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
investment:
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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
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
investment:
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Using the latest in technology to recycle a wider range of plastics with environmentally friendlier results. Recycling Technologies have created the RT7000, a machine that processes plastic waste and recycles it into Plaxx®. This new product can be used in wax products, as well as new plastic. Plastic products that are generally considered non-recyclable such as food trays and pouches, films and crisps packets can be processed by the company's machine.
Contributions in the funding round will be invested towards developing around 200 RT7000 machines per annum at the company's manufacturing site, with a 2027 target of 1300 RT7000s to be leased to other businesses. Recycling Technologies has predicted that that from 10m tonnes of plastic, 7m tonnes will be processed into Plaxx®. Furthermore, funds will be allocated to expand the team and Binn Ecopark site, as well as run a 24/7 trial on their new plant.
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Expired
investment:
£1,938,060
nHouse supplies modular method eco-friendly homes and by building homes in controlled factory enviroments, each module is defect-free before being transported to the site for assembly, resulting in cost saving and increase customizability. Their homes boast energy efficiency with A rating at EPC, resulting in minimized energy costs for occupants and redice carbon emissions.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£183,839
Whoomies is a PropTech company focused on improving people's lives by implementing digital solutions to share accommodation. The company is now developing solutions tailored to the needs of big shared buildings such as university campuses, students and co-living campuses. Whoomies is working with Paris Dauphine University and Flatmates, the biggest entrepreneur-focused co-living residence in the world. The company's goal is to improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing them together. The company is raising capital for growing its international user base to 200,000 users within the next 15 months, for improving its products, and for expanding its team.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£454,294
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
A new form of electric transport in the bike industry with the use of an affordable and simple conversion kit. Swytch have developed a kinetically rechargeable add-on for existing bikes to convert them into eBikes for a range of up to 50 miles. Funding will result in additional units being manufactured and sold at a 70% margin. The products are available online and currently via 20 independent bike dealers, with over 100 more waiting on stock.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£349,356
POD Point have placed electric chargepoints at more than 27,000 locations in the UK and supply to businesses, public locations and homes. They supply software to go along with the chargepoints so users can see where the nearest public points are and use a smart phone to be in control of charging their car.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£1,528,970
The first wholesaler to offer insurance products for B2B and B2C firms in the Sharing Economy. Inlet aims provide insurance for assets that have been peer-to-peer rented for the short term, or for the provision of services such as letting properties online, as these markets are not currently covered by traditional insurances.
Inlet generates revenue from commissions via insurance products at the point of sale and at policy renewal. Income in the form of interest payments is also earned from customers that choose to pay via direct debit on a monthly basis, as well as from fees applied to customers who wish to amend their policies.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£256,514
