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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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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Delhop are looking to pioneer local deliveries. They have developed an app for independent restaurants which helps them manage their deliver service using cutting edge technology and a fleet of trained drivers. Delhop are aiming to become a market leader in providing technology driven, highly reliable and cost effective food delivery logistics throughout the UK.
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Expired
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£104,040
VitaLife founded Love Health Hate Waste out of their frustration for throwing away unsold/ expired stock. Love Health Hate Waste aim to reduce food waste and make healthy food and drink accessible to everyone.
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£6,910
Perfect World makes delicious, healthy vitamin-fortified plant-based ice cream with no added sugars. Its mission is to make ice creams that create a trend towards healthier eating. The company has spread to 228 stores under the Jumbo Supermarket listing, Netherlands. It has also signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with a US factory for testing and hopes to establish itself there as well. For its innovation, Perfect World won the Best of Health Awards in 2018. It also received national press coverage and won a host of other awards including The Daily Mail Healthy Ice Cream Round Award competing against 9 other brands in 2019. The company will use the funds to rapidly build stock levels and focus widespread, locally targeted social media targeting in the UK, introduce new flavours which have already gone through factory scaling and sample production in the Netherlands and Nordic countries, and further its EU and USA distribution and production opportunities.
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Expired
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£119,412
Saint Aymes' handmade chocolate launched in December 2016 following a masterclass with Sir Richard Branson and are sold among independent boutiques internationally aswell as Selfridges, Fenwick and Harvey Nichols. They aim to bring superior brand experience to the £6.6bn UK confectionery market.
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Expired
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£13,280
Hook and Son own and operate a dairy farm that sells unpasteurised raw milk. Hook and Son pioneered the first internet service of raw milk and sold 700 pints in the first week. Now they are selling 3000 pints a week.
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Expired
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£184,790
Lightpoint Medical is a technology company that is a pioneer in developing and marketing precision-guided cancer surgery. Surgeons aren't able to see if the cancerous tissue has been removed in its entirety or not during a surgery. To better this situation, the company has developed an imaging technology based on PET radiopharmaceuticals, more precisely, Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging (CLI), which helps surgeons to detect cancer in a real-time during surgery. The company's first product has received marketing authorisation, i.e., the CE (European Conformity) Mark. A second product, a laparoscopic device for prostate cancer is in development. A non-clinical device has also been released. For its efforts, Lightpoint Medical won the 'Best in Show' Award at the 2014 MedTech Investing Europe Conference. The company aims to utilise the investment to scale its business.
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Expired
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A premium alcoholic tea company sold in major UK retailers including Harrods and Fenwick, as well as exporting to Germany, China and Hong Kong. NOVELTEA currently has two distinct flavours that are vegan and UK manufactured. The business is in active discussions to take their products to the US, Canada and Mexico, also whilst in conversation with distributors in more than 50 countries.
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Expired
investment:
£302,130
Miso Tasty is a Japanese inspired food brand that specialises in the production and sale of Miso, a delicacy of Japan. To maintain authenticity, the company sources its key ingredients directly from Japan and has experience of over six years in manufacturing a range of delicacies such as Miso Soups, Miso Pastes, and Meal Kits. Led by an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and creative chef Bonnie Chung, Miso Tasty has established itself into the UK's top two supermarkets -Tesco and Sainsbury's. It's products have been featured in publications such as The Guardian, Daily Mail, and The Sunday Telegraph. Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver mentioned Miso Tasty on his TV show. The brand has also launched a collaboration menu with Masterchef Winner Tim Anderson's restaurant, NanBan. With the funds received, Miso Tasty will put more efforts into brand awareness within the UK, launch product ranges such as marinades and sauces that delve deeper into Japanese cuisine, recruit more staff and capital resources to further the brand's business.
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Expired
investment:
£384,088
