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BIO-SYNERGY
Bio-Synergy uses DNA and epigenetic tests to create highly bespoke plans including workouts, supplement plans and personalised meals. It is used by consumers looking to improve and extend their quality of life.
THE CURATORS
The Curators is building the UK’s leading functional savoury snack brand.
Their products use bold flavours, while providing top-quality nutrition.
DRTY
The UK’s leading independent hard seltzer brand.
DRTY sells a range of low-alcohol drinks that are sugar-free (with no artificial sweeteners) and carb-free.
FEEL
One of the UK's leading D2C subscription disruptors in the wellness space. Feel focuses on vitamins and health supplements.
AURIS TECH LIMITED
AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION
Auris Tech are the innovators of a unique Voice Recognition Engine developed to enable and empower applications in the area of reading, literacy and English language.
Designed in partnership with the University of Edinburgh’s School of Informatics, the Auris technology provides a completely unique and innovative offer to literacy platforms, publishers and content providers backed up by a level of access and reading data that has never before been available.
QIKTIONARY
MOBILE APPLICATION GAME
Qiktionary is a mobile application game where players use logic and deduction to unlock hidden words and so earn facts provided by Quite Interesting Ltd, producers of the popular BBC TV show ‘QI’ hosted by Stephen Fry. Each QI fact is added to a player’s ‘Qiktionary’, a dictionary of interesting facts. 200,000 downloads and over 2,500 user reviews with a global average of 5 stars to date.
SONICJOBS
VIRTUAL RECRUITER FOR HOSPITALITY & RETAIL
Sonicjobs is a virtual recruiter for hospitality & retail that looks to find the right candidates and jobs, instantly! Their Chatbot Julie combines occupational psychology, big data and AI to find, screen, score and connect employers with the right candidates. The platform now has over 70,000 job seekers and over 2,800 employers.
NEXTUP
WORLDWIDE SUBSCRIPTION VIDEO CHANNEL
NextUp is a worldwide subscription video channel specialising in live comedy specials. For fans – NextUp offers a comprehensive catch-up and discovery platform, and for comedians – they preserve, showcase and monetise their work.
MYMINIFACTORY
3D PRINTABLE OBJECT-SHARING PLATFORM
MyMiniFactory is the “YouTube of 3D printing”, a world-leading 3D printable object-sharing platform, where 3D designers from around the world upload and share digital files that can be 3D printed on consumer-level, affordable desktop 3D printers. The platform was launched in 2013, with the ambition to become the go-to website for 3D printing content needs, in a world where 3D printers are ubiquitous.
PROTECT MY PET
FLEA, TICK AND WORM TREATMENTS FOR PETS, DELIVERED THROUGH THE LETTERBOX
Protect My Pet sells exact doses of flea, tick and worm treatments tailored to your specific pet, and delivered as and when required. Pet owners pay a monthly subscription, and the products are delivered through the letterbox, taking the stress out of remembering when doses are due and having to travel to the vet.
MACHINE MEDICINE
COMPUTER VISION-BASED PARKINSON’S ASSESSMENT
Physical disability, like that caused by Parkinson’s disease, is a growing problem worldwide. Currently, doctors assess physical disability by eye, subjectively and inconsistently. Machine Medicine is developing an AI-platform for the objective measurement of disability from simple video clips.
LADDER
DIGITAL MARKETING ANALYTICS BUSINESS
Ladder is a digital marketing analytics business and creative agency that seeks to take the guesswork out of marketing. Ladder has the ability to measure marketing messages and constantly refine them to generate maximum conversion of a particular target group.
SWOOP
FUNDING ECOSYSTEM FOR SME'S
Swoop is a funding ecosystem matching early stage business with funding opportunities, as well as providing additional bolt on services focussed on driving financing efficiencies within small businesses.
GATHERAPP
INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS APP FOR MILLENNIALS
Gather is leading an investment revolution, by making investing social. Gather connects a community of like-minded investors with their favourite experts, influencers and leaders. Investing in positive change, together. WEBSITE
JOURNEE
EXCITING TRIPS TO MYSTERY DESTINATIONS
At Journee, we use AI to match people with an interesting destination and experiential trip based on their travel personality. They’ll then find out where they’re going at the airport.
REALITY+
FULL-SERVICE WEB 3.0 PLATFORM THAT ENABLES BRANDS AROUND THE WORLD TO UTALISE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
Reality+ is a full-service Web 3.0 platform that enables brands around the world to utilise blockchain technology to engage their most loyal fans and unlock whole new revenue streams in this new and dynamic market. With the benefit of a UK based, in-house development studio and five years’ experience creating engaging blockchain experiences, we help worldwide brands and franchises like BBC Studios (Doctor Who) and ITV (Thunderbirds, Love Island) to develop a bespoke go-to-market blockchain strategy.
GEORGIE & TOM’S
FULLY PREPARED CHILLED MEALS
Georgie & Tom’s prepares the highest quality small batch, handcrafted, fully prepared chilled meals in the US, shipping directly to its customers at home. Founded by the team that lead and helped build Charlie Bighams to $100m in the UK without any outside investment, and who previously were with Amazon, Unilever, M&S, and Hello Fresh. Georgie & Tom’s aims to become the US’s leading premium chilled prepared foods brand, building a unique, highly personalised service for the highest value customers.
MAGICLEAGUE
WEB BASED SPORTS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
Magicleague is a web based sports management platform that automates everything needed to run a sports team, club or league. Giving sport organisers more time to focus on the sports they love….Work Less, Play More!!!
I’M STILL STANDING BREWING CO. LTD
ALTERNATIVE TO NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER & SUGARY SOFT DRINKS
ZAG is a premium adult soft drink. Not a beer, nor a conventional sweet, soft drink but a crafted blend of citrus, juniper and black Assam tea for extraordinary refreshment WEBSITE
PORTABL.CO
INSURANCE AND BENEFITS FIT FOR YOUR FREELANCE CAREER AND LIFE
At PORTABL.co we are building a SaaS business and eco-system that provides portable insurance, portable benefits and portable savings products for those who live and work in the global freelance and gig based economies.
SWAY
LISTEN AND BROADCAST WITH ANYONE, ANYWHERE
With SWAY users can broadcast the soundtracks to their lives. By enabling everyone to be their own radio station, SWAY offers a unique way for music makers and enthusiasts to come together around the world to create shared moments.
Artists can build communities where fans tune in and get closer than ever before. As the communities grow, so does each artist’s influence and revenue.
FOUNDERTRIBES
PROVIDES FOUNDERS TO EARLY STAGE INVESTORS & OTHER FOUNDERS
FounderTribes was created to fix the problem that although talent is distributed evenly, opportunity is not. We level the playing field via an app that offers all entrepreneurs unparalleled access to feedback and mentorship from world-class founders and investors, with the ultimate goal of opening up access to funding.
GAIA
HIGH-QUALITY, HEALTHY MEALS, DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THE CUSTOMER
GAIA is a healthy lifestyle subscription-based platform, connecting a community of like-minded healthy people with leading health & fitness professionals, master chefs and influential experts by integrating and sharing the latest innovation, knowledge, cooking channels, food delivery services with cutting-edge healthcare technology. GAIA’s food business unit provides a one-stop shop for authentic high-quality healthy meals delivered straight to the customer’s doorstep.
LEMONADE DOLLS
THE UK'S FIRST UNDERWEAR SUBSCRIPTION BRAND
Jumping through some major hoops and getting help from a lot of people, Lemonade Dolls is now the UK’s first subscription underwear brand with female empowerment at its core. We accept all the hairy, wobbly, jiggly natural bits because let’s not lie hun, we all have them! I want girls to feel good in the bods our mama gave us and understand how limitless women are – because, quite simply…..we are amazing!
GRUB CLUB
INSECT-BASED PET FOOD
Grub Club create high-quality pet treats and food with superior nutritional benefits, replacing traditional forms of protein with insect-based protein. Insect protein (made with ground crickets or black fly larvae) is not only a high source of superior protein but is also highly sustainable from an environmental perspective. The dog treats and complete food are delivered directly to customers’ homes.
ZIM CONNECTIONS LIMITED
APP THAT LEVERAGES E-SIM TECHNOLOGY, MAKING THE PHYSICAL SIM CARD REDUNDANT
ZIM Connections Ltd is an application that leverages eSIM technology into an easy-to-use app for leisure and business travel. ZIM acts as a marketplace that connects local telco providers to customers worldwide. By partnering with local mobile providers all over the world they can make a task that might seem inconvenient, which is buying a physical sim card upon arrival, simple and easy with just one click – eliminating the need for a physical SIM card. This will also allow the user to benefit from the dual-SIM feature of this technology, which means they will not lose their domestic phone while travelling.
KINN
A PLANT-BASED, NATURAL ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL LAUNDRY AND CLEANING PRODUCTS
KINN creates affordable, non-toxic cleaning and laundry products. These are sold in eco-friendly containers, with refills and concentrates which can be ordered on a subscription basis or one-off on their website.
FULLGREEN
THE LOW-CARB, PLANT-BASED ALTERNATIVE TO REGULAR RICE & GRAINS
Fullgreen is the only long-life, preservative-free riced vegetable brand on the shelves today. The company’s proprietary technology, to make long-life innovations without any preservatives, is protected by a global patent. This technology allows them to make unique vegetable innovations with a very high technical barrier – generally focusing on cauliflower, broccoli, and sweet potatoes. Each pouch contains 2 servings of veg, and as little as 4g of carbs & 20 calories.
SPORTCOR
A ‘SMART (CRICKET) BALL’ THAT COMBINES THE LATEST IN ADVANCED ELECTRONICS AND DATA ANALYTICS WITH TRADITIONAL SPORTS EQUIPMENT
Sportcor, in collaboration with Kookaburra Sports (the world’s leading cricket ball manufacturer), has developed a smart cricket ball capable of capturing various data points directly from the ball. The movement data collected by the sensors delivers information such as speed, distance, force and spin to offer a fun, engaging and educational platform that lets players, coaches and fans engage with the sport on a whole new level..
OUTSMARTED
REVOLUTIONISING THE TRIVIA BOARD GAMES INDUSTRY, GLOBALLY!
Outsmarted have created a trivia game that has a physical board game, accompanied with an app, which generates new and exciting content for players. There are 6,000+ quiz questions which are updated daily, and include multimedia questions, videos, and content. This ensures that content is constantly up-to-date, relevant, and engaging. The technology enables players to play in different locations and utilises AI to adjust questions according to a players level/age.
NETWORK B
A ONE-STOP SOLUTION FOR CARD-LINKED OFFERS, AFFILIATE OFFERS, AND GIFT CARDS
Network B has developed market-leading technology to provide a one-stop solution for card-linked offers, affiliate offers, and gift cards. The technology also allows customers to load their credit card details onto a publisher’s website, and immediately gain access to >200 card-linked offers. This removes the need to carry around various physical loyalty cards – the offers are immediately detected and enabled as the customer uses their linked credit card to pay for goods/services.
BISCUIT TIN
A DIGITAL VAULT WHICH CAN HOLD IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS, ACCOUNT DETAILS, MEMORIES AND POST LIFE WISHES
Named after the old biscuit tin every family used to have for storing important documentation, Biscuit Tin is a secure digital vault which can hold important documents, account details, memories and post life wishes. These are then released to nominated loved ones in the event of a death.
WYPE
THE ECO-FRIENDLY WET-WIPE ALTERNATIVE
Wype has developed a gel which can be applied to regular toilet tissue to turn it into an effective, 100% biodegradable and water-soluble toilet wipe alternative. Featured on Dragon’s Den in 2022.
N+1
X+1 creates niche e-commerce marketplaces, with the first vertical being cycling (N+1).
N+1 is the go-to marketplace and community for discovering and purchasing high quality cycling equipment, apparel, nutrition, and content. The app can be downloaded on the App Store and currently operates across Europe and the UK.
TALENTSUITE
CLOUD-BASED HR PLATFORM WHICH STREAMLINES EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
TalentSuite is a cloud-based HR platform which streamlines employee engagement whilst freeing HR teams to focus on talent acquisition, development, and support. Streamlining internal HR processes from hiring to appraisals to off boarding freeing up valuable time that would otherwise be spent on data input and other administrative tasks whilst working alongside existing technology.
IMMER.FILM
...INTERACTIVE FICTION ... IMMERSIVE FICTION
The Immer.Film platform disrupts the way mobile games are developed and released, using proprietary ‘phone take over’ technology and mobile interactive story telling to engage with millennial audiences as never before.