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
days to go:
Extended
investment:
Withheld
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
days to go:
TBC
investment:
Withheld
GolfTrader is like the 'eBay' of the golfing world. It allows users to buy and sell golfing products through GolfTrader's easy to use mobile app. With Golf Trader you're able to showcase your range of products 24/7 unlike the typical 9-5 trading hours.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£13,330
West Berkshire Brewery is a beer manufacturer on a mission to deliver best-in-class beers, from heritage styles to modern craft beers, to its customers. Its products are on the shelves of UK supermarkets including Waitrose, Tesco and the Co-Op. The company can scale up to 26 million pints per annum thanks to its modern brewery units that are equipped with bottling and canning lines technologies along with the option of cold storage. Its brewery consists of a 200-capacity 'Taproom & Kitchen', a destination venue that generates a revenue of £1.4 million per annum. It will utilise the investment to support the installation and commissioning of its 'Fridge Pack Machine', support marketing initiatives with its pub partners across the South of England, and provide capital to enable any pub acquisition opportunities as they arise over the coming year.
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Expired
investment:
£1,390,948
A mobile fashion app designed to be easy-to-use and provide a superior shopping experience. Shopupp tailors its fashion range to each customer, delivering a unique and personalised clothing selection resulting in less frustration for consumers to find the right item. Shopupp has garnered £140k from professional investors in the fashion and retail industry and has had a highly successful beta phase of its platform with more than 23,000 installs.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£217,950
Creating all-natural meals using real ingredients and delivering them directly to a customer's door. Detox Kitchen runs two delis located in central London and since launching, they have delivered more than 1 million meals. On average, the company serves over 2,500 customers per week from both of its delis. This has resulted in average sales of £243k per month and a YoY growth of 70%.
Funds will be allocated towards increasing the capacity of their kitchen to meet customer demand and improve their online technology platform from which customers place their orders. In addition, Detox Kitchen seek to market and advertise their services by hiring marketing professionals to attract more customers to the business.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£581,740
Nix & Kix creates and sells a range of drinks low in calories, completely natural and without any added sugar. It asserts that its products are stocked across 3,000+ shops, restaurants, bars and offices. It also claims that its products are housed across 7,500 distribution points such as Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Nando's, BP, Morrisons, and Holland & Barrett, to name a few. Nix & Kix has sold over 5 million of its cans to date. It has also secured a listing with Matthew Clark, the biggest distributor of restaurants, pubs and bars in the UK. The company has applied for a B-Corp accreditation. Nix & Kix has also won numerous awards and has been called 'Addictively tasty' by the press (Time Out 2019). It will use the investment to expand into the convenience channel, grow its e-commerce platform, boost brand awareness, and scale operations.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£830,760
Temptations Cafes are a sandwich and coffee shop brand that currently have two stores located in London. Temptations strive to make sure all of their ingredients are as fresh as they can be and therefore making their finished dishes taste even better.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£51,969
Chop Chop Restaurants has been operating very successfully in Edinburgh since 2006, serving north eastern Chinese food that has hardly been seen outside China before. The two restaurants turn over £1m between them and have a loyalty membership of over 20,000. Chop Chop was featured on Gordon Ramsay's "F-Word" and was voted Britain's favourite Chinese restaurant in 2010 and again in 2012. Both restaurants hold AA Rosettes. The founders are now ready to roll out the Chop Chop concept across the UK
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Expired
investment:
£184,821
Blending classic London heritage with modern brewing methods to create innovative styles of beer. Anspach & Hobday is a multi-award winning brand that sells its products in UK retailers and exports to 11 countries worldwide in various containers such as kegs, bottles, casks and more recently, cans. Sales rose from £195k in 2017 to £249k in 2018, a YoY growth of 50%.
Anspach & Hobday is nearing its capacity and is raising funds to increase production threefold and extend their taproom to meet demand. In addition, the company is planning to expand its range of beers and the number of retailers listing their products.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£526,250
