Wi-Fi Securities Limited is a cyber security company that aims to revolutionise the security of public access Wi-Fi. To realise this vision, the company is developing a unique patent-protected system called SpriteGuard™ which will protect you and your data from hackers by stopping you connecting to fake hotspots. The system is targeted towards the $550 bn worldwide hospitality industry and has the ability to expand to other large global markets like city-wide free Wi-Fi, airports and coffee shops. Moreover, Wi-Fi Securities Limited has a highly experienced Wi-Fi Securities management board that has a track record of delivering multi-million-pound projects from concept to successful commercial deployment.
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Extended
investment:
£1,014,708
Intellibonds is an AI/Human collaborative investment platform for fixed income institutional investors. The platform analyses the users' objectives and renders intuitive financial analytical data for the user to make the correct investment decision with the click of a button. The modular AI-enabled assistants (virtual workforce) support workflow and augment decision-making of credit analysts, portfolio managers and traders (in development). In 2019, IntelliBonds joined Fintech Sandbox accelerator and Microsoft programme for startups. In 2020, the company made data partnerships with Refinitiv, S&P Global Ratings and BondRadar, as well as, formed a strategic partnership with University College London (UCL). The company will launch two modules; a Virtual Credit Assist (VCA) and Virtual Portfolio Assist (VPA) to further simplify the process of financial investments. It will use £225,000 of the investment for product development, £50,000 for distribution channels, and £25,000 for patents, trademarks and other legal/advisory fees.
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Expired
investment:
£383,275
Ticketpass is a ticketing platform that is set to disrupt the traditional ticketing industry with an ethical approach by donating to charity every time a ticket is sold. This 'Tech for Good' company aims to create a fair platform that uses ticketing to create a positive impact, allowing anyone to enhance their events for better social impact at no extra cost. Ticketpass won the Warwick Startup Venture Cup in 2016. It also launched its iOS and Android check-in apps in 2018. In 2019, the official launch of Ticketpass was featured by National Industry Media and Forbes. The company will allocate 56% of the funds to team/tech development, 17% to new hires, 10% to marketing and the remaining 17% to Office & Operations.
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Expired
investment:
£282,667
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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Expired
investment:
£57,736
Hypha is an innovation intelligence platform. The company combines ontology mapping and graph processing to connect and leverage knowledge such that it is contextually aligned to an enterprise’s unique structure, systems, processes, and strategic objectives. Hypha deploys features on its platform such as clustering boards, browser extension tools, custom branding, and cloud-based deployment to help organisations achieve growth and profitability. The company has onboarded multiple entities on its integration roadmap, such as Miro, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, GSuite, and Dropbox, to name a few. The company has secured 6 enterprise clients worldwide, with IKEA as one of their illustrious clients. It will use 80% of the investment for product development and 20% for sales and marketing.
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Expired
investment:
£222,100
LONDCAP is a mobile app that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning to enhance a customer's credit profile and make borrowing more accessible. The company aims to enable credit cards access to customers without credit history or national insurance number. It also endeavours to facilitate loan and mortgage approvals via its app. LONDCAP provides a live exchange money service at inter-bank rates as an approved licensee under the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) laws. It has a network of over 30,000 companies and over 40,000 investors as of March 2020. The company will use the investment to achieve 50,000 monthly active users, prepare the business for the Series A fundraising round, build its team across different specialities, and launch a comprehensive app on the App Store and Google Playstore in partnership with financial entities like IBAN, SWIFT and SEPA.
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Expired
investment:
£108,373
POS8 is a company that has developed an app, Fetch, that allows customers to order and pay from their phone. The company feels that 'Fetch' holds prominence against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. Using the app, customers can view a menu, order food & drink and pay securely, all in a matter of seconds with no need for contact, from the comfort of their smartphones. The app's 'Intelligent Ordering System' sends orders to a venue staff’s own devices according to who has the fewest orders waiting. The company believes that its pay-per-transaction model allows it to dominate the £98 billion restaurants industry. POS8 is also developing a LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) & beacon location technology to pin-point guests to an accuracy of 10 cm for faster serving times. The company will use 10% of the investment to complete its location technology, 20% in Point of Sale (POS) integrations, 20% in operations, and 50% in sales and marketing to build customer and user base.
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Expired
investment:
£438,660
Cuckoo is an internet broadband provider. The company claims that incumbent internet providers treat customers with poor customer service, high prices, and complicated contracts. Cuckoo aims to change this by providing users with fair and transparent prices, simple contracts, high-quality routers, and responsive customer service. The company is currently developing its website and billing engine ahead of launching with its first customers in the second quarter of 2020. Cuckoo's business is in the pre-revenue stage. It expects to start generating revenue in May/June 2020 when they launch their broadband service. Cuckoo will use 50% of the investment towards paying salaries to staff, 25% as technology development fees, 10% as professional fees, 5% as rent, and 10% as AOB. Cuckoo's exit strategy is via a trade sale or listing in the United Kingdom.
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Expired
investment:
£69,622
Prepaired is a global platform for university students to learn from and teach each other via video calling. Students can post a study request on the portal with the questions they have regarding a subject, and others can offer to explain it via a one-on-one video call. The company asserts that its technology is an ideal platform in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic allowing students to share notes and chat on classroom syllabi. Prepaired has tied up with GlobalExam, an e-learning content provider, to further its mission of remote teaching. It will use 67% of the investment in product development, 12% in sales and marketing, and 21% as operations cost.
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Expired
investment:
£115,209
Fortu Wealth is a Business-to-Business (B2B) Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for private banks, wealth managers, external asset managers & multi-family offices. The company aims to be a segment leader in the $158.3 trillion personal wealth market. It has developed and launched the beta version of its Fortu Wealth mobile app and a desktop version of the application with essential features during the first three quarters of 2020. It has also signed partnership agreements with top service providers to provide facilities like Foreign Exchange, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Know Your Client (KYC). Fortu Wealth will use the investment to enable further product development, manage operating expenses, and invest in customer acquisition.
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Expired
investment:
£500,045
