GoPower offers comprehensive portable solar energy solutions, designed to save you money and reduce your environmental impact. Their user-friendly solar panels eliminate the need for complex installations, allowing easy setup anywhere. Their portable solar power stations, providing up to 1000w/1280WH at 240v, are perfect for various applications such as home offices, garden rooms, boats, events, and more. With multiple output sockets and versatile charging options including solar panels and mains electricity, GoPower provides a greener and cost-effective energy alternative.
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Extended
investment:
£10,000
Rype addresses the dilemma of choosing between expensive or low-quality office furniture that contributes to carbon emissions and waste. By remanufacturing high-quality used office furniture, Rype offers cost-effective solutions with 80% lower carbon emissions and waste, while creating local jobs. Their mission is to significantly reduce office carbon emissions and costs through sustainable, circular economy practices, including exclusive furniture ranges made from waste materials. Rype's comprehensive services encompass furniture sourcing, remanufacturing, and employing marginalized individuals, contributing to a more environmentally friendly and socially responsible approach to office furnishings.
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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
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TBC
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A brewery with gold awards from SIBA and CAMRA, as well as being voted No. 1 in Hertfordshire by Rate Beer, Mad Squirrel is seeking investment to expand even further with the aim of opening two more taprooms before the end of 2018 and plans for three more by 2020. Mad Squirrel has grown more than 180% in three years with MAT revenues up by more than 45%.
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Expired
investment:
£303,850
Love Cocoa are a British Chocolate company founded by James Cadbury, descendant of John Cadbury, founder or the Cadbury confectionery company. The organic chocolate bars are handmade in the UK using the finest ingredients and sourced from independent British producers such as Maldon Sea Salt.
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Expired
investment:
£198,410
Stem & Glory is on a mission to combine plant-based food with the traditional hospitality model and bring forth innovative yet accessible plant-based cuisine to food lovers. Throughout lockdown, Stem & Glory developed its business model that spans in-store dining, delivery, click and collect, as well as, its ready meals and product range that has been designed by British product designer Afroditi Krassa. The company was awarded the Best Newcomer at the Cambridge Food and Drink Awards in 2017. It also received the Best Restaurant in Cambridge - British Restaurant Awards in 2018. Stem & Glory will use the investment to build its new Cambridge site.
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Expired
investment:
£131,670
Premium popsicles partnered with Pimm's producers and available as alcohol and alcohol-free. POPS has pioneered a contemporary and innovative concept within the ice cream industry. Since inception, their business and product range has grown and now consist of popsicles made from real fruit, all natural ingredients and are less than 60 calories. One of their most notable products is the champagne ice popsicle, a world first.
POPS have generated sales of more than £590k in the first half of 2018, which is equivalent to their total sales in 2017. Their products are available at major retailers, including Ocado and Tesco. As well as regional locations, such as Spar, Musgraves, Whole Foods and 500 other independent stockists. The range is also sold at festivals, sporting events, cinemas, theatres and leisure groups.
Funds are being raised to launch new product ranges in 2019 that are aimed at a wider target audience and suitable in most situations. POPS aims to ensure their products meet consumer trends in regards to health and portion sizes.
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Expired
investment:
£479,550
The Five Points Brewing Company (TFPBC) is one of London's best-known craft breweries that brews modern, flavourful, craft beer, The company asserts that its beers are stocked nationwide in pubs and across major chains like Waitrose, Tesco and Nando's. TFPBC claims that it has grown from £173,000 worth of sales in 2013 to £4.8 million in 2019. The company's first pub, The Pembury Tavern, has been graced with awards and recommendations from multiple entities. TFPBC argues that it has developed its e-commerce site in the wake of COVID-19 achieving online sales of over £300,000 from selling three million pints in draught, bottle and can form since March 2020. It also won the Champion Beer Of London 2019 Award. The company will use the investment to open its new on-site taproom with a large outdoor area for beer sales direct to the public, build a new flagship brewery site in Hackney, drive new sources of revenue whilst reducing costs, and maintain its commitment to East London
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Expired
investment:
£841,392
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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Expired
investment:
£617,566
Grocemania is an on-demand delivery platform, which allows customers to find and shop from local grocery stores and receive deliveries in minutes for only £2.50 at absolutely no cost to retailers. The company asserts that its team has been at the forefront of the pandemic delivering everyday essentials to thousands of people across London, Brighton, and Bristol in the UK. Grocemania has helped local retailers to generate £200,000 in sales through its platform since January 2020. It has allowed brands to subscribe and get detailed data analytics and sales insights about their products through its 'Data Reporting' module, and partnered with PepsiCo to maximize PepsiCo, Walkers, and Doritos sales during the UEFA Champions League Group Stage 2020. The company has featured in Timeout, The Grocer, Food Navigator, eMarketer, and UK Technews. It will use the investment to boost marketing and grow its monthly budget by 10 times, test its data module with current partnerships and create useful case-studies to secure more contracts, and invest more in local and product SEO.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£173,781
