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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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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Harvey’s British Eatery is a 35 to 40 cover eatery focused on re-establishing the heritage of British cooking. Harvey’s recipes draw on the best in the British Isles, using seasonal ingredients. The investment will be used to take their eatery to a permanent site in London.
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£193,550
Fireaway pizza orginally started out as a modest pizzeria in south London in 2016, we've expanded to 159 franchises, achieving a remarkable 106% compound annual growth rate in store expansion. With franchise sales reaching £59 million annually, we became debt-free in 2022, boasting an EBITDA of £1.31 million and HQ revenue of £14.5 million in FY23. As a profitable venture, we invite you to join us and be part of our promising growth trajectory.
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£532,336
The UK's first authentic iced milk tea / brewed chai, combining the speciality of flavoured teas with the status of milk tea. Tuk Tuk Chai launched in 2017 with products available at 110 Sainsbury’s stores and Harvey Nichols. The firm has won multiple awards including 'Most Innovative Product' at the Lunch! 2017 trade show and were finalists for 2017 Virgin Foodpreneur. In 2018, Peter Jones of Dragon's Den made an investment offer towards the company.
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£275,920
B-North is a financial technology bank combining cloud-native technology with face-to-face relationship banking to disrupt the £150 billion UK Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) lending market. It argues that it delivers cash to SMEs faster than the competition by combining its lending origination platform with a locally delivered servicing and relationship model overseen by experienced bankers. B-North asserts that it is engaging in a positive dialogue with several potential investors with a committed investment now standing at £18.6 million since June 2020. The company has also raised a seed capital of over £6.8 million that includes a six-figure investment from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to establish its core team and create both the lending and deposit-taking platforms. The company will use the investment to provide a cash runway to the end of Q2 2021 as the team finalises its Series A round and secures its banking license.
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£883,835
A multi-award winning investment platform providing customers with ISA eligible loans. Crowdstacker are fully FCA regulated and set a record for the largest crowdfunded P2P loan in the UK, valued at £15m. With the recent release of Innovative Finance ISA, the company is expecting to see rapid growth in the near future.
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£818,210
Nomisma is a cloud based platform that provide accounting capability for accountants and can be accessed from anywhere using any device. Nomisma was designed to reduce operating cocts by cutting down on softwares costs.
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£81,431
A brewery, gin distillery, bar and kitchen business. Love Lane Brewery is based in Liverpool and produces around 18,000 hectolitres of beer per year. In 2017, the company generated revenues of £300k; in 2018, they achieved £1m in revenue and have 60 clients that sell their Love Lane Pale Ale. The company also offers an event space and tours of their sites.
Love Lane Brewery will invest in their brand by increasing their sale and distribution channels, with the intent of marketing their products directly to consumers. Funds will also be allocated towards their infrastructure, primarily in their warehouse and brewery to purchase equipment such as hop cannons, cold stores, racking, augers, etc.
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£1,051,680
A protein energy brand that offers its products in round balls as an easy-to-eat pre and post workout snack. Boostball's multi-award winning products are made from raw ingredients that have been cold-pressed and only contain natural sugars from fruits and plants.
Boostball sells almost 50,000 units per month across 13 countries and have their own production facility, which creates products for other companies too. Boostball has partnered with Virgin Atlantic and Wimbledon to market their range and their customers also include Google, WHSmith and Graze.
Funds are being raised to launch their next product range, Boostbutter, which is nut butter in squeezable pouches of various sizes. The business is also seeking to grow their market share by entering other territories such as the USA.
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Expired
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£251,300
