Wi-Fi Securities Limited is a cyber security company that aims to revolutionise the security of public access Wi-Fi. To realise this vision, the company is developing a unique patent-protected system called SpriteGuard™ which will protect you and your data from hackers by stopping you connecting to fake hotspots. The system is targeted towards the $550 bn worldwide hospitality industry and has the ability to expand to other large global markets like city-wide free Wi-Fi, airports and coffee shops. Moreover, Wi-Fi Securities Limited has a highly experienced Wi-Fi Securities management board that has a track record of delivering multi-million-pound projects from concept to successful commercial deployment.
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Extended
investment:
£1,014,708
Medic Bleep is a simple, secure and innovative patient-focused solution to communication challenges that healthcare professionals and the wider team in the UK National Health Service (NHS) face while going about their everyday work. It is saving each nurse & each junior doctor an estimated 48 minutes per shift. This coincides with the UK's Department of Health calling for a ban on pagers. If implemented across the NHS, it could free up the time to care for an estimated 11,000 nurses. To ensure data privacy and safety, the company allows communication to occur via the app. As a result of these safeguards and its user-friendly portal, the company's app has been downloaded 16,000 times by UK doctors and nurses. With the funds raised, the company will aim to solve looming technology gaps for over 30% of the NHS in the next 3 years and expand globally.
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Expired
investment:
£814,600
Juggle helps companies hire, manage and retain experienced professionals on flexible contracts. The company has onboarded more than 9000 professionals and over 700 businesses on its platform. Juggle asserts that its portal is completely free for companies to post jobs wherein professionals will receive a recommendation to the right opportunities based on their profiles. Juggle allows both companies and candidates to manage the timesheet and payment formalities through its platform once a contract is agreed upon. The company claims that 85% of professionals recommended by its platform are interviewed. Juggle aims to become a contender in the online recruitment industry that is projected to reach $36.2 billion by 2027. It will use the investment to make additional hires in certain key positions, expand product features, and apply to the FCA for a license to handle payments at a larger scale.
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Expired
investment:
£467,537
Zobi is a technology company that aims to secure smart devices in a home against any potential attacks by a fraudster or fraudulent entity. Zobi's first device and app, Hedgehog, aims to address this issue. Hedgehog can anonymously monitor the Wi-Fi of a user, detect and block suspicious activity or devices, and show a user the security loopholes and the means to plug them. Zobi claims that there are currently around 135 million connected homes and, by 2025, the spending per year on smart home devices is said to be $160 billion. It aims to be a major contender in the smart home security sector. The company won the European Product Design Award 2020 and secured $120,000 worth of grants from Amazon and Google for its cloud services. Zobi will use the investment to build partnerships and its business development team, expand its offerings to other regions, scale-up marketing and PR, and recruit a senior Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
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Expired
investment:
£511,386
HyperionDev teaches people to code through online courses overseen by top code reviewers. It asserts that its core innovation was efficiently connecting top students to struggling ones having them review code on structured courses. This led to HyperionDev being financially backed by technology giants Facebook and Google in 2016/17 helping the company scale its computer-assisted code review process. HyperionDev has registered over 150,000 students and onboarded clients like Lambda School and Makers. The company reached profitability in 2020 earning £1 million in revenue and more than 250% user growth. It will use the investment to commercialise its model in the $300 billion tech education and assessments market and close the tech skills gap.
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Expired
investment:
£1,999,998
3DUserNet is an online portal for viewing and collaborating on 3D data projects. Its SaaS platform enables team members in engineering and construction companies to store, view, navigate and collaborate online, through any modern browser or device, without the need for installed software. The company has been working with sectors such as surveying, policing, civil engineering, security, road safety, and defence. Since its inception, it has added multiple measurement tools including clip boxes, line of sight, checkpoint tool, and slope tool on its platform. The company is seeking an investment of up to £400,000, at a pre-money valuation of £1.6 million under which it is offering investors making up the first £200,000 a discounted share price of £3.4733. Investors joining in for the remaining £200,000 thereafter will purchase a share for £4.6622. The funds raised will be used for further platform development, sales and marketing, and working capital.
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Expired
investment:
Withheld
SleepCogni combines a handheld device and a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform to help users wind down by collecting physiological, behavioural and environmental data. The company points out that 1 million people in the UK take sleeping pills for insomnia. SleepCogni intends to change this with its product. It claims that its device receives data from fifteen different sensors, providing detailed insights into a user’s sleep struggle to further assist in clinical intervention, including procedures such as CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia). The company's initial target sleep clinics are the UK and the US, with the US sleep clinic market estimated to be worth $9 billion in 2020. SleepCogni has eleven granted and four pending patents in various territories, a trademark on the logo and protection of specific handheld trigger hardware. They state they will use the investment received to commercialise their product.
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Expired
investment:
£577,270
Effie is a machine designed to automatically iron your clothes at home. The prototype of the machine was created to automatically iron the shirt regardless of its size, colour, or cut. This technology is patent-pending that underpins this process. There are over 350,000 registrations from customers who are willing to buy the product. The product has been covered by many reputed media platforms like Evening Standard, House Beautiful, UNILAD and many more. With the investment proceeds, the company will take its patent-pending technology and further develop it into a fully-completed prototype which is fully user-tested.
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Expired
investment:
£1,021,600
TrimCheck is on a mission to introduce the world of barbering to freelance. It cites research data arguing that approximately 80% of barbers either pay rent for a chair or split their earnings with a barbershop owner. It aims to change this scenario and boost incomes for barbers. The company has two apps; one for customers and the other for barbers. Application features include advanced scheduling, payment processing, messaging, live call-out tracking, and more. The company has onboarded 300 barbers and 2,500 consumers since its launch. TrimCheck aspires to become a source of digital credibility for independent barbers. It is working on coming out with its training academy as a step towards the aspiration above. TrimCheck will use the investment received to penetrate markets in London, Manchester and Birmingham.
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Expired
investment:
£163,951
8dates is a dating recommendation engine and marketplace for new couples. The company's app uses machine learning to know what couples want when they first meet and shows them upcoming events by partner affiliates that they can engage in as per their interest. 8dates affiliate partners include OpenTable and Eventbrite. The company has also been granted the Facebook Dating License for advertising. It will use the investment to localise its offerings across key markets in the UK and Europe and grow its affiliate partnership program by adding more events. They will also develop the Android version of its application, acquire patents, copyrights, and IP expansion for its trademarks, app development, and UI/UX updates, and boost marketing and customer acquisition via Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Spotify, and Pandora.
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Expired
investment:
£357,242
