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Get More Vits
Get More Vits offers a range of vitamin-infused products, including water, sports drinks, tablets, sprays, and chewing gum. Founded in 2013, co-founders Steve Norris and Chris Arrigoni first launched their products into Tesco stores across the UK. Listings have since grown with products now stocked in a range of supermarkets and retailers. The company also has a global presence with products on sale in countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and the US. 50m units have been sold since launch and the company has also planted nearly 2,000 trees since 2021 as part of a drive to offset its carbon emissions. Sales in the latest 12 months’ trading were £6.2m.
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Furniturebox
Wiltshire-based, Furniturebox is an e-commerce company selling furniture for homes, gardens and offices. The company was founded in 2015 by Managing Director, Monty George and Director Dan Beckles, when they were both 17 years old. It has grown significantly in recent years, generating a turnover of £15.9m in 2022. The company moved to a brand-new warehouse in Chippenham in 2022 and now stocks its products in B&Q, The Range, Amazon and Robert Dyas. It has also recently expanded into US markets, selling on Wayfair’s website in the USA.
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Daniella Draper
Founded in 2009 by Daniella Draper, the eponymous brand designs luxury jewellery for both men and women. With a degree in jewellery design from Central St. Martins, Daniella returned to Lincolnshire to launch her own brand. Operating as an independent family-run business, Daniella Draper operates six standalone stores across the UK, located in: Cleethorpes, Lincoln, Beverley, Grimsby, Windemere, and London. The brand prides itself on sustainability, with all the jewellery manufactured in the UK using recycled silver or gold. The company’s sustainable working practices have been accredited by Positive Luxury, allowing the brand to display the Butterfly Mark.
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Cleo
Cleo is a personal financial assistant and budgeting app. The company was founded in 2015 by Barnaby Hussey-Yeo with the aim to improve people’s financial health. Based in Shoreditch, Cleo provides insights into spending patterns, budgets, and bills based on a user’s spending history. The company has a team of over 200 people and they have successfully helped over 5m customers from the UK, US, and Canada seeking to streamline their financial management. Cleo recently closed a $80m Series C funding round led by Sofina and achieved a turnover of £30.6m in the year to December 2022.
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Bird & Blend Tea Co.
Bird & Blend Tea Co., is an independent tea company co-founded in 2012 by Mike Turner and Krisi Smith – two university friends who started packing tea in their bedrooms to sell at markets. Since then, the company has become a tea mixology company operating 14 retail stores across the UK and shipping internationally via its online website. The company has raised £1.3m in equity deals, via two major funding rounds including a £990k contribution from Crowdcube in September 2021.
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AppyWay
After experiencing the frustration of poor parking experiences, Dan Hubert launched AppyWay in 2013. His vision was to build a platform that would standardise, and centralise a digital version of the kerb. AppyWay’s platform aims to enable cities and fleets to optimise their operations and transition to net zero by offering UK-wide kerbside maps, occupancy data, and payment solutions. AppyWay now claims to be the most advanced kerbside platform, and works with global brands to help cities to decarbonise.