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Baanx is a Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C) banking platform that is Application Programming Interface (API) driven and digitaly-friendly. It aims to become a contender in the digital asset financial services market that is estimated to rise to $40 trillion by 2030. Baanx argues that it is disrupting the slow and expensive banking sector by leveraging blockchain to launch secure and low-cost banking products and services, with a few lines of code. The company has witnessed £1.4 million in revenue in 2020. It will start shipping its cards to 30+ EU countries in 2021 and roll-out its ‘plug-and-play’ wallet/card/exchange/mobile app on leading open-source blockchain network, Tezos, targeting the latter's 3 million+ global user base. Baanx will use the investment to increase its staff to 40-50 personnel by the end of 2021, expand into Asian, Middle Eastern, and North American markets with regulatory approvals, and invest in digital asset-backed lending and investing.

innerworks is a behavioural analysis technology company that aims to capture and verify the true nature of people to build happier and more productive workforces. innerworks crowdsources anonymous opinions about people over time. The company argues that this verification model leverages objective, credible data, making its profiles more unique. Its mission is to empower users with their behavioural data. The company is backed by Ex-Microsoft and Ex-Groupon managers as part of this crwodfunding round. It has been featured in TechRound and Startups Magazine. innerworks will use the investment to finance product development and initial client traction ahead of its Q3 2021 seed round.

Longevity Card (LC) aims to integrate financial management and healthcare into one app. It asserts that its AI-powered application can analyse fitness activity, nutrition and other areas, providing users with personalised health tips and rewards for leading a healthy lifestyle. LC also intends to offer multi-currency current accounts alongside longevity benefits such as a marketplace with exclusive offers from companies in health, fitness and beyond. The company has more than 60 partners in its Longevity Marketplace such as Transferwise, Babylon Health, and Headspace. LC was a finalist in the HealthTech vertical at Elevating Founders, the flagship startup event of London Tech Week 2020. The company has featured in Forbes, Yahoo Finance, and Benzinga, to name a few. LC will use the investment to grow its team, increase its user base post-launch, and market its solution to the rise in health and financial wellbeing-focused audiences.