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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28
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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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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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TBC
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The Brook makes delicious, exciting, and nutritionally rich meals for a generation that is health-conscious and busy. The restaurant has developed 24 dishes that come with a 100% recyclable retail-ready packaging. The Brook has also set up its production kitchen and secured its 1st retail listings. It has been awarded 3 Great Taste Gold Stars and has been shortlisted for a Great British Food award and a Future Food award. The restaurant has more than 5 years of experience in honing recipes and creating a customer base. The Brook has more than 10k social media followers. 8% of the proceeds will be used for the cost of the raise, 30% for enhancing the team, 37% for supporting the brand and marketing, and 25% in scaling production.
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Expired
investment:
£265,654
Smoke Shack is a restaurant that is known for its big flavours and its big portions. It offers a wide range of burgers, hotdogs and sides and caters for both meat eaters as well as vegetarians. They currently have two restaurants, one located in Bedford and one located in Stony Stratford.
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Expired
investment:
£4,644
B-North intends to revolutionise the business lending industry, which is often outdated, impersonal and slow. The fintech company uses some of the most advanced cloud-based technology, coupled with face-to-face relationship teams to get the best lending solutions for borrowers and their businesses. The company is powered by a team with prior experience in starting and scaling challenger banks, and profitability is its focused goal. B-North has submitted the banking licence application, and the result is expected by 2020.
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Expired
investment:
£2,135,456
Live&Loud is an ultimate entertainment booking service for venues and artists. It acts as a digital broker ensuring artists and venues get all the benefits of live music, hassle free. From event planning to booking live gigs to promotion, Live&Loud provides all the tools and help to its clients, saving them time and money. Till date, the company has worked with more than 13,000 artists, arranged over 5,000 events and has built strong ties with some of the UK’s leading hospitality brands. Backed by the former CEO of Sony Music & EMI and run by an industry experienced team, Live&Loud is constantly working towards capitalising the UK live music market.
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Expired
investment:
£517,310
Clim8 is a financial technology company that aims to move billions of pounds of investment into sectors such as clean energy, clean technology, sustainable food, smart mobility, and recycling. It is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company quotes United Nations data arguing that the World needs to invest $2.4 trillion every year into clean energy, from now until 2035, to meet climate change targets. Clim8 aims to capitalise on this objective. It launched its app on iOS and Android in private beta in October 2020 and then in the App Store in March 2021. It claims that its users have invested from £25 up to £97,000. The company has raised £5 million in venture capital to date, secured up to £2 million in airtime for equity from Channel 4 Ventures, and garnered a 4.8 star rating in the App Store, from a cumulative 100 reviews. The company will use the investment to accelerate user acquisition and launch new product offerings including pensions.
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Expired
investment:
£2,849,790
Winebuyers connect vineyards and wine merchants directly to the end consumer revolutionising a traditional industry. They make their revenue by charging the suppliers a monthly fee and have had 2,700 companies registering their interest to be involved in the platform. The funding will go towards strengthening their infrastructure, extending their marketing activities and to growing the business quickly and efficiently.
(SEIS Partial)
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Expired
investment:
£568,870
Chi make a range of healthy food and drinks including raw coconut water, dairy free coconut milk and coconut oil. Chi is already in over 3,000 UK stores and over 30 countries. They also supply a number of major supermarkets such as Sainsbury's, Tesco, Asda and Waitrose.
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Expired
investment:
£123,360
