GoPower offers comprehensive portable solar energy solutions, designed to save you money and reduce your environmental impact. Their user-friendly solar panels eliminate the need for complex installations, allowing easy setup anywhere. Their portable solar power stations, providing up to 1000w/1280WH at 240v, are perfect for various applications such as home offices, garden rooms, boats, events, and more. With multiple output sockets and versatile charging options including solar panels and mains electricity, GoPower provides a greener and cost-effective energy alternative.
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Extended
investment:
£10,000
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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Rype addresses the dilemma of choosing between expensive or low-quality office furniture that contributes to carbon emissions and waste. By remanufacturing high-quality used office furniture, Rype offers cost-effective solutions with 80% lower carbon emissions and waste, while creating local jobs. Their mission is to significantly reduce office carbon emissions and costs through sustainable, circular economy practices, including exclusive furniture ranges made from waste materials. Rype's comprehensive services encompass furniture sourcing, remanufacturing, and employing marginalized individuals, contributing to a more environmentally friendly and socially responsible approach to office furnishings.
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Extended
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Buzzbike is a disruptive new way for brands to advertise around the city, putting thousands of bikes on the road along the way. Each bike is fully branded which allows Buzzbikes partners to design a full fleet of bikes. To maximise impact, bikes are clustered and geo-targeted in places the brand wants to be seen by recruiting riders who work and park in those locations. Buzzbikes are completely free for the rider, all you have to do is ride to work a minimum of 12 times a month and street park. They are also giving away lock, lights, insurance and yearly servicing, as well as a discount at their kit partner Brooks.
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Expired
investment:
£388,870
Elemental is an agricultural food technology company that converts 78% of beef processing waste into sustainable fertiliser. The company claims that its technology can potentially reduce global beef CO2 emissions equivalent to 50 million cattle. Elemental asserts that its technology has been developed through extensive R&D and protected by patents in 60+ countries. The company raised £1.5 million on Crowdcube in late 2019, signed agreements for 14 projects in the UK and Europe using its technology, built a demonstrator plant and agreed to install its technology on commercial terms at 6 UK abattoirs. The company states they will use the investment to operationalise their first plant by December 2021 and grow their business across different verticals.
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Expired
investment:
£1,395,801
Vita Mojo is an award winning food technology company, providing affordable meals tailored specifically to the customer. The food is personal and transparent as to what goes into each dish and how it was prepared. All ingredients are picked to suit your own tastes and needs, and can be personalised to increase your protein or decrease your calories as required.
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Expired
investment:
£3,200,080
To help reduce wasted food, Daily Dose source 'wonky' fruit and veg for their organic cold-pressed juices. They sell over 40,000 drinks on average every month and supply their products to more than 150 stockists, as well as launching a café in 2017. They are currently researching methods to extend the shelf life of their juices. Daily Dose moved from a 500sq ft. to a 2500sq ft. facility in 2016, now they are raising funds to triple the size of their site.
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Expired
investment:
£305,740
Nourish'd aim to inspire a generation to live healthier, happier and more productive lives by offering nutritious food for breakfast, lunch, dinner and meetings. They know fuelling employees with delicious and low GI foods is key to boosting productivity and happiness in the workplace.
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Expired
investment:
£123,180
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
TheCarCrowd is a Passion Asset Investment (PAI) platform that intends to address the lack of investment options for the 8 million UK millennials by allowing them to take a real equity stake in a classic car and benefit from the potential appreciation. The company argues that classic cars appreciated 194% over 10 years up to Q4 2019 as per expert reports. TheCarCrowd points out that its portal allows interested investors to buy shares in cars from just £20 and unlock the benefits of potential appreciation. The company asserts that its business idea has found traction amidst users with over 620 investors registering on the portal since the company's launch in November 2020. TheCarCrowd will use 12% of the investment for Public Relations (PR), 48% for marketing, and 40% for working capital.
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Expired
investment:
£379,108
