Sugru is a mouldable glue designed to fix almost anything. Named by Time Magazine as one of the 50 best inventions in the world the year it launched and dubbed “21st Century Duct Tape” by Forbes, the patented product is now used by more than 1 million people in 160 countries and has just launched into the US with Lowe’s and Target. The Company behind Sugru is on a mission to make fixing easy and fun for everyone.
Otti Prams produces designer travel systems with novel patterned fabrics, aiming to fuse the growing importance of fashion and design in the baby market with a wheeled goods market that grew 13% between 2008-10. Otti has signed an agreement with House of Fraser to sell their prams on-line in June 2015 and are in discussions with other major suppliers.
Innovation makers is striving to launch their innovative, lightweight, backpackable stroller, the OmniO Rider, to the international nursery market. Since raising funds in 2014, this patent-pending company has secured interest from over 20 territories & won 5 awards and is now primed to take the nursery market by storm with a launch planned for spring 2016.
Ikee provides an all-in-one solution for phone and tablet accessories. It allows users to charge, transfer and stream from the Ikee device which can be attached to your keys. The company, which has two products, was seeking investment to take the device from prototype to production.
Losing your mobile phone can be a nightmare. Most of us don’t think about protecting our photos, videos and contacts…until it’s too late. With MEEM you never need the cloud, you don’t need a pc, and you never pay any fees.
FieldCandy is an exciting design-led brand of outdoor lifestyle products. Currently stocked in the UK, USA and Asia in leading retailers such as Harrods, Heal’s, Liberty of London, Urban Outfitters and Saks Fifth Avenue, FieldCandy design and manufacture its products in the UK. With the founder of Links of London as an investor and chairman, FieldCandy has worked with Warner Brothers, Hello Kitty and Red Bull amongst others.
Thermo Tents are essentially begining a 'Tent Revolution' by designing and developing what they understand to be the world's very first thermally and acoustically insulated tent or tenting system. Their (patent-pending) multi-layer design and brand new insulation technology have applications in recreational tents, glamping, disaster relief and base tents. The advantages Thermo Tent has over every other tent in a massive market is the tent is designed specifically to keep you cooler when it is hot outside, warmer when it is cold outside and to muffle noise transfer in and out of the tent.
ZigZag is a managed international returns service to help retailers re-sell stock instead of return stock. In our experience, retailers want sales and cash recovery, not returns! Offering local returns, global warehousing, and intelligent return routing. ZigZag aims to solve the problem for both retailers and consumers alike.
Fitmibody is driving an innovative fitness training movement which combines personal coaching and the benefits of a group fitness class environment to make affordable, tailored training available to everyone. Already attracting a user base of over 750, and operating 5 dedicated FitMiBody Trainers, this investment will allow the opening of a dedicated flagship East London Studio.
A Suit That Fits believes the bespoke experience should be available to many, offering quality tailored garments at high street prices, with studios all over the UK (and internationally). This vertically integrated operation, made a net profit of 185k in 2014 and has produced more suits than Savile Row annually. The team includes Simon Calver (CEO - Lovefilm, Mothercare) and Gi Fernando (Investor - City Mapper)
Clippings.com is a curated marketplace for beautiful furniture, lighting and homeware. We are on a mission to redesign the design industry, by empowering brands to connect with their customers directly. The team includes industry leaders such as Carson Roen (former marketing director, made.com) & David Begg (founder of Tom Dixon). We have over 300 brands and 8000 products on the platform, and have grown 21% month-on-month since our last round.
We are an online fancy dress company specialising in the student market. Our market differential is our 'Fancy Fresher Pack'- a customisable fancy dress pack for each uni's freshers week parties. We sell this pack to freshers before they move to university with a simple 'Choose Your Uni' slider on our homepage leading to their universities's bespoke pack which they can then further customise. We are also partners with 9 universities across the UK and we host a stall at these universities during freshers week.
HOCHANDA, the “Home Of Crafts Hobbies AND Arts”, has launched its new TV shopping channel on Sky, Freeview, Freesat and IPTV. Formed by a team who have successfully built and sold similar businesses to achieve a significant market share in the growing £3.4bn UK craft, hobby and art market, the offering provides enthusiasts and trade suppliers with an opportunity to invest and own shares in HOCHANDA.
Add to Event takes all of the hassle out of finding the best suppliers for your event. Our online marketplace solves the frustration of finding, calling and emailing dozens of event suppliers only to find that many aren’t available, out of your price range or can’t provide what you need. Simply tell us your requirements and we do all of the hard work. We reach out to the relevant suppliers in your area and provide you with personalised quotes from those that are available and well suited to your event.
There are numerous challenges for anyone seeking to make sense of social data: to collect what is relevant; filter out the noise; conduct an analysis of the data; find out what influencers are saying or simply pick out the most re-tweeted picture of a celeb. Blurrt enables all this to happen - from the serious to the trivial.
Cadence are a hub for cyclists, offering cycle sales, service, fitting, coaching, fitness training, yoga, pilates, a café, organised rides and social events from their first location in Crystal Palace. Strava recently rated them as the second most visited cycling café in London, and their corporate clients include UBS, Credit Suisse and Warner Brothers. Cadence’s team of cycling & business veterans now want to expand to new sites and services.
A media company capturing the spirit of start-up that's sweeping the world, disrupting industries and redefining how people work and live. Their mission, to be the most authoritative and authentic brand for modern business and to do it with a fresh attitude.
Empiribox aims to provide Primary Schools with a means to teach science effectively by providing the tools, resources and training in one neat package at a price schools can afford. Since raising with Crowdcube in Q2 of 2014, Empiribox is now used by over 75 schools across the UK, has sold nearly £500,000 worth of subscriptions and is striving to take the education market by storm and solve the lack of scientists coming through education.
InYourStride is an ADAPTIVE Training Platform that focuses 100% on getting you to the start line - prepared, motivated and ready to have an amazing race day. It creates a custom training plan based on your fitness level, target time and your event. You can fit the plan around YOUR SCHEDULE, and then it uniquely ADAPTS as you progress through your own unique training plan.
POD Point are one of the UK's fastest growing tech companies and supply electric vehicle charging solutions to drivers and businesses nationwide. They've shipped more than 20,000 charge points and provided over 10 million miles of electric motoring. This is your chance to get involved in a high growth sector and be part of the electric vehicle revolution.
TanOrganic is a Eco-certified Organic Sunless Tanning Brand. We have a unique branding strategy that we feel sets us apart from all other tanning brands.Our packaging and brand stands apart, and simply say what the product is - “Organic Tan”. TanOrganic contains no synthetic ingredients such as perfumes or parabens and is 84% Aloe Vera based for a premium tan that hydrates the skin.
The Clubhouse is one of London’s leading business clubs, lounge and meeting spaces offering a new way of doing business, and the smarter alternative to a London office. Designed to meet the requirements of growing businesses of all shapes and sizes, we provide a luxurious, professional space with complimentary WiFi, refreshments, tea, Nespresso coffee, and a dedicated team on hand to attend to our members' every need.
The Village Haberdashery is a sewing, knitting and craft shop for the Modern Maker.
East of Eden is a Walthamstow based yoga and Pilates studio, mixing a friendly, local feel with excellent teaching and in March 2015 launched a 25-mat space in a cobbled mews a few minutes walk from Walthamstow Central station and the new 9-screen Empire cinema.