Our next Pitch Event for Angel Investors takes place on June 3rd at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel.
DBA members, High Net Worth (HNW), and Sophisticated Investors (SI) from our wider community who comply with our requirement to deliver serious investor interest for our presenting entrepreneurs are welcome to attend. Access to pitch decks and one-page summaries will also be available via the Portal.
If you are HNW or SI but not a member please contact us to request access to the Pitch Portal.
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All pitches are confirmed as follows:
Market Sector: Real-Time Video Analytics
People count and occupancy solutions via a self-installed video analytics platform.
Originally set up to produce computer vision algorithms, this Company is now set to expand by driving the mainstream adoption of computer vision solutions in buildings, through its self-serve cloud-based platform.
The system delivers real-time data on people counts, space occupancy and demographic information for retail, leisure, and workspaces. Its novel approach means new algorithms/analytics can be rolled out in weeks rather than years, and the software is able to be hardware-agnostic.
Customers pay a yearly subscription for each video feed/camera per entrance, to their building The system then provides real-time occupancy data on that space and allows the customer to optimise their planning, staffing, marketing, ticketing etc.
Traditional systems incorporate highly engineered hardware solutions, whereas this system uses ‘off-the-shelf cameras’ linked to the cloud-based platform, to provide all the diagnostic data. This substantially reduces the cost of operation and can be self-installed.
The management now seeks £250K to conclude their current round of 500K.
Market Sector: Circular Economy
The search engine that makes it easier to buy second-hand, searching across many sites for you. Kind to your wallet and kinder to the planet.
This business initially launched as a marketplace for children’s second-hand items, which focused on connecting those who had with those who had not. As the business grew, management realised that there was a gap in the market for an aggregator in this sector.
This Company’s model is now designed to aggregate all second-hand, refurbished and pre-loved goods onto a central platform. It is a search tool for users, operating on a fermium level, with a small annual subscription. Data gathered can then be shared with other businesses and/or embedded into their websites, allowing them to showcase the circular economy and acquire data and metrics which can be used for environmental reporting. There is a tiered monthly subscription for this service.
With demand for the service growing, management now seeks 700K of funding to build upon the B2B revenue stream.
Market Sector: Smart Security Solutions
A next-generation IoT all-in-one smart alarm and tracker device to protect your valuable bikes and motorbikes.
Virtually all security locks and alarm systems will only notify you when your cycle or motorbike has already been stolen. Chains and locks only serve to deter and delay.
This Company’s product bridges the gap between trackers and locks - effectively a smart lock with bespoke attachments for valuables commonly targeted by thieves, thereby notifying you as soon as a theft is attempted, not after the bike has been stolen.
Now in the design ‘lockdown’ phase, with all suppliers in place, and a key manufacturer in India, this 400K round is the final fund-raising exercise to allow management to bring the product to market in Q4 this year.
Market Sector: Fan Engagement Marketing
An AI-based SaaS fan engagement platform for sport and music that captures the moments that excite.
This Company not only provides a solution for the rights holders – viz sports clubs and sponsors - of being able to create a 1:2:1 connection to their fans who attend games but also to the broader audience who cannot make it to events or match days. In some cases, the rights holders know very little about their audiences and generally hold none or at best, limited data, on their fan bases.
Through its innovative fan engagement and data acquisition tools, the Company empowers sports clubs, music artists, events, and brands to unlock the true potential of fan engagement.
Having restructured the business over the last year, gained customers and tested the product at scale with well-known national and international brands, management now seeks to scale up their marketing and fuel further sales growth with a funding round of 250K.
Market Sector: Personal Hygiene
A wet wipe alternative that doesn’t clog pipes or pollute oceans.
This Company’s first product is a cleansing and soothing gel that can be applied to regular toilet paper. The natural and organic gel is dispensed via a patent-pending applicator, ergonomically designed to apply the formula to toilet tissue, ensuring a convenient and hygienic application and safe toilet disposal.
Trading commenced in late 2020 when the founder returned to the UK from Europe. Curious about the possibility of developing the concept of an intimate detergent targeted for the toilet paper market, she found that sales of moist toilet tissue were growing rapidly in the US, EU and UK markets, mainly in the form of ‘flushable’ wipes that have a negative association due to the environmental and infrastructural damage they cause.
With revenue now well over £1M to date, the Company will launch nationwide with a major UK retailer later this year.
Management now seeks £400K to scale up the business to meet this increased demand.
