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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Studio Pictures Ltd is a UK-based film and TV production company founded by producers Adam Rolston and David Braithwaite in 2019. Specializing in creating high-quality British entertainment content, the company focuses on adapting books to screen and telling unique true-life stories that entertain and inspire both domestic and international audiences. With successful productions like "A Street Cat Named Bob," the company is building a strong brand and reputation in the industry. Studio Pictures has access to top creative talent and collaborates with major studios like Warner Bros, Sony Pictures, Lionsgate, and Studio Canal. The company is located at Twickenham Studios in Richmond, UK.
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18
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Infobode is a members-only online platform that is revolutionising the real estate industry by providing easy access to information. Infabode streamlined hundreds of prestigious content partners into a single platform, customised for each user. This company was officially launched in March 2016. Although, it was founded in 2014 but still it remained in a beta-mode for the next two years for building a prototype and talking to potential content providers. Furthermore, Infobode has convinced 10 content providers such as Knight Frank, JLL, and Cushman & Wakefield to share their market views and research through the platform in exchange for an increased market range. By 2018, the company had around 420 content providers who were sharing their research and facts to a network of 17000 global members. With the proceeds, Infobode is planning to hire marketing professionals as well as a marketing budget.
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Expired
investment:
£120,568
With new MiFID II regulations introduced in January, Hiddensee provides independent investment research mainly on forensic accounting and corporate governance. Analysts will search for inconsistencies and anomalies in the valuation of UK listed mid-cap and smaller companies and publish their reports to assist investors in deciding whether to buy or sell shares.
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Expired
investment:
£143,097
Brickowner is a property investment platform. Its network is fast, simple, and available 24/7. It helps property asset managers and developers manage their investor onboarding, KYC, investor categorisation, escrow requirements. Since 2017, investment through the company has grown from £347k to £1m (2018), and over £10m by April 2019. Brickowner has more than 2000 investors registered on its platform. It has also gained extensive media coverage including Daily Mail, London Evening Standard, Property Week, and many more. With the proceeds, Brickowner will make significant improvements to its existing tech, develop some new technology for increasing the product range and expand its team.
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Expired
investment:
£282,015
Kandu is a platform that helps organisations running entrepreneur/innovation leadership mentoring programs to source, classify and build online mentoring teams for faster, systematic business growth. It is a B2B business selling to 60k+ global corporates, universities and accelerators. Kandu’s software makes it easy for such organisations to set up, manage and track the progress of the best in class business growth mentoring and advisory programmes. Now, Kandu is seeking investment to further enhance its product/services and create a full-time sales operation.
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Expired
investment:
£168,512
Hitmarker is a proprietary job platform that covers the entire video game sector. It aims to be the leading job provider in the $159 billion video game industry. It has a database of 67,000 candidates and has posted 46,000 jobs from 4,500 companies in 77 countries. The company asserts that one million people have used Hitmarker 2.5 million times to post or look for jobs. Hitmarker has been covered by publications like Forbes, CNBC, and The FT. It has also onboarded 20 partners, including The University of California, RGF Executive Search, and the British Esports Association. The company will use the investment to build a global network of localised platforms in crucial territories and expand its addressable market.
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Expired
investment:
£521,283
PhotoSpotLand allows you to discover great places where, when, how and with whom to shoot great photos. PhotoSpotLand is a helpful location guide for travel photography on the web and on your mobile. Previous explorers have left lots of practical information regarding their experiences on PhotoSpotLand's website.
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Expired
investment:
£26,924
Sknhead is a company offering a range of male grooming products. Conceived by male celebrity hairdresser, Adee Phelan, the company asserts that shop shelves are full of the same products that have been around for lifetimes, with very few actually tailored to men's needs. Sknhead aims to change this. It claims that its Gamechanger line of personal care is the only product for hair, skin, and tattoo care. Sknhead also offers a range of 9 hair care products to the growing $66 billion global male grooming market. It has supplied £1.2 million+ of products and 900 haircuts to National Health Service (NHS) workers nationwide. The company has also sold over 20,000 units across more than 10 international markets. Sknhead will use 50% of the investment for marketing and advertising, 20% for sales, 20% for product development, and 10% for operations.
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Expired
investment:
£353,376
The Jackal is an exclusive and upmarket lifestyle media brand targeted towards the affluent, urban male audience. The media brand’s the Jackal Magazine does away with traditional newsstand magazines and their circulation model and adopts a free distribution model, making the Jackal the UK’s second biggest upmarket men’s magazine. The media brand also runs a creative studio and has worked on projects covering brand direction, content strategy, print, film and digital. The Jackal's combined digital audience is about 45,000, and it has worked with over 40 luxury advertisers already.
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Expired
investment:
£182,842
