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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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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£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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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
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£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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£521,283
Compared to modern paper currency, which tends to devalue over time, gold has always maintained its significance and purchasing power. The Glint smartphone app, in partnership with MasterCard, allows customers to buy and sell gold in real-time for a 0.5% fee into multiple currencies such as USD and EUR. The company has attracted more than 1500 customers in its beta phase and is now seeking investment to expand worldwide. The gold is located in Switzerland in Brink's secure vault.
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£2,166,290
A web-based location experience platform for businesses to market their content for their target audience by users visiting physical locations to view digital content. Landmrk's service is currently used by travel, entertainment and retail industries and allows businesses to provide 'rewards' when customers reach the location. Revenue is primarily generated from marketing agencies and businesses licensing the platform on a monthly, quartely or annual basis.
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£519,364
Similar to the functionality of workplace pensions, employees can invest part of their pay into an ISA and start to build a healthy saving habit. Smarterly's current clients include Rolls Royce, Samsung and OVO Energy and they have identified 85 other organisations with a collective 600,000 employees as potential opportunities. Due to the fundamentals of Smarterly being automated, there is no need to pay for a large staff and revenue is generated via small fees.
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£1,638,150
Findr aims to automate the creation of business partnerships by providing easy access to hyper-targeted opportunities in minutes. The company asserts that its platform allows any business, regardless of its size, to sign up, post its partnership requirements, and explore opportunities for free. The company's portal allows users to request a 1-hour 'Discovery' call with a potential partner when the said user spots a relevant opportunity. Findr argues that it has made 'Discovery' for free for the first few months to build its user base. The company has onboarded 140 business users ranging from early-stage to global brands such as Mastercard, Uber and Visa since November 2020. Findr has featured in Forbes for helping businesses navigate COVID-19. The company will use the investment to develop two new price plans – Unlimited and Enterprise, introduce new platform features, hire a machine learning expert, and undertake digital activity to grow its user base.
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Expired
investment:
£396,288
Kestrl is a mobile app based on the principles of Islamic banking. It aims to cater to the over 1.9 million British Muslim community to invest in the UK in line with their religious beliefs. Consumers can avail a host of financial services from finding interest-free savings accounts to taking out a mortgage. The company raised a £135,000 pre-seed round from C-level Islamic banking professionals in January 2020. It also launched its application on Google Playstore and App store in September 2020. Kestrl is working on launching an equity-based home purchase product soon. It also aspires to expand to Malaysia/Indonesia by white labelling with established retail banks and utilising its 'inside knowledge' of the region. It will use 39% of the investment towards platform up-gradation and tech team expansion, 20% towards hiring personnel across various departments, 19% for maintaining agency license fees and acquiring its own regulatory permissions, 8% in marketing, and 14% towards ancillary costs.
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Expired
investment:
£194,502
