Adzuna, the UK’s fastest growing job search engine, lists over a million jobs and receives over six million monthly visits. With a projected revenue of c. £5m in 2015, the company has been listed as one of London’s top 10 hottest start-ups and has expanded into 11 countries. Run by a team of former execs at eBay, Zoopla and Gumtree, in their mission to get Britain working.
Workabode - the AirBnB & TripAdvisor of workplaces is looking to lead the disruption of the $11bn and rapidly growing “workplace as a service” market, capitalizing on the growth in mobile working. Backed by internet entrepreneur Richard Coundley, Workabode is an aggregator that allows you to work anytime, anyplace and anywhere, paying only for what you use, rating the places you work in, and connecting you with other like-minded workers.
Big Sofa is a technology platform for managing visual content. Video and images are at the heart of modern life, and Big Sofa seeks to provide the tools to curate, manage and use visual content across any language, on any device, in any country. With clients such as British Airways, Volkswagen & Unilever, Big Sofa is led by veterans of the marketing industry from Avon Cosmetics, lastminute.com and the former CEO of Research International (TNS)
Cake is a mobile payment app for restaurants and bars in London. Making payment easier, quicker and more secure for users meaning they’ll never have to wait for the bill again. At the same time the app enables restaurants to improve their service and know more about their customers. And with Cake currently seeing more than 20% week-on-week growth, it's the perfect time to own a slice of the app that’s changing the way we pay.
Trigger Buzz is a new creative technology business designed and built to disrupt the way marketing content and advertising is created and produced. Founded on the principles of creativity, speed, agility and effectiveness. We’re passionate about making new content, to new rules, across all new channels of communication, including Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and Instagram.
Award-winning lone worker safety solution StaySafe Business is an app and cloud-based monitoring service that turns your smartphone into a safety device. Launched in 2014, it now has over 80 business clients including Countrywide, Ericsson and Huawei (>1500 potential users per business). Backed by an experienced board and investors, StaySafe is looking to increase its market share in the £bn lone worker security industry.
Filmies is about helping users discover films that match their personality, mood and taste. The average film fan takes 22 minutes to decide what film to watch*. Filmies aims to reduce that to get film fans doing what they want to do; sit down and watch! Filmies gives users trusted film recommendations from people they know, who have opinions they value. This provides credibility; each recommendation comes from a real person with a face and name, rather than a complex algorithm. Users have the option to click to third party websites to purchase, stream or download the film.
PixelPin is designed for todays always-on, mobile-first and multi-device generation. It replaces passwords and PINs with a secure, user friendly and private method of logging into web sites. The cloud based solution allows mobile and web users to use a personal picture to login using 4 points providing a global solution that is language independent and perfect for mobile. All authentication data is fully encrypted using TLS for communications and AES256 in the cloud.
Rise To is a learning and recruitment platform that matches young people to entrepreneurial businesses in a fast, smart and transparent way. Companies get an easy and low cost way to connect with potential recruits that fit their commercial and cultural needs. All they have to do is build a LinkedIn style brand profile and pre-vetted ‘matched’ talent is served to them automatically - in effect receiving a semi-managed ‘all you can eat’ recruitment service for little more than a standard jobs board ad. Young people (aged 16-24) sign up for free and are taken on a guided journey to build the ultimate digital CV. As they refine their profile our algorithm ‘best fit’ matches them with the companies and opportunities that best suit them.
Simply put, Ascendia is the Airbnb for motor vehicles with all the insurance barriers overcome, matching car hirers with car owners and changing the way we use cars forever. Ascendia is a peer to peer car rental platform which will allow users to own their driving experience, without owning the car.
Your mobile phone is closer to you than any other device. You use it more and more for emails, social conversations, photo sharing, discovering music, buying tickets and ordering a taxi. Yet we find shopping on mobile is frustrating. We found that a standard web search leads to multiple retailer websites that, even when 'optimised' for mobile, are hampered by their e-commerce heritage. Comparison between retailers is difficult and there is no central place to store what you find. Checkout is laborious and cart abandonment rates are high. Octer has developed a platform to address these areas.
A property portal for buy-to-let landlords and their agents. Have you ever come across a tenant who is happy to be served notice because their landlord wanted to sell? What if they don't have to leave? Consider how much money buyers and sellers of tenanted property could save in terms of rental voids and agents fees as a result of buying and selling with reliable tenants in situ. Buyers search the property portal by postcode or town and simultaneously set up email alerts so they are notified when a property matching their purchasing criteria is listed. Basic advertisements are FREE for both landlords and agents to create. Premium listings feature at the top of search results. Sponsorship of a featured property Newsletter is available to agents and developers on an ex-gratia, meritocratic basis, i.e. sponsors who make the largest payment per enquiry receive preferential placement of advertisements.
Trillenium intends to bring virtual reality, 3D, gaming and mobile technologies together with an interactive and social shopping adventure. The platform is designed to integrate with existing online retailers’ systems. Fashion sellers online could offer Trillenium on their own websites and under their own brand via Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard and the Sony Morpheus Project. Trillenium could support all devices and we build mobile first.
Cornerstone makes it simple for men to have a smooth, comfortable shave – delivering high quality razors & shaving supplies on a flexible, personalised schedule to their members. After a successful first year, where they beat the big shaving brands to win ‘Best Razor’ in the Shortlist Grooming Awards, secured coverage in Esquire & The Telegraph, and nearly reached 5000 members.
On one hand, parents have to manage an onslaught of routine information, documents, activities, etc; on the other, it is difficult for parents to follow, let alone implement, overwhelming amount of information/resources available today on parenting. Nurturey helps parents digitise and simplify their journey in an intuitive, appealing and frictionless manner.
Earwig is a software business that brings school technology into the 21st century, enabling teachers to create vivid, image-based timelines showing the progress of each pupil and allowing parents to track the progress of their children. Earwig has a strong recurring revenue model with over 80 schools signed up so far with 10 new schools signing up every month.
Powered Now aims to revolutionise the field trade industry (plumbers, gas engineers, builders, electricians, roofers, joiners and many more), and is introducing mass computerisation of administration in this field. Powered Now is a software application, aimed at making the working lives of this industry easier, currently available for iPhone, iPad and Android. There are over 30k registered users (latest numbers).
An astonishing 95% of all businesses in the UK have fewer than 10 employees. These 5 million freelancers and micro-businesses all have one thing in common: the need to stay on top of their business finances. But this isn’t as easy as it sounds; chasing down paperwork, wrestling with spreadsheets and grappling with tax returns is time-consuming and stressful. FreeAgent takes care of much of this.
Rare Pink is a fast-growing online retailer of bespoke engagement rings and fine diamond jewellery. In the aim of refining the customer experience, Rare Pink offers a bespoke design service and both an online and in-person route to market – a clicks and bricks business model.
HAIRCVT offers a complete hair booking experience - from inspiration to location to booking the perfect hairdresser. With the backing of 6 international product companies and working with some of the most influential salons in London and Paris (including John Frieda and Toni and Guy), HAIRCVT aim to take a significant share of the £10bn hairdressing industry in the UK and France.
Many people have an accountant - perhaps you do - but what you may not realise is just how incredibly busy accountants are, running and managing their own practice. So we started Senta with a really simple concept: to build a great cloud service to help accountants run their practice. Our platform looks after an accountant's clients throughout their life-cycle. Senta automatically initiates all the services and jobs for a client, prompting practice staff or clients to complete tasks and provide information as required. Senta seeks approvals and sends emails and notifications as required. It keeps track of client deadlines, and schedules work in advance so that nothing is missed.
Kwiziq is an A.I. language coach that helps people learn a second language. It learns what students know, don't know and have mis-learned and gives them personalised lessons, recommendations and practice exercises perfectly suited to their needs, helping them to perfect their language skills faster than ever.
Viva la Vita is an iOS application that curates London’s most exciting alternative fitness classes and activities and lists them in a user-friendly app where you can pay in two taps, easily and quickly. VLV currently lists classes in a handpicked shortlist happening today, tomorrow and the rest of the week in London. Sessions range from Chessboxing and Ravercising to Aerial Yoga and Parkour. Sessions that we feel the end-user would love to try, if they knew they existed and could book them easily. Once booked, the ticket is stored within the application and used for reference and admittance into the session - no phone calls or printing needed!
From Gold medal winning garden designer Dan Pearson to ground breaking new Ukrainian chef Olia Hercules, 451life.com is an online club that features the most credible lifestyle talent. For £10 per month members get exclusive access through our beautiful films, bespoke gifts and live events while our contributors get a dedicated audience that cares and shares. We aim to create a new global lifestyle brand founded on this powerful combination.
MonetaFlex is a crowdfunding platform where companies can raise finance by selling their unpaid invoices and boasts an online, collaborative early payment solution. We want to do for invoice finance what Crowdcube is doing for equity. The Founders have backgrounds in private equity and corporate lending and Chairman was an early investor in Last.fm ($280m exit) and a former global executive committee member at HSBC Alternative Investments.
Find a Player is a smartphone app that makes it easier for people to find and play sports. Our app covers over 140 different sports and has 2 core functions, i.e. acts as a hub between players and games on a local basis and automates and simplifies game organisation process. We allow our users to set up activities using the app and invite their friends straight from their phone contacts. Thereafter, if they’re still short of numbers, we help them connect with local people on our system who are looking to do the same thing. Conversely, people who have just moved to a new area or simply want to get involved in more sport can search, find and join local activities that need more participants.
Almost one in eight parcel deliveries dispatched by UK carriers are missed every day. That’s over 100 million parcels a year. Click and Collect seems the ideal solution, where you get your parcels delivered to a local shop. But why can’t you get any parcel from any website delivered to a location of your choice? It could be your local corner shop, but why not a dry cleaners, your hairdresser, your gym, a school, a nursery or even a coffee shop? CornerDrop provides a click and collect service that could be used by all on-line retailers, enabling their customers to collect parcels from a local drop point early ‘til late, 7 days a week.
Synap uses scientific insights into how the brain works to enhance the way students learn. Its award-winning mobile app and website have already attracted thousands of users from across the world who rely on Synap’s intelligent algorithms to learn more in less time. The team are now looking to scale Synap and establish it as a leading player in the exciting personalised learning market.
We restock our customers’ blades monthly, bi-monthly, every third month or whatever suits them. The first delivery includes a free handle too. Members can easily upgrade, change their delivery, pause, restart and manage their account online.
Lingos helps language learners find teachers to purchase their digital & in-person courses. With over 2,400 teachers and 2,600 learners already registered, Lingos takes the marketplace model and applies it to the $56bn language learning industry. The platform is set to launch in China, targeting the rapidly growing English learning market. Lingos is planning to disrupt the language industry in a similar way to AirBnb with the hotel industry.
Named a ‘Disruptor of the Year’ by the Financial Times, eMoov is an online estate agent backed by James Caan, Maxfield Capital and Episode 1, the VC behind Zoopla and LOVEFiLM. Challenging the property sector, the company charge a fixed-rate, lower fee, which so far this year has saved its customers £6m. Led by a team hailing from the likes of Groupon and Rated People the company’s bespoke platform is built for scale.
MyMiniFactory is an independent curated social media platform for 3D printable objects. The MyMiniFactory.com platform connects users, 3D designers, advertisers, brands and makers of 3D printed objects. The platform was launched in June 2013. Its user base now exceeds 80,000 registered users. MyMiniFactory is the world's most popular independent, curated platform for 3D printable objects.
Laboratory microscopes produce beautiful images, but often cost over £3,000 and can be difficult to use. Cheap microscopes do not have enough resolution for professional use or teaching. ioLight has invented a portable microscope, with a resolution of better than 1μm, which produces beautiful pictures of animal and plant cells and displays them directly onto your tablet or mobile phone.
CoControl helps council housing tenants manage their heating budgets while staying sufficiently warm during winter. In tandem, CoControl provides duty of care software services ‘social landlords’, so that they can better target their resources. Our Chairman is Andrew Wordsworth, who recently achieved the first equity Crowdfunding exit with E-Car Club on Crowdcube.
University Compare offers an unbiased service to students while providing a digital platform for universities to advertise directly to their chosen demographic. It offers a subscription model for universities to connect with students that are looking study at higher education.
Highflyers is a digital platform where top financial services companies can access a highly curated, bi-weekly refreshed, pool of professionals actively looking for a career move, significantly reducing time and cost of hiring. The first segment is chartered accountants. Instead of candidates applying for jobs, Highflyers candidates (only the top 10% that make it through our screening) are approached by employers. Managers in fact can potentially find their perfect candidates in seconds by using filters and keywords.
Nuklius has two environments; the open, entrepreneurial network where people use it find their collaborators to build their startup teams and Nuklius Platform; closed, private, walled-garden environments in which organisations can talent-map their own internal network.
Bidstack is a live bidding platform for last-minute digital advertising signage, aiming to make digital out of home advertising truly accessible for anyone. Bidstack launched their video at the O2 arena, raising brand awareness as the first steps to disrupt a growing £multi-billion industry.
Never thought it was possible to stay 3 nights in a 5-star hotel at the price of a cup of coffee? The solution is Bidtotrip, the online platform that auctions off overnights in the best luxury hotels in the world.
Fy is a shoppable Instagram: a daily feed of unique, affordable products from emerging brands around the world.
Glued is an app for smartphones and tablets that monitors daily usage and helps families tackle the growing worldwide problem of device dependency. It does this through a unique method of rewarding points to parents and kids for positive device usage, device downtime and sticking to daily screen time limits.
Muzeums is an app and platform for museums that help museum visitors get a unique individual experience based on their personal interests and learning style. It does that by dynamically rearranging tagged, location based & experiential content. In other words, when you use Muzeums, the app will create, on the spot, an experience that is tailored specifically for you, with the content that you’re interested in, and even delivered in a way you'd prefer, be it a media tour guide or a real-time interactive social game.
OpenPlay is a unique sports marketplace to connect sports facilities to individuals. You can easily find, book or list your sports facilities.
6 Billion Emoji's are sent per day, we believe that through branded Emoji and Digital stickers, brands can create an emotional connection with potential consumers and be welcomed into a sacred place; their conversation.