Celestial Labs is a drone display company that combines advanced technology with organic performance. The company's proprietary 'Skytheatre' display is a dynamic, safe and green alternative to carbon-intensive fireworks and represents a new frontier for the live event industry. Composed of a creative collective of award-winning filmmakers, musicians, developers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers, the company is constantly pushing the boundaries of drone display innovation, where technology meets imagination. The Human Support division of Celestial is a not-for-profit initiative that aims to lift the spirits of those who witness Celestial's displays whilst imparting crucial information. The company aims to enlist the support and guidance of city leadership partners, industrial conglomerates, and seek grant funding.
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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
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A fashion retailer that offers the ability to customise clothes and create unique garments online. Flair Atelier allows customers to mix and match various aspects of clothing to create elegant and beautiful designs. The company's first collection already consists of 3 dresses, available in 2 colours, which can be altered to generate over 2,000 combinations. Talented British dressmakers are able to produce the garment within two weeks.
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Expired
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£115,360
Bazar is the UK’s first dedicated ethical marketplace and lifestyle application. The company intends to disrupt the ~£32.8 billion UK consumer marketplace by creating a platform where eco-friendly businesses can thrive, and consumers can trust brand values. It brings curated ethical and eco-friendly brands, artisans, and items under one portal. BAZAR soft-launched its application with 35 sellers and 650 products in the COVID-19 lockdown which doubled showing positive seller demand. The app saw over 1800 downloads with early sales. The company has a social media presence with over 1500+ Instagram followers. It intends to enter the US market in 2022, followed by Europe. Bazar will use the investment to continue to develop its technology to help sellers grow their business and give buyers an intuitive shopping experience on the app.
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Expired
investment:
£208,368
The Jewellery Agency Ltd. manufactures and designs bespoke jewellery collections for UK/Europe retailers including Prettylittlething, Kurt Geiger, and QVC. The company has been featured in media platforms: Cosmopolitan, Grazia and Independent. TJA has a team experienced in buying, production, and jewellery designing. Since 2017, the company has generated a profit of £45,531 and revenues of £350k. The Jewellery Agency Ltd. manufactures for high profile clients like Bibi Bijoux at Selfridges and Anthropologie. With the proceeds, the company will grow the TJA team and strengthen its offices in China. It is also planning to launch Rococo Jewels into the US Market by 2020.
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Expired
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£130,570
Snaffling Pig is an award-winning pork brand which makes snacks with high-quality ingredients. In 2016, Snaffling Pig appeared on Dragons' Den by gaining investment from the Moonpig founder Nick Jenkins. Last year, Snaffling Pig had sold more than 3m packets in 2018 to Tesco, Sainsbury's & Co-op. The company has been given 9 Great Taste Awards and the only Pork Scratching Advent Calendar. The company had a sales turnover of £3.2m in 2018/19 and, it achieved a Net Profit of £350k. The company is aiming to raise £750k to further expand its porky brand to new categories and gain new customers.
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Expired
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£1,089,540
Food Disco (FD) brings inspired restaurants and street food traders to the heart of communities residing in buildings and complexes. The company's purpose-built technology platform coupled with its rotating network of food partners allows it to prepare fresh meals onsite at the development, exclusively for residents. FD stresses that its model is simple. Customers order online, FD's food partner cooks and residents collect. FD points out that at certain larger developments, it delivers in a period of a few minutes. FD intends to become dominant in a bespoke onsite food delivery market that is estimated to be over £1 billion in the UK alone. FD has trialed its service at two premier developments in London and five in Manchester receiving positive feedback. The company's clients include 'Build to Rent' players including Allsop, Folio London, Grainger, Greystar, Invesco, JLL, Legal & General, Moda Living, Salboy and urbanbubble. FD states it will use the investment towards consumer refunds, kiosk maintenance, technology development, event promotions, administrative expenses, sales and marketing, and capital expenses.
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Expired
investment:
£207,053
Shuttout is a global community-driven photography marketplace that adds social significance to photographs and makes it more fit for sale. It uses features such as 'stock' (Shutterstock, 500px, Flickr), 'social media' (Instagram) and 'photo contest' (GuruShots, Viewbug) to create a unique selling environment. It started worldwide expansion, growth and user acquisition from 154 countries using Facebook and Google ads. It has also collaborated with YouTube Influencers including Rebecca Spencer (UK), Hanna Saba (Australia), and Saurav Sinha (India) to increase its userbase. Shuttout has started the facility for users to host contests by themselves. Since the launch in April 2018, it has reached 76,000+ users and has added 71,000+ photos to the platform. The platform aims to connect those who love taking photos and want to earn money from their passion with potential buyers.
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Expired
investment:
£539,536
3RD ROCK is a sustainable Activewear sports brand founded for people who have a passion for nature. Created by a team of passionate climbers, 3RD ROCK creates extremely comfortable, Made-To-Move garments. It is a wholesale e-commerce business that has sold more than 55,000 units in 20+ countries. Catering to climbers and yoga enthusiasts, it has received more than 1000 5-star reviews out of which 96% are positive ones. Being environmentally conscious, 3RD ROCK has utilised 12,000 bottles in its manufacturing process with over 1 tonne of sea waste being used in the production of leggings and bra-tops. With the proceeds, the brand will kick-start the next stage of growth by with range expansion & innovation, retaining and developing key wholesale accounts, making strategic hires and penetrating new markets.
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Expired
investment:
£361,700
Small Robot Company (SRC) aims to integrate its patented 'PerPlant' farming with agricultural practices worldwide and disrupt the $240 billion per year agriculture industry. SRC claims that PerPlant farming uses lightweight and smart robots that make food production more accurate, sustainable and profitable. SRC's three small robots, 'Tom', 'Dick' and 'Harry' coupled with AI brain 'Wilma' can plant, monitor and treat arable crops autonomously. SRC argues that it has successfully commercialised its PerPlant monitoring service for farmers in Wiltshire using its 'Tom V3' robots, built by leading robotics manufacturer, Tharsus. SRC stresses that it will equip its robots to kill weeds autonomously using electricity and perform trials with customers next season to demonstrate product readiness. SRC points out that it has raised more than £400,000 from willing farmers who want to embrace change. SRC has featured in WIRED, Economist and CNN. It has onboarded customers, including Waitrose and National Trust. SRC state they will use the investment to commercialise its patented R&D.
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Expired
investment:
£3,996,978
