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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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
investment:
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FinOptix is an innovative FinTech company that solves real business problems. FinOptix’s objective is to become a significant player in a rapidly growing FinTech market by developing systems that provide financial clarity to decision-makers. FinOptix has a well-established user base, as well as a sales pipeline that covers multiple geographies and sectors. Their verification and validation procedures applied during the development process and operational trials have led to engagement with commercial partners. With the proceeds, they will design an Evaluator for the future, apply AI techniques to solve complex problems, develop their skill set and framework and hire a team of data scientists based on the assessment.
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Expired
investment:
£125,000
A thought leadership media platform working with trusted experts to bring innovative advancements to organisations through journalism. The Future Shapers aims to re-imagine how information is delivered globally and the ways it can help small to large communities innovate further, avoiding the use of advertisers and paywalls.
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Expired
investment:
£41,610
Businesses can now book meetings in pubs to discuss projects whilst enjoying food and drinks. MeetingsInn aims to satisfy the demand for companies that would prefer to hold discussions in smaller, yet livelier venues. Through their research, MeetingsInn has discovered 4,500 pubs that would be ideal locations for businesses to gather. All pubs will be audited to ensure they meet MeetingsInn's standards.
MeetingsInn generates revenue from a 10% commission of all bookings confirmed, as well as pubs that wish to advertise and have premium listings on the website. This crowdfunding round will allow MeetingsInn to list more pubs on their platform, as well as enhance their booking service to include tools and resources such as group accommodations.
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Expired
investment:
£60,960
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
A versatile spicy peanut chutney that can be used as a spread, marinade, dip or condiment. Kit's Peanut Chutney is homemade using natural ingredients, as well as being vegan nad gluten-free. The company is seeking investment mass produce their products and increase the number of stockists that list their range.
Currently, the products are stocked by nine independent retailers and new outlets are being added every day. To date, more than 600 jars have been sold. By increasing their production, they aim to lower the cost of their products whilst yielding a 73% gross profit margin per jar sold. Wholesaling will yield a gross profit margin of 44% per jar.
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Expired
investment:
£102,510
Silo offers a unique dining experience by promoting a pre-industrial food system that generates zero material waste and celebrating whole pure foods born from clean farming. Aspiring to revolutionise the food industry by being ethical and productive, Silo is evolving as one of the world's first zero-waste and environment-friendly restaurants. Silo is confident that it has a profitable untapped market that can be exploited with its unique concept. The funds raised will be used to make a zero-carbon delivery system, using non-native goods such as green coffee beans, red wine and cacao.
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Expired
investment:
£48,000
Cheerfy allows businesses to exceed the expectations of every customer by knowing who they are and what they want the second they walk in the door. By using WiFi, hotels for example can get notifcations when VIP members arrive so they can speed up the check in process.
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Expired
investment:
£207,430
Hemspan states that it designs bio-based building systems and products for construction by combining modern methods, technology and hemp to produce net-zero carbon solutions. The company argues that every time an average house is built, the CO2 emitted by the manufacture, transport and assembly of the materials used is around 50 to 60 tonnes. Hemspan says that one hectare of UK-grown industrial hemp can absorb 11 tonnes of CO2 each year with regeneratively farmed hemp capable of sequestering a further 6 tonnes per hectare of CO2 into the soil each year. Hemspan intends to activate significant demand for hemp farming in the UK and develop processing technologies to reduce reliance on imports and enable large scale manufacturing of bio-based cladding and insulation products that spin out of R&D programmes. It asserts that the global industrial hemp market is expected to grow at 25% CAGR reaching US$ 27 billion by 2028. It aims to be a contender in this segment.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£200,000
