Meeow is a company that seeks to offer unlimited, on-demand business networking. It argues that Covid-19 has changed the idea of networking with an increasing demand for in-person online networking solutions. Meeow aims to capture this sentient through its app. The company's AI-driven proprietary platform brings four people together for 1 hour in an interactive video session through a combination of random selection and machine learning. Meeow's ongoing BETA saw more than 420 Meeowists using its service. The company will use the investment for marketing its service network, further develop its platform, and expand its early adopter community to a minimum of 10,000 users by the end of 2021.
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£125,235
HairFare is an end-to-end hair and beauty chair rental platform that connects beauty professionals to salons, studios and barbershops across the UK. It asserts that the hair and beauty industry was worth £10 billion in 2018 and is set to increase. HairFare aims to be a contender in this segment. HairFare asserts that it has expanded to five cities within the UK with no marketing budget. The platform has featured in media platforms including The Barber Magazine, Islington Gazette, Startups of London, Business Daily, ITProPortal, ExBulletin, Compsmag, and LinkedIn News, to name a few. It will use 40% of the investment for creating its proprietary app, 40% towards marketing to increase the number of business owners and beauty professionals on the platform, 10% towards setting up its merchandise line, and 10% towards establishing the HairFare Academy.
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£57,736
RootWave is a company that employs electricity to eliminate weeds, providing a sustainable alternative to chemical herbicides for the sake of human health, the environment, and future food production. With global regulators curbing chemical herbicide use due to safety and resistance issues and manufacturers retreating from unprofitable markets due to legal costs, RootWave's patented technology offers improved weed control at a reduced expense compared to herbicides. This approach not only safeguards health but also aids in the ecological restoration of soil, water, and biodiversity, contributing to carbon capture through healthier soils.
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£1,295,810
Mobileize is a product store finder service, it helps companies launching new products show customers where and what stores the products are stocked. Mobilieize uses AI powered, cloud based, geolocation technology that is voice optimised. The funding will be used to reshape the way packaged goods brands launch new products
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£62,100
Turning homes into renewable energy generators by offering homeowners the ability to create, accumulate and redistribute electricity via an app. Resilience is enabling customers to sell electricity generated from their homes to the National Grid and potentially reducing their energy consumption bills by up to 80%. The company will provide customers with the necessary software, hardware and means to produce electricity that can be stored and sold, as well as monitored through an app.
Resilience's technology is designed to be future-proof and integrate with upcoming and emerging tech. Their monitoring system can also detect any faults in advance to allow action to be taken before issues arise. The company is developing sales channels by working alongside housing developers and energy firms. The initial target market is the 23m homes that used traditional energy suppliers in 2017, as well as the 800k homes that are fitted with solar PV panels.
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£151,900
Switchd's proprietary technology model allows users to select the best energy solutions to power their homes. The company argues that more than 60 suppliers are dealing in solar, heat pumps and batteries in the UK which can be confusing for users to choose from. Switchd aspires to simplify this. Users can enter their energy tariff details on the company's portal. Switchd then uses its smart algorithm to find the user the best deal from over 26,000 tariffs. The company will also switch users every 6-9 months based on future energy deals. Switchd claims its model has saved users an average of over £400 per year on their energy bills. Switchd is backed by angel investors, Inspired Energy, and the Nationwide Building Society, who are promoting Switchd to their 15.5 million members. The company was rated 'Excellent' on Trustpilot in July 2021 and intends to become a contender in the £6 billion UK and £300 billion global green homes solutions market. The company states it will use the investment to accelerate platform development, boost ongoing performance monitoring, grow its user base and lead the market.
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£1,246,010
Ever Insight (EI) offers professional analytics services catered to a customer's needs. The company platform draws valuable insights from data ensuring that business managers can make efficient decisions. EI specialises in three main verticals namely, Predictive Learning Analytics (PLA), Financial Analytics (FA) and HR Analytics (HA). EI's current mission is to deliver an innovative and supportive analytics system to institutions that facilitate learning and eliminate roadblocks to student success. Its team has already developed the software and implemented it in India, but the company needs further refinement and adaptation to suit the UK educational market requirements. It will use the investment to get its Start-up visa approved and establish its business at different verticals.
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Power Transition (PT) is a specialist cloud-based software & hardware platform that enables every participant in the energy sector to dynamically track, optimise and balance their energy in real-time and at any scale, from micro-grids to national grids. It is currently focusing on the UK residential & commercial market that consists of 1.25 million meter readings daily, focussing on £1.5 billion of customers’ funds annually, and ensuring steady and reliable management of interconnections throughout the UK. In 2018, the company raised seed funding, matched by Innovate UK, which in turn is being used, to develop and deploy its technology in 47 homes in Corby. The company is implementing its PT integrated microgrid as a 'Service Platform' in houses in Corby using its Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Network. With the investment, the company plans to roll out its platform beyond the microgrid use case and is talking to commercial estates, local authorities, Distributed Network Operators (DNO), energy aggregators, and producers.
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£266,530
TradeZapp is a collaboration of experienced tradespeople and leading technology professionals. The company has a close understanding of its target market and the challenges associated with it like connecting consumers with professional trade services for latest work opportunities. TradeZapp provides the market with on-demand home services in the UK as well as all over the world. The company's V1 pilot app is available for download on both Android and iOS. TradeZapp also has a fully developed: V2 working prototype that is ready for cross-platform development. It might have the opportunity to raise series A funding and grow into other key international markets.
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Powervault have created an innovative home battery system, allowing customers to be smarter with their use of energy. The electricity is both cheaper and greener as it uses freely-generated solar energy and off-peak electricity to power the home, and batteries are recycled from electric vehicles.
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£2,074,890
