Stroli – the shopping trolley reimagined for modern needs. The shopping trolley, often associated with a particular image, is an untapped category ready for innovation. The market is flooded with generic, budget-friendly options that lack charm, with the exception of Rolser, which is pricier and claims the green niche. Stroli steps in as the go-to brand, offering a unique approach, positioning, voice, and eco-friendly credentials. Say goodbye to sore hands and plastic bags – Stroli makes shopping a pleasure with its high-quality, stylish trolley bags designed to enhance your convenience and style
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Bird and Blend Tea (BABT) is a British independent tea mixologist. The company claims to offer 100+ blends of tea in a vegan-friendly product range, employs 125+ people and runs a global e-commerce platform attracting 100,000 monthly users. It claims to have achieved a £3.97 million turnover in 2020-2021 despite lockdown closures of its retail stores. BABT asserts that it operates 13 experiential retail stores across the UK since its last crowdfund in 2017. It has also featured in press entities such as The Independent, OK!, Huff Post, The Telegraph, and GQ Magazine. The company states it will use the investment to expedite the growth of its brand with investments in digital innovation, develop its technology stack, strengthen its team, open more multisensory stores, and undertake impactful projects to achieve B Corp status.
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Expired
investment:
£999,867
Analog Motion (AM) manufactures and sells electric bicycles. The company argues that its bikes are lightweight, have a removable battery, and are IPX6 rated. AM affirms that its business model has significant prospects given that €1 billion has been spent on cycling-related infrastructure in Europe. AM has sold 2000+ bikes across 400+ cities in 30+ countries. The company points out that it has successfully manufactured and shipped 100% of all pre-ordered bikes in 2020. It has featured in The Times, Grazia, Gizmodo, Stuff, and Electrek, to name a few. The company will use the investment to accelerate the development of new products and technologies, scale-up its support and after-sales team, build its marketing and advertising campaigns, and enhance its operational and retail capabilities.
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Expired
investment:
£369,003
Mami Wata (MW) is a purpose-led, premium African surf lifestyle brand on a mission to redefine the global surf market. MW asserts that it has collaborated with global luxury brand, Moncler, and partnered with renowned stockists including Mr Porter and Huckberry. It aims to be a contender in the $9 billion global surfing market. It has also shipped 1200+ copies of its AFROSURF art book to 39 countries along with funding a surf therapy clubhouse in Harper, Liberia. MW has sold products to 7,500+ customers generating more than £400,000 in revenue to date. The company has featured in global media entities such as CNN, GQ, Wallpaper, Monocle, and HypeBeast. MW will use the investment for its international launch in the USA.
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Expired
investment:
£1,145,799
Petalon is a business that delivers flowers across London and Britain on bicycles. Incorporated in 2016, Petalon was the culmination of two simple ideas delivering flowers to clients and ensuring carbon-neutrality. Petalon's aims to simplify flower delivery by cutting out waste and not compromising on aesthetics or affordability. For every 100 deliveries, Petalon donates 5% of operating profits to bee conservation charities and plants a tree in Britain. They have been praised by renowned publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and Stylist. Since incorporation, the company has secured a turnover of £700,000. With the investment, Petalon seeks to develop more brand awareness outside of London, build a dedicated following on social media channels and fund a nationwide marketing campaign to bring beautiful, sustainable floristry to clients across demographics.
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Expired
investment:
£93,850
Ubiqutek is pioneering the use of electricity in the weed control market.
http://ubiqutek.com/
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Expired
investment:
£133,065
Serious Pig (SP) aims to become the UK’s number one premium savoury snack brand. The company is backed by BrewDog co-founder James Watt and aims to become a contender in the UK savoury snack market valued at £3.2 billion. SP's range consists of products like 'Snack Salami', 'Snacking Cheese', and 'Snacking Pickles'. Its most recent innovation is 'Sourdough Snacking Croutons'. It has a loyal fanbase of nearly 9,000 'Club Seriously' members. The company's sales have trebled since 2018 to £1.35 million in December 2020. SP claims that despite COVID-19 shutting down hospitality in 2020, it quickly adapted and developed significant Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) revenue, in particular with Amazon, where sales grew by 235% between the first and second half of the year, touching £187,000 between June - December 2020. The company will use the investment for sales and marketing, logistics, New Product Development (NPD), and cut plastic packaging to reduce its carbon footprint.
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Expired
investment:
£648,854
Metal matrix composite components and materials, primarily comprised of aluminium for use in the engineering and manufacturing industries. Alvant specialise in designing, developing and producing the composite for well-known clients such as Ford and Safran.
In the last financial year, Alvant achieved a turnover of almost £617k and has invested more than £10m towards manufacturing and testing their own product. Alvant is now raising funds to distribute their components to a wider market and expand the number of commercial applications that would benefit from their materials.
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Expired
investment:
£2,105,001
The Stem is an online garden centre aiming to become a leading digital brand in the £7.5 billion per annum UK garden retail market. It is on a mission to make plants and gardening more accessible than ever and in the most sustainable way possible. The company has made over 7,880 deliveries to 6,800 customers across London since launching its new website in March 2020. The Stem has a 97% Net Promoter Score (NPS) and 4.97/5* customer rating. The company will use the investment to expand its product categories and catchment area, build its team and brand, develop its content platform and supply chain.
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Expired
investment:
£550,008
The Cheeky Panda (TCP) is a B Corp that offers a range of sustainable bamboo tissue and hygiene products available across Europe, the USA, China, and the Middle East. It asserts that its products are on the shelves of some of the World's top retailers including, Waitrose, Boots, MonoPrix and Carrefour. The company has sold over 12 million products across 25 countries and aims to become a contender in the overall hygiene market that is valued at over $200 billion a year. TCP featured in Sunday Times 'Fast Track – 'Ones to Watch' list, won Ocados rising stars best plant-based product in 2021, and launched with Waitrose in over 200 stores. TCP will use the investment to strengthen its management team in the run-up to IPO, focus on marketing and brand awareness to grow D2C sales, and oversee product launches with major retailers.
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Expired
investment:
£2,400,550
