Celestial Labs is a drone display company that combines advanced technology with organic performance. The company's proprietary 'Skytheatre' display is a dynamic, safe and green alternative to carbon-intensive fireworks and represents a new frontier for the live event industry. Composed of a creative collective of award-winning filmmakers, musicians, developers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers, the company is constantly pushing the boundaries of drone display innovation, where technology meets imagination. The Human Support division of Celestial is a not-for-profit initiative that aims to lift the spirits of those who witness Celestial's displays whilst imparting crucial information. The company aims to enlist the support and guidance of city leadership partners, industrial conglomerates, and seek grant funding.
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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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Salty Commune is a dedicated co working space for the creative community, inspired by rock and roll. They have secured an iconic building in Shoreditch which is due to launch in April and are now looking for investment to acquire more properties.
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£219,692
rais is a virtual customer data analyst designed to stop socially unintelligent marketing and save the customers heaps of time in the process. The clever software platform of rais imports customer data from first-party sources to automatically deduplicate records. The monthly recurring revenue of rais is above £20K, and it has worked with more than 50 brands. Its software is trusted by many businesses like Original Cottages, Heartier, and Warner Edwards. Analyses engines kick in enriched customer meta-data that syncs with marketing channels to stop, start, or adjust marketing messages automatically based on individual customer circumstances. rais' vision is to build a virtual data-analyst for SMEs who do not have the time and ability to really leverage their customer data assets.
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£150,000
iBan Wallet has created an app which allows users to be in control of their finances, connecting them to the people involved in any transaction. They will create a space for investors and also for borrowers, allowing the borrowers to be in control of the amount of interest they pay.
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£111,648
Creative Hub is a fast-growing cloud software platform for creative people to store, share files, and collaborate on projects. The collaboration tools also allow users to chat in real-time, and add comments on images, allowing creative teams to work faster and deliver better results. Creative Hub enables users to order professional art & photographic prints, or physical 3D prints, which are produced at its print production facilities in London(UK) and Dusseldorf (Germany). The platform currently has 40,000 active users which are growing day by day. With the investment, the company will drive growth through marketing and launch its New York production facility.
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£286,992
Growthdeck is seeking up to £1 million in funding to capitalize on a positive economic environment and a promising pipeline of opportunities. Despite challenging economic conditions in recent years, the company has outperformed the industry by achieving year-on-year growth in equity fundraising and improving deal flow and quality. With enhanced efficiency and reduced costs, Growthdeck is well-positioned to resume its rapid growth trajectory. Investor interest has rebounded, and the company's increased understanding of investor preferences allows them to identify more suitable deals. Having obtained FCA authorization as a Fund Manager, Growthdeck plans to launch Funds in 2023. The company's objective is to build a business worth over £50 million by 2027, catering to high and ultra-high net worth investors by arranging investments in private companies, backed by a loyal member base.
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Stagedoor is a new generation theatre guide and hassle-free booking platform. It is London's first discovery-led theatre application which makes purchasing theatre tickets easy. Stagedoor is the official application for the Camden Fringe and VAULT Festival, and currently, it's having discussions to bring Stagedoor to the Edinburgh Festival. The user growth of the company has increased and reached 53,000 downloads. Furthermore, it has raised 730K from angel investors & an EU innovation grant. Stagedoor will use the funds raised in growing its user base and in improving its application and website.
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£193,450
VINEX is a digital Business-To-business (B2B) trading platform that connects buyers and sellers to source, sample, negotiate and execute contracts related to wine. The company has traded more than 115 million bottles of wine across 26 countries since 2016. It has also witnessed 3,200 monthly visitors on its platform with an average of 80 million litres of wine traded each month, from 16 countries. The company recently launched VINPay, an industry-first financial technology service customised for the wine industry, providing wineries with guaranteed payment and increased access to capital liquidity. VINEX argues that VINPay attracts wineries with earlier access to cash and empowers buyers to buy better, with up to 150 days to pay. The company aims to become a contender in the wholesale wine market that is set to exceed US$381 billion in 2021. VINEX will use the investment to help wineries invest and flourish.
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£114,218
Chip is one of the fastest-growing Fintech companies in the UK. Chip has built an app that uses the user's banking app to make personalised decisions about their money. Its user base has doubled since its previous fundraising in 2018. The company has 153,000 accounts, and it has processed more than £130m of savings. ChipX is the company's revolutionary returns platform and it has a waiting list of more than 50,000 people. The company is a winner of the British Bank Award, 2 Crowdcube awards, and 1 World Banking Award. It has welcomed many management executives from Funding Circle, Monzo, and Purple Bricks. Chip is now scaling with market-leading returns on ChipX. It aims to build the biggest savings account in the world. With the proceeds, the company will double its team and expand ChipX in the €10 trillion European savings market.
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£3,768,260
