Plerith works with high growth start-ups and scaling companies to plan for and deliver growth. The company asserts that it helps companies promote their business to potential funders, through its network of angel and venture capital investors depending on the stage and sector of the said business. Plerith is partnering with Newable and Bristol Private Equity Club to deliver the fund in the South West London (SWL) area and identify and invest in the most exciting high growth companies in the region. Plerith argues that its deep knowledge of fundraising, sales, strategy, finance and technology would help SWL businesses flourish. Plerith aims to provide investors access to the highest quality local companies in the SWL region.
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Stretch
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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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Sustainable Accelerator 2019, also known as, Sustainable Accelerator Investment Fund (SAIF) supports the UK’s best EIS & SEIS sustainability startups. The company's goal is to empower the next generation of businesses to redefine the way we consume energy, clean air, manage waste, and apply smart resource technology. Sustainable Accelerator 2019 actively supports start-up growth, they diversify portfolios, offer sector/strategy specific programme, capture equity stakes before rapid growth. The company looks forward to empowering the next generation of businesses driving sustainability forward.
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Expired
investment:
£1,021,720
An independent restaurant business offering investment opportunities for the first time since successfully launching 3 restaurants as of 2013 without any prior funding. A Rule Of Tum Group is the owner of The Burger Shop Hereford & Worcester and The Bookshop Restaurant. The former provides high-quality food in a relaxing environment, whilst the latter produces dishes made from grass-fed steak and uses organic vegetables.
The business hosts a food festival annually, which oversees more than 8000 visitors. In the year ending March 2018, A Rule Of Tum Group achieved £1.6m in annual turnover and are now crowdfunding to fully purchase their Hereford site. Furthermore, the business is planning to open a butcher's shop in 2020, as well as another restaurant located in Worcester.
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Expired
investment:
£485,730
Launched in 2017, Algarve Rock is on a mission to put Portuguese craft beer on the map with flavoursome beers that embody local ingredients. The global craft beer market is expected to reach nearly $187 billion by 2025. It has carved a niche for itself in only 18 months of its inception. The 3,000 litre Brew House associated fermentation vessels and auto bottling line allow them to produce 36,000 litres per month, readily expandable to 80,000 litres to meet growing demand. Algarve Rock was the winner of the Best Stout - Trujillo Festival 2018, Spain and is the house brewer for prestigious institutions like Quinta do Lago group and Casa do Frango restaurants in London. With the investment, the company will use 40% to open Algarve Rock-themed Brewbars and Brew kiosks, 10% in increasing exports especially to the UK and USA, 10% in strengthening brand identity, 15% in recruitment procedures, and 25% in increasing brewing capacity to cater to new markets.
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Expired
investment:
£281,607
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
AxiaFunder is a commercial litigation funding platform that offers investors access to pre-vetted cases. The platform aims to connect eligible investors like sophisticated retail investors, high-net-worth, and typically institutions with claimants seeking funding. Launched in January 2019 with the first case fully funded within seven days and the third in 7 hours; 5 cases financed to date, attracted over 355 registered investors so far including several institutions and has featured in several prominent publications including the Financial Times, Times and City AM. Also, they have won the 'Best Commercial Litigation Crowdfunding Platform 2019' award by Wealth & Finance. AxiaFunder plans to use the proceeds to make key hires particularly to strengthen its case origination, further development of its platform and marketing to build the AxiaFunder brand and grow its investor base.
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Expired
investment:
£256,780
The Wild Beer Co have created a Wildly Different beer by using wild fermentation and barrel aging. They have fused beer with different tastes such as fruit flavours, sours, herbal, spicy and even using smoke techniques to flavour the beer.
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Expired
investment:
£1,760,340
Cloud-based SaaS software with the purpose of efficiently generating corporate management reports to reduce operational costs and improve data quality. Synapse's service can be implemented into pre-existing financial reporting systems to produce automated reports, even in large companies. Customers include Lloyds Bank, who have signed a 2-year term and the Bank of England have contacted Synapse to potentially integrate the system.
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Expired
investment:
£894,056
Created in 2015, Fourex provides an advanced and innovative self-service kiosk for exchanging over 150 currencies in both coins and notes. The company has grown its revenue by 175 % and it is continuing to grow. It will be live in 80 locations by the end of 2019. Fourex has a presence at Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted with access to 153 million passengers per year. It is located in 21 London underground stations with a combined 1.9 million passengers each day. In early 2018, Fourex has extended its business from 12 locations to 66 locations. It has won innovation awards from Lloyds Bank, Virgin, and Amazon. The company's revenue has increased by 175% in 2 years. Fourex's current partners are TfL/London, Westfield, Underground, Welcome Break, Intu, Moto and Roadchef. The company aims to become a principal multi-currency exchange solution. With the proceeds, the company will be accelerating its growth in the UK, by expanding the network of machines nationwide both in international travel hubs, high footfall retails and transit locations.
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Expired
investment:
£928,830
