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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Stretch
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Stroli – the shopping trolley reimagined for modern needs. The shopping trolley, often associated with a particular image, is an untapped category ready for innovation. The market is flooded with generic, budget-friendly options that lack charm, with the exception of Rolser, which is pricier and claims the green niche. Stroli steps in as the go-to brand, offering a unique approach, positioning, voice, and eco-friendly credentials. Say goodbye to sore hands and plastic bags – Stroli makes shopping a pleasure with its high-quality, stylish trolley bags designed to enhance your convenience and style
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Extended
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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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An independent restaurant business offering investment opportunities for the first time since successfully launching 3 restaurants as of 2013 without any prior funding. A Rule Of Tum Group is the owner of The Burger Shop Hereford & Worcester and The Bookshop Restaurant. The former provides high-quality food in a relaxing environment, whilst the latter produces dishes made from grass-fed steak and uses organic vegetables.
The business hosts a food festival annually, which oversees more than 8000 visitors. In the year ending March 2018, A Rule Of Tum Group achieved £1.6m in annual turnover and are now crowdfunding to fully purchase their Hereford site. Furthermore, the business is planning to open a butcher's shop in 2020, as well as another restaurant located in Worcester.
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Expired
investment:
£485,730
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.
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Expired
investment:
£568,870
Cook My Grub (CMG) is an online food delivery marketplace that offers fresh and authentic home-cooked food using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). CMG allows customers to choose their food from options such as vegetarianism, veganism, halal, and gluten-free. Customers can use CMG's app to order food on the same day or pre-order several days or even weeks in advance. CMG points out that it sets up 'Virtual Restaurants' for home-chefs giving them the flexibility to decide when, what, and how much they aim to cook. It aims to be a contender in the £10+ billion UK restaurant delivery market. CMG argues that it has served 1300+ meals across Maidenhead, Windsor, and Slough. It has planned future expansion across London, Reading, Swindon, and Home Counties. The company has featured in publications like BBC Berkshire Radio, Public Sector Catering, Business Cloud, and TechFound. It will use the investment to increase marketing, scale-up operations, and grow its technology teams.
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Expired
investment:
£685,544
The School of Rock is ready to rollEven rock stars need training, although to listen to some of them you would never know. Neil Stribblehill recently quit his day job in order to put his heart and soul into Njs Audio. The company is looking for £20,000 investment to help make a reality out of Neil’s vision to make Music Lounge into a hub for musicians.Housed in a Northamptonshire Barn development, the music lounge will become the beating heart of music outside of London – offering an amazing venue for music events, as well as training spaces, top quality instruments and kit and even repair facilities.With an extensive network of musicians already awaiting invitations to the two-floor barn conversion, which will be made for chilling, retail, training and specialist hire venue, Neil is keen to get this show on the road. Neil has a First Class degree in Music Practice and Production BA (Hons) to his name – a testament to his adoration of all things music.
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Expired
investment:
£4,200
EcoPrams is aiming to change the childcare experiences by raising capital to launch and produce plans. It is multi-functional and forward-thinking stroller technology that combines safe swing-seat, toy, and shopping basket that are engineered to address the baby's and parent's needs. The company's unique baby products are raising funds to introduce their first EcoSwingi, pram-system, to address the problems that parents face every day. EcoPrams focus is to launch an internationally recognized brand for parents. It also has a Green Channel Patent which is granted for a storage solution. The company plans to produce its product in China by using position-marketing-plans and e-commerce through internet retail-outlets and independent stores.
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Expired
investment:
£36,890
Patria Watch Co is a 127-year old luxury Swiss watch brand originally founded in Bienne, Switzerland in 1982. The brand has been revived by Patria Ltd as a UK company and is ready to take on the emerging market for wristwatches. Patria has already produced its first line of watches with its first edition coming out in April, 2020. The brand has been featured in Forbes and has a partnership with luxury lifestyle publication 'WatchAnish.' The funds raised will be used in marketing and development of online magazines to showcase their range of luxury watches.
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Expired
investment:
£7,207
PALLITE manufactures environmentally-friendly products made from 100% recyclable paper honeycomb board which contains over 75% recycled content. It asserts that these products can be used to move, protect, & store goods. The company has partnered with companies like DS Smith, The Hut Group, and Rockwell Automation to further its mission of making sustainable packaging and products. It witnessed sales of £229,000 at a gross margin of 45% and a record gross profit of £103,000 in September 2020. PALLITE will soon launch its 'EcoLITE' range of recycled and insulative packaging to replace polystyrene and foam amidst other upcoming innovations. The company will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals and become a sustainable brand.
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Expired
investment:
£1,311,835
