt the relatively stagnant workplace pensions industry with innovative products and empower its customers.
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£417,338
Ouno is dedicated to simplifying business travel. Their application provides luxurious, on-demand rides for executives, seamlessly connecting clients with their preferred drivers. By 2023, Ouno has generated £1.1 million in revenue since the app's launch, although it has experienced a negative EBITDA of £350,000 during this period.
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£411,778
