Yolk, also known as In One Basket Limited, is a pioneering company revolutionizing the food and coffee experience for people on the move. They provide high-quality sandwiches, salads, and improved breakfast options without the premium cost, boasting five successful locations in London and three upcoming openings in the second half of 2023
days to go:
TBC
investment:
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PULMOBIOMED is addressing the failings of current lung tests, which are expensive, infrequent, and invasive. Their so-called "clinically proven" solution claims to offer non-invasive liquid samples from deep within the lung, promising affordable tests for lung diseases. They assert that their product can empower clinicians to diagnose and treat conditions like lung cancer and infections, even though there's limited evidence to support these claims. With a few customers in the USA and Australia, and vague partnerships in the EU, PULMOBIOMED hopes to disrupt the asthma diagnostics market by introducing what they call a comprehensive diagnostic test for asthma, despite the skepticism around their capabilities.
days to go:
Extended
investment:
£295,000
Optimise BP, the debut product by Optimise Health, introduces an innovative digital solution that offers secure and efficient semi-automated blood pressure management within primary care, focusing on hypertension. This advancement is projected to lead to substantial appointment savings in the range of millions.
days to go:
TBC
investment:
£127,001
Carocell Bio is innovating by developing patented anti-inflammatory peptides delivered via nanoparticles to address severe inflammatory conditions such as atopic dermatitis. Their primary peptide, JEL0305, not only halts inflammation but also prevents its initiation, as evidenced by its effectiveness in reducing inflammation in human AD biopsies and burn tissue. With AD impacting a substantial population and costing $21 billion yearly for unsafe treatments, Carocell Bio's safer peptide remedy has the potential to avert AD recurrence. Additionally, their pioneering approach to skin-related inflammation involves topical peptide products that target mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), a crucial element in inflammation. This breakthrough offers promise for managing and forestalling AD and mitigating skin aging.
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Extended
investment:
Withheld
Sweat IT is a fitness studio in London, which provides supreme high-intensity training experience with the hardest workouts. The UK fitness industry continues to grow high at a value of over £5 billion because of increasing demand for a healthy lifestyle. Sweat IT redefines this with healthy eating and exercise. The company has the vision to take its business growth to the next level and become the leader of boutique fitness. They have partnered with Gympass, the world’s leading corporate fitness platform to deliver high-intensity fitness classes to London based corporate clients. Till date, they have had over 50,000 class bookings with more than 13,000 Instagram followers and a database of 10,000 customers. The company intends on using the investment for marketing and product branding and next-level growth. They are also looking to fund their second studio in London and have ear-marked a potential site in the City.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£211,220
Craft peanut butter sourced from high quality ingredients that is uniquely roasted and blended. ManíLife is sold in over 1,200 stores such as Holland & Barrett, Selfridges and soon Ocado. The company has numerous food service partnerships including Gousto and HelloFresh, where it is estimated that ManíLife is served to 750k customer per year. Monthly sales have increased 7.3x from August 2017 at almost £10k to August 2018 at over £70k.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£744,727
A craft soft drinks brand bursting with flavour, low in sugar and a healthy, natural choice. GUNNA currently has 4 unique flavours available in cans with over 500,000 units sold across more than 2000 independent retailers. GUNNA has won two esteemed Zenith Global Innovations awards and has increased revenue by 300% compared to 2017.
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Expired
investment:
£819,150
Nourish'd aim to inspire a generation to live healthier, happier and more productive lives by offering nutritious food for breakfast, lunch, dinner and meetings. They know fuelling employees with delicious and low GI foods is key to boosting productivity and happiness in the workplace.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£123,180
SteakOut Meat House is a brand that currently has 8 franchised restaurants, and are expanding rapidly across the country. They are also the most recognised halal steak restaurant in the UK.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£129,410
CityMunch allows restaurants to catch potential customers through real time offer platforms. Allowing restaurants to attract customers specifically in the least busiest times of the day. CityMunch will use the funding to expand throughout the city.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£174,582
