Wi-Fi Securities Limited is a cyber security company that aims to revolutionise the security of public access Wi-Fi. To realise this vision, the company is developing a unique patent-protected system called SpriteGuard™ which will protect you and your data from hackers by stopping you connecting to fake hotspots. The system is targeted towards the $550 bn worldwide hospitality industry and has the ability to expand to other large global markets like city-wide free Wi-Fi, airports and coffee shops. Moreover, Wi-Fi Securities Limited has a highly experienced Wi-Fi Securities management board that has a track record of delivering multi-million-pound projects from concept to successful commercial deployment.
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Extended
investment:
£1,014,708
Medic Bleep is a simple, secure and innovative patient-focused solution to communication challenges that healthcare professionals and the wider team in the UK National Health Service (NHS) face while going about their everyday work. It is saving each nurse & each junior doctor an estimated 48 minutes per shift. This coincides with the UK's Department of Health calling for a ban on pagers. If implemented across the NHS, it could free up the time to care for an estimated 11,000 nurses. To ensure data privacy and safety, the company allows communication to occur via the app. As a result of these safeguards and its user-friendly portal, the company's app has been downloaded 16,000 times by UK doctors and nurses. With the funds raised, the company will aim to solve looming technology gaps for over 30% of the NHS in the next 3 years and expand globally.
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Expired
investment:
£814,600
PCL Health is a Business-to-Business (B2B) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) entity that aims to bring hospital-level care to anyone remotely. It asserts that the correct use of remote monitoring can reduce mortality by up to 45%. PCL Health intends to become a contender in the remote healthcare market that is set to touch $30 billion by 2023. It has developed CE rated medical-grade devices that use health algorithms combined with sensors and its proprietary range of apps to allow family members to proactively monitor the health of their loved ones, alongside carers and doctors, remotely. PCL Health has completed two pilots with 65 people and received a Letter Of Intent (LOI) from a National Health Service (NHS) Trust for a clinical trial. It won the 'Innovative Startup' competition at the 2019 Healthcare Unblocked event. PCL Health will use the investment for technology enhancement, running further pilot studies, and working capital.
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Expired
investment:
£394,680
Wurkr is a platform that enables seamless team collaboration, bridging gaps between workers anywhere in the world and embracing an always-on video technology standard. Wurkr asserts that working from home is growing by 400% in the last decade with up to 40% of companies planning to have employees working from home or elsewhere in the wake of COVID-19. It argues that its product holds relevance in such a scenario. 60,000 subscribers and 1,500 organisations have enlisted on Wurkr to date. The company has witnessed a +1,000% increase in subscribers since March 2020. It will use the investment to expand into the UK, India and USA in 2021. A global push in 2022, release 'Wurkr Pro', it's paid portal that provides for multiple browsers, mobile access, video conference rooms and integrates 'Wurkr Enterprise' with products such as Slack and G Suite.
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Expired
investment:
£187,928
UnderPinned gives freelancers a single, dedicated platform to learn how to build a successful business, find clients, manage their work, and help them get paid on time. The company aspires to build a connection with users that ensures everyone thrives through its accelerator programme, community, and content. UnderPinned asserts that its accelerator programme allows it to achieve day one unit profitability before converting users to subscribers. It claims to have made £12,772 in revenue with £8,000 spent on marketing in its first month of programme sales in January 2021. The company argues that COVID-19 has accelerated freelancing, moving away from traditional employment. UnderPinned has a community of over 20,000 subscribers and growing. It says itvwill use the investment to scale its team, marketing and product development as it focuses on expanding in the US and EU markets.
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Expired
investment:
£629,086
WhatsInStore is the best way to shop for deals to save time, money and energy. It is the world’s first AI engine (patent pending) that empowers shoppers to make buying decisions by sending information to the user’s phone about the products they are interested in. WhatsInStore will focus specifically on the UK grocery market, which has a potential of 28 million shoppers. There are 87,041 physical outlets selling groceries in the UK and the company has signed up with 23 retail stores so far. The complete system has been built and is fully operational. The company has approval for SEIS and EIS tax scheme for the investors. The money invested will be used to grow the user base, secure more retailers, promote via predominantly social media and sell subscriptions to retailers
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Expired
investment:
£51,500
TheVeganKind is a plant-based supermarket subscription box service that sells different vegan and plant-based products. The company has generated a revenue of £2.5m during Nov 2018-Nov 2019. TheVeganKind had shipped more than 130,000 orders alone in 2019. There are more than 4,500 different vegan and plant-based products in stock. It has been recently voted the UK's Top Online Retailer for Vegan Shopping. TheVeganKind has more than 500,000 social followers across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. With the proceeds, the company will allocate 60% of the funds towards marketing and branding; 20% will go towards warehouse expansion, and in increasing its inventory; 20% will go towards operating expenditure and team expansion.
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Expired
investment:
£669,188
Aloha is a barrier-free WiFi hotspot and data-sharing platform. The company estimates that 3.5 billion smartphone users worldwide pay to access the web with many unable to access the internet daily due to technical or financial constraints. Conversely, 67% of smartphone users do not consume all of their mobile phone data available to them each month. Aloha aims to change this scenario. It enables users to get paid for sharing unused data and be rewarded with 'Aloha Tokens' that can be exchanged for cash, bitcoins and exclusive offers from Aloha's partner companies. Business users and advertisers can use the advertising tools in the Aloha application and broadcast offers and promotions directly to a targeted audience within the Aloha community. The company will use 20% of the investment to list the Aloha Token with one or more key Crypto exchange platforms, 15% to expand the application development team, 17% to complete development of the Aloha Marketplace, 20% for marketing and PR, 16% for running monthly costs, 3% for Aloha app upgradation, and 10% as contingency funds.
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Expired
investment:
£307,707
Common Objective is a global B2B sourcing and information platform that rewards sustainable business through higher search rankings. The company aims at disrupting the $2trillion fashion industry as it has already used by 23k+ fashion professionals who work at leading brands and 1000’s of SME’s, from over 150 countries. The company’s online platform uses personalisation and matching technology to connect buyers with suppliers and provides them with targeted content and tools supporting best practice. The site is used by individuals and teams who work at world-leading brands backed by industry leaders including Roland Mouret, PDS Multinational, and Plexus Cotton.
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Expired
investment:
£462,260
SL'M is the world's first zero sugar, zero carb, zero fat range of wines which is approved by both the TSO and FSA. During COVID-19, the company witnessed record earnings, amidst profitable online sales in March 2020. The company has also been featured in publications such as Cosmopolitan, The Sun, and many more. Slim Wine's audience comprises Gen X, Millennials, and Boomers, giving the company a great cross-generational position in the market. The company has served over 2 million glasses of wine and generated profits of over £1 million amidst a growing customer base. Slim Wine's latest vintage, Cuvée 450, was showcased at the 'Royal Berkshire Polo Club'. The company will use the investment to boost sales and marketing, advertising campaigns, and wine production.
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Expired
investment:
£262,948
