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SwipeStation is a mobile payment provider that is targeting stadiums, festivals, exhibitions, and other mass gatherings. SwipeStation argues that its service does not require users to have a phone connectivity which is unreliable or non-existent in most large venues. It claims that its mobile payment service works in airplane mode as well. The company's existing clients include organisations like Sodexo/Centerplate, Compass and Delaware North. It has expanded into music concerts that consist of stalwarts like Spice Girls, Olly Murs, Bon Jovi, and Chic. SwipeStation has also been felicitated with honours such as Ignite "Internet of Things" Award: Runner-up, WireHive 100 "Best Tech": Runner-Up, and W3 Silver Award Winner, amongst others. It will use 35% of the investment towards expanding its business development and operations team, 20% towards product development, 15% towards PR and marketing, 15% towards international expansion, and 15% towards increasing its inventory.

BlockDox is an urban digital solutions company that aims to solve challenges related to inception and maintenance of smart buildings and intelligent transportation via Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT). BlockDox claims that space operators such as facility managers or transport operators lack the data or interpretation tools to manage physical spaces based on actual needs rather than fixed assumptions. The company's patented technology aims to change this. It leverages IoT to make spaces responsive to their actual utilisation in the present and in the future, helping customers to reduce operational wastage and improve space utilisation. BlockDox has generated £1.6 million in revenue over the last three years. The company installed over 100+ sensors across 100,000+ square feet in five countries. It has featured in publications like BBC, FT, Sunday Times, and London's Evening Standard, to name a few. The company will use 70% of the investment towards recruitment costs, 20% for growth marketing, 6% for equipment and, 4% for other costs.

Fame Media Tech (FMN) is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology start-up that aims to transform the visitor, fan, and customer experience through technology-driven data perspectives. FMN asserts that sport and hospitality sectors have suffered from customer and fan isolation during COVID-19. FMN application, n-gage.io, addresses this situation. The company argues that its portal, combined with storytelling and innovation in digital media, can help companies to positively influence user behaviour, enhance engagement, and improve loyalty. FMN claims that companies can judge the above metrics through data diagrams on its portal as well. The company's early-stage proof of concept discussions extend across sport, hospitality, and visitor attractions such as Wembley Park and Bohemians FC. FMN's exit strategy would be via a trade sale to a media or technology business.

Hypha is an innovation intelligence platform. The company combines ontology mapping and graph processing to connect and leverage knowledge such that it is contextually aligned to an enterprise’s unique structure, systems, processes, and strategic objectives. Hypha deploys features on its platform such as clustering boards, browser extension tools, custom branding, and cloud-based deployment to help organisations achieve growth and profitability. The company has onboarded multiple entities on its integration roadmap, such as Miro, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, GSuite, and Dropbox, to name a few. The company has secured 6 enterprise clients worldwide, with IKEA as one of their illustrious clients. It will use 80% of the investment for product development and 20% for sales and marketing.