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
days to go:
TBC
investment:
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Optimise BP, the debut product by Optimise Health, introduces an innovative digital solution that offers secure and efficient semi-automated blood pressure management within primary care, focusing on hypertension. This advancement is projected to lead to substantial appointment savings in the range of millions.
days to go:
TBC
investment:
£127,001
PULMOBIOMED is addressing the failings of current lung tests, which are expensive, infrequent, and invasive. Their so-called "clinically proven" solution claims to offer non-invasive liquid samples from deep within the lung, promising affordable tests for lung diseases. They assert that their product can empower clinicians to diagnose and treat conditions like lung cancer and infections, even though there's limited evidence to support these claims. With a few customers in the USA and Australia, and vague partnerships in the EU, PULMOBIOMED hopes to disrupt the asthma diagnostics market by introducing what they call a comprehensive diagnostic test for asthma, despite the skepticism around their capabilities.
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Extended
investment:
£295,000
Carocell Bio is innovating by developing patented anti-inflammatory peptides delivered via nanoparticles to address severe inflammatory conditions such as atopic dermatitis. Their primary peptide, JEL0305, not only halts inflammation but also prevents its initiation, as evidenced by its effectiveness in reducing inflammation in human AD biopsies and burn tissue. With AD impacting a substantial population and costing $21 billion yearly for unsafe treatments, Carocell Bio's safer peptide remedy has the potential to avert AD recurrence. Additionally, their pioneering approach to skin-related inflammation involves topical peptide products that target mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), a crucial element in inflammation. This breakthrough offers promise for managing and forestalling AD and mitigating skin aging.
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Extended
investment:
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A premium food delivery service, SUPPER uses custom-built temperature controlled bikes to ensure perfect deliveries for restaurants ranging from Michelin starred to quality casual.
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Expired
investment:
£206,630
EV Hub plans to offer fast charging for fleets of electric cars, vans, and couriers at sites with 15-30 bays each. The company uses the latest stable technology that needs only c.30 minutes per charge in comparison to 1-2 hours ‘Fast’ chargers and overnight for ‘Slow’ home/work charging. EV Hub's goal is to start with London’s 3,000 electric taxis, and it will expand quickly to serve vans, hire cars, minicabs, and couriers. With the proceeds, the company will lease and run two first flagship, high-traffic sites, King’s Cross and Heathrow Airport, which will help boost the working capital to profitability.
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Expired
investment:
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Black Bee Honey offer a selection of raw, single origin British honey. The entrepreneurial due previously had success with London Postcode Honey and are using this experience to help them reach their target of listing in 150 independent retailers with 26,000 units sold by 2018.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£111,040
Lean Lunch is an online food delivery company which delivers good, nutritious, sustainably-packaged food to offices by cargo bike. It aims to improve the wellbeing of people and the planet by providing healthy food delivered in compostable packaging. The company has produced 40,000 meals since its launch in 2017. Lean Lunch is working with leading organisations such as Burberry, Asda, and Sky. The company has produced 10,530 meals in the first quarter of 2019 and aims to double it in the second quarter. Its mission is to grow the business to become the de-facto provider of nutritious, sustainable food for workplaces in every city they run in.
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Expired
investment:
£78,500
To help reduce wasted food, Daily Dose source 'wonky' fruit and veg for their organic cold-pressed juices. They sell over 40,000 drinks on average every month and supply their products to more than 150 stockists, as well as launching a café in 2017. They are currently researching methods to extend the shelf life of their juices. Daily Dose moved from a 500sq ft. to a 2500sq ft. facility in 2016, now they are raising funds to triple the size of their site.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£305,740
Synergy Grill have developed a grill that cuts gas bills by 50% because air is injected into the combustion. There is also no fat tray with the Synergy Grill, the fat is entirely vapourised and goes back through the food to further enhance the taste.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£765,000
