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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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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£10,000
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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planarTECH is an engineering company founded in 2014 as a provider of process equipment for the growth and characterisation of graphene and other emerging 2D materials. Its core product line is the planarGROW Chemical Vapor (CVD) system. The company has the ability to deliver scalable production systems that allow lower-cost production of graphene in comparison to other options currently available in the market. Moreover, from 2014 to 2019, the company’s cumulative revenues exceeded £5 million. The company's products have been installed and used by faculties and students at prestigious universities like Stanford University (USA), IIT- Bombay (India), Deakin University (Australia), and many others. From the investment, the company will utilise 45% as working capital, 30% in Capital Expenditures (CAPEX), 15% in R&D and 10% in hiring additional staff.
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£425,061
Plantwork Systems (PWS) is an eco-conscious, technology company providing sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions to the wastewater treatment industry. It is the developer, owner, and provider of a range of proprietary technologies such as TN-REM, NUTREM®, and the deHoxar Spiral Separator. These products aid in nutrient removal, improved filtration, sludge thickening. This leads to wastewater treatment plants recycling more water, reducing their energy requirements, and minimising water scarcity. The company has generated combined revenues of £1.44 million since July 2017. PWS is seeking funding of up to £1 million, at a pre-money valuation of £6 million. It will use the investment to accelerate its growth and bring more innovative products to the market.
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£244,865
Fully Charged is a broadcasting, digital and events business with the aim to become the world’s no.1 consumer channel for everything related to clean energy technologies & electric vehicles. The company's work has been met with more than 3 million monthly episode views globally on its YouTube channel with a record 4.6 million views in August 2019. Fully Charged is receiving ~£8,000 per month from YouTube advertising. It has successfully crowdfunded its first book, 'The Fully Charged guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy'. Fully Charged LIVE has also won the ‘Pioneer Award’ at the British Renewable Energy Awards. With the investment, the company will hire additional staff/freelancers to drive audience, invest in audience growth through merchandising, hold more events, and establish a larger production office at Bristol & Bath Science Park to manage its increasing workflow.
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£558,734
Feral horses are a platform that allows people invest in art, giving people the possibility to buy shares of artwork. They have a primary market where people can buy shares from artists and galleries from all over the world. Their secondary market allows you to trade the shares you have acquired in the primary market.
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£135,342
Improving the railway construction industry by collecting data to reduce inefficiencies and overspending. Rail Diary is a B2B SaaS product that is designed to analyse information on infrastructure projects to improve particular elements that plague the industry. These include the delivery, commercialisation and the health and safety of projects.
Rail Diary allows developers to monitor ongoing costs, forecast for the future and reduce the number of claims made. Rail Diary will generate revenue via a monthly subscription model ranging from £45 to £150, plus project fees.
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£50,544
Zero Carbon Farms (ZCF) is one of the first Controlled Environment Farms (CEF) that supplies blue-chip customers with local, nutritious and sustainable produce all year round. The company argues that its indoor farm has reduced growing days by up to 50% and increased average yields by 20% compared to conventional farming. ZCF asserts that it is carbon neutral, powered by 100% renewable energy, and is soon to acquire a 'B Corporation' certification in 2021. It aims to become a contender in the micro herbs and indoor salads market in the UK that is worth £624 million per annum. ZCF has supplied 274,863 units of fresh produce in 2019/2020 and is a supplier to Marks and Spencer, Whole Foods, Tesco, and Reynolds Catering Supplies. The company has also entered into R&D partnerships with Cambridge University, Nottingham Trent University, and Alan Turing Institute. It will use the investment to build a second farm on a new site, automate key processes, and invest in further yield-improving technologies.
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£4,301,337
Central Plains Group (CPG) is a farming company with a vision to build an integrated zero-waste farming and processing operation to supply the rapidly expanding starch, bioplastics and plant protein markets globally. It aims to be a contender in the aforementioned markets that are expected to be worth more than $30 billion by 2026. CPG previously built and ran a large-scale farming operation in Eastern Europe for over 25 years, over 200,000 hectares of land and earning more than $250 million in profits. It aspires to take things further by promoting sustainable farming and contributing to the zero-waste bio-economy. CPG established its core feedstock farming platform in Ukraine achieving over £3 million worth of revenue with a net profit of £300,000 having supplied 11,000 tonnes of crisping potatoes to Pepsico and Ukraine Supermarkets. CPG will use the investment to actualise the construction of a 15 tonne/hour starch production facility powered by a green energy source.
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£3,031,685
