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
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
JiveBird allows users to create and send a greetings package that consists of a personal voice message, music, eCard, a photo or selfie, and a gift to their loved ones or acquaintances. The company asserts that its package can be sent at the last minute or in advance. Jivebird claims that for the millions of people who send greetings and gifts every year, its portal provides a personal, cheaper, and convenient way to send greetings. Jivebird argues that it has no direct competitors. Its exit strategy is to sell the company when it achieves the growth metrics in the business plan, projected to be within five years of consumer launch.
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Expired
investment:
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GemTrax.IO's GemTrax Mobile App provides buyers and sellers of precious stones a comprehensive set of logical, physical, and administrative protocols. Powered by blockchain technology, the app ensures informational integrity while providing an immutable and easily audited record of the material's journey from mine to sellers. GemTrax's strategy for capturing market share and increasing user base includes targeting specific upstream gemstone supply chain stakeholders in key CAHRA markets such as Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. With the proceeds, the company will purchase rough diamonds in the DRC, issue certificates of origin, sell the diamonds, and complete development of the mobile app.
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Expired
investment:
£773
Beacon is a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that aims to optimise a client's digital marketing efforts and improve their marketing Return-on-Investment (ROI). Users on Beacon can access data analytics based on independent, non-channel campaign data, save themselves from bots and ad fraud, and improve their customer engagement. According to Stratistics MRC, the Web Analytics Tools (WAT) market is expected to reach $12.2 billion by 2026. Beacon endeavours to be a disruptor in this segment. The company will use 60% of the investment for sales, marketing and business development, 25% on product and Intellectual Property (IP) development, and 15% as Operating Expenditure (OpEx) and other working capital.
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Expired
investment:
£100,461
O-ZONE is building a unique 3D interactive virtual world for social commerce on the web. It aims to provide a new immersive experience where users can search and innovatively purchase products while connecting with each other. It is best experienced in virtual reality (VR) but runs instantly on all devices with a web browser. The potential market is the 171 million VR users worldwide, and the global market expected to grow to 209.2 billion by 2022. O-ZONE's primary revenue streams will come from Dropship direct sales to seed the marketplace, Saas 3D platform as a marketplace, Virtual Goods merchandising and in-app purchase. Also, its secondary revenue streams will come from Development services like B2B, Technology & IP licensing, and Advertisement revenue. The company intends to target the Millenials and gamers who are already in the virtual world by using a high tech approach to gain users. They will utilise most of the funds towards, intellectual property, marketing, and engineering. It will enable O-ZONE to go to market, anchor and solidify the engineering team and talent.
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Expired
investment:
£1,250
Expede develops and markets 'yada', the events mobile management platform, that lets users create and organise events; collate guests' photos, videos and comments; and combine that content to display a 360-degree view.
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Expired
investment:
£2,500
Seal The Deal 4 U offers a free of cost, real time, price negotiation platform. This enables bed & breakfast (B&B) owners to increase revenue by renting out their unsold rooms and helps customers to get good value deals.
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Expired
investment:
£1,090
Fantasy Factory designs and builds high quality multiline casino video games for lease to major operators in the internet gaming industry.
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Expired
investment:
£338
Kuuka is an on-demand last-mile logistics delivery service using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide cost-effective same-day last-mile deliveries allowing customers to schedule and monitor their requests in real-time. The company aims to achieve this by continuously adding parcel collections and deliveries to a driver’s route throughout the day. Kuuka believes that this approach will increase fleet utilisation and reduce the cost of delivery leading to a faster delivery process. It aims to be a contender in the estimated £5,447,763 last-mile delivery market. Kuuka asserts that it provides services such as moving goods on-demand, property and office removals, and courier and parcel deliveries, to name a few. Kuuka will use the investment to establish key channel partnerships and launch its final app. Its exit strategy is to trade sell to other companies that would want to acquire them.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£5,450
