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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Launched in October 2016, Big Drop Brewing is a world-leading alcohol-free craft brewer. The company brews beer naturally by using specialist brewing methods to ensure the alcohol never exceeds 0.5%. The beer is not only Alcohol-Free, but is also gluten-free and many are low in sugar. Their award-winning lager is vegan-friendly. The company does not have a brewery of its own but partners with reputable breweries around the world, who share their brewing values to produce the beer. Big Drop Brewing has secured private funding already and meaningful distribution in the UK and 12 overseas markets. They have also secured off-trade listings in Tesco, Morrisons and Ocado. Half of the investment will be used for Sales & Marketing, 30% for new branding launch and related marketing, 10% for production costs and the remaining 10% for product development.
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Expired
investment:
£617,566
Stem and Glory is a vegan restaurant on a mission to disrupt the restaurant industry by serving plant based food only. They currently have two restaurants and are looking to expand to a flagship restaurant in London.
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Expired
investment:
£616,170
Tanya's Just Real was launched with the aim to revolutionise meal preparation in domestic & commercial kitchens. It offers a wide range of fresh, healthy and comfort food. The food products are made without gluten, dairy, sugar, salt or no artificial ingredients, and they are all Vegan. Tanya's Just Real's product range has been listed in popular stores such as Amazon and Sainsbury. The proceeds will be used for team expansion, working capital, marketing and product development.
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Expired
investment:
£190,520
The BottleShop and an importer and distributor of prestigious craft beer from around the world. They already have three bars across the UK and an annual revenue of £3.1m and are looking to refrigerate their London warehouse to secure agreements with many American breweries.
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investment:
£394,630
ePOS Hybrid has developed a fully connected ePOS platform dedicated to the hospitality food industry. The company is on a mission to empower hospitality businesses to harness technology to improve the business operations, customer experience and profitability. Till now, they have secured an enterprise customer with locations throughout the UK and, in just 8 months, scaled from 0 to 200 customers, processing more than 400k orders. With the proceeds, the company plans to accelerate growth by increasing its market awareness and boosting sales.
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Expired
investment:
£363,830
A brand combing deli, dining and retail to offer produce that is healthy and sourced sustainably. Sourced Market has 4 locations within London, including a flagship site at St Pancras that attracts more than 11,000 customers per week, with a separate production kitchen. Their services consist of craft beer and wine, a fresh bakery, artisan coffee and food-to-go. The size of their sites range from 80 to 500m2, as well as pop-up stores at music festivals.
Sourced Market's has received investment funding from Pembroke VCT and has achieved a net revenue of £6.4m in the last year. They also have partnerships with Eurostar, a hotel group and are currently in discussions with re: airport. The company has built relationships with more than 100 suppliers, of which many have used Sourced Market to launch their own products. Sourced Market has also been featured in IGD; the food retail analyst, as well as The London Evening Standard.
Funds are being raised to open in a variety of locations. This includes a new site at the Eurostar Departures Lounge, another in partnership with a hotel chain in Holborn and a third site to be situated within an airport. Sourced Market also seeks to increase the capacity of their kitchen and partner with a franchisee.
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Expired
investment:
£873,380
The Bike Club offers subscriptions that let children always have the right-sized bike. It is a sustainable, flexible, and affordable business in which exchanged bikes are refurbished and sent to a new home. With more than 25,000 members, the Bike Club has become more profitable and it is now backed by the founder of Fitness First. The company has achieved a 267% monthly rev. growth between Jan-Dec '19: a member joined every 5 mins at Xmas 2019. The company has an EBITDA of £216k for the year ended Dec 2019; 75+ Net Promoter Score. The company's aim is to create a hassle-free club in which the member can ride high-quality bikes from 18 months to parenthood.
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Expired
investment:
£614,720
Camptoo is a web application by which travellers can rent a motorhome straight from the owner. Its users can easily rent any of the available 3,000+ vehicles offered in fifteen countries. This company turned motorhome ownership into a revenue-making venture instead of an expensive hobby. More than 50,000 users have experienced travelling using Camptoo, and its number is growing year on year. It was part of the Google Launchpad accelerator program in 2015. Furthermore, in the Netherlands, it was awarded 'most promising startup' by Deloitte Technology Fast50 Jury in 2017, and in Europe, '16th fastest growing tech company' by TheNextWeb in 2018. With the proceeds, this company will further accelerate marketing campaigns in Australia and the UK and further optimize its current web application.
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Expired
investment:
£476,642
Two Drifters Distillery (TDD) is one of the very few British distilleries that makes rum from raw ingredients, rather than importing and flavouring it. It has worked with Climeworks Direct Air Capture technology to remove CO2 from its products. The company's technique won admirers leading to a boost in sales. Since its launch in 2019, TDD converted existing equipment to increase capacity from 80 bottles per week to an estimated 1800 per week. It has also secured contracts from prominent entities including John Lewis (national and online), Exeter Chiefs Rum and Virgin Wines. The company has an active social media community with 10,000+ followers and also conducts weekly distillery tours that see full attendance from its customers. TDD has also received press coverage from media houses including The BBC, The Telegraph and The Independent. It will use the investment to grow its sales and showcase its product at retail outlets, and bring to the masses sustainably-made British products.
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Expired
investment:
£286,340
