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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SpaceX is an aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk that aims to reduce space transportation costs and eventually enable the colonisation of Mars. The company has developed several launch vehicles, rocket engines and Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) landing platforms. Its project, Falcon 9, became the first rocket to accomplish a propulsive vertical landing in December 2015. As of March 2018, SpaceX had over 100 launches on its manifest representing about $12 billion (£9.24 billion) in contract revenue. The company has also ventured into providing satellite internet access by launching its Starlink project. As of 13th June 2020, it has launched 540 Starlink satellites. It will soon launch its Interplanetary Transport System (ITS), Starship, to further inter-planetary travel and colonisation. They will use the investment to grow its projects across various verticals.
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£8,752,000
The world's first automated suturing tools for safe closure of standard and endoscopic wounds. Sutrue have already patented their devices and use industry-standard needles to offer clinical quality with improved speed and accuracy at the touch of a button. Needles are held in disposable cartridges as a safety feature to prevent injury when piercing skin with contaminated needles. This protects staff both during and after surgery for those working in medical and veterinary environments.
Sutrue is raising finance for the production process of their equipment, as well as applying for CE regulation via medical evaluations to receive approval to deploy their products in human and animal surgeries.
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Nikalyte is a specialist in nanoparticles research and development (R&D) as well as commercialisation in various application areas such as cell binding, cell separation, drug delivery, catalysis, nano-photonics, and electrochemistry. The company is developing a nanoparticle generator, which will enable researchers to produce nanoparticles of almost any metal or alloy on almost any substrate via a user-friendly interface. Nikalyte is offering free nanoparticle samples to researchers investigating antiviral materials, such as Copper and Silver, towards developing a vaccine for Covid-19. The company also offers a consultancy service that provides advice on nanoparticle applications and ultra-high vacuum systems. The company aims to use the investment to scale its business.
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PopUp Painting (PUP) is an art company that aims to be the leader in organising experiential social painting events in the UK. The company endeavours to bring art out of the classroom and gallery into the places people meet on an everyday basis, thereby, unleashing creativity. PUP has hosted over 45,000 guests to date. Total revenues to date are £1.1 million. In the last financial year, the company generated revenues of £373,000. The COVID-19 pandemic in March led to PUP launching its online art sessions which was met with positive feedback. The company resumed hosting in-person COVID-secure events from July 2020 onwards. PUP is seeking £175,000 at a pre-money valuation of £1.3 million to launch its own Central London experiential events space and to expand its current services to reach a new product market.
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DotFrames is pioneering an AI, VR, and AR-powered e-commerce platform for immersive 3D experiences. Their focus is on media and entertainment, creating hyper-real galleries for art and collectibles. They aim to develop a next-gen Shopify platform-as-a-service, enabling clients to showcase and sell various products in immersive environments. The investment will fuel platform development. DotFrames merges technology and artistry, reshaping art appreciation.
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£100,000
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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Living With is a health technology company offering a pocket-friendly and simple patient management application that allows medical professionals treat and track patients remotely. The app aims to revolutionise the way doctors and hospitals access digital tools to treat patients while collecting data for medical device and pharma companies. The company owns Squeezy (a popular paid medical app in the UK) and already has five products in 17 NHS Trusts. Living With also has a contract with one of the world’s greatest medical device companies. Living With will use the proceeds to give 5 data (drug/device) and 50 access customers (clinic/doctor), become HIPAA compliant for the US and to quicken sales and marketing.
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£200,000
Antev Limited (Antev) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm which focuses on the evolution of a drug used for prostate cancer, Teverelix TFA. The company is working on growing its copyright protection and is currently developing phase IIb clinical plans for prostate cancer. Antev is a pre-revenue company that aims at increasing its shareholder value by progressing the development of teverelix TFA towards registration whose approval is anticipated from 2023 onwards. The proceeds will be used for production, IP development, working capital and to develop a phase IIb repeat dosing clinical trial in prostate cancer.
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MedicSpot is a healthcare company that is aiming to revolutionise healthcare delivery by combining the advantages of online and offline care. The company provides patients at designated hospitals with diagnostic tools like a stethoscope, oximeter, blood pressure monitor and thermometer which, in turn, is connected to the MedicSpot network. Onboard General Physicians (GPs) engage in live sessions with patients, guide them on how to use the tools, and perform a variety of diagnoses like listening to a patient’s heart and lungs, looking down their throat and into their ears, taking their blood pressure and oxygen readings, and measuring their body temperature. The company is also expanding into another subsidiary, Arc Health, which it claims will perform the aforementioned tasks with more efficiency and accuracy. The company will use the investment to increase the number of Medicspot clinics to 1,000, gain further NHS market share, launch a corporate business model and allow international pilots to take place.
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£1,048,396
