Fundraising – Page 14
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NewsFreja raises £2m from fmcg heavyweights and sport stars Harry Kane and Alistair Brownlee
Former Unilever boss Paul Polman and serial investor Giles Brook have backed the business, alongside Childs Farm founder Joanna Jensen and Kiddylicious founder Sally Preston
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NewsWaitrose to distribute food parcels to care leavers over Christmas
It’s a repeat of an initiative last year, in conjunction with The Gold From The Stone, a foundation founded by the author Lemn Sissay
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NewsHackney Gelato nets £1.3m funding boost to fuel global growth
The premium UK ice cream brand has secured a £1.3m investment to scale up production to meet surging global demand for upmarket gelato
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NewsPeriod pad pioneer Planera smashes £600k fundraising target
The maker of UK’s first fully certified flushable sanitary pad has raised over £730k to increase production and ready the brand for a retail launch
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NewsWillicroft raising funds to launch fermented plant-based butter
Dutch vegan cheese maker Willicroft is aiming to raise €350k from the crowd
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NewsReusable packaging company Dizzie nears crowdfunding target ahead of ‘major grocer’ trial
Dizzie said it would use the cash injection to begin a trial with “a major grocer”, roll out its reusable container tracking system and develop new packaging
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NewsHair loss specialist Sons raises €6.75m to drive European growth
Irish men’s healthcare brand Sons has secured investment worth €6.75m to grow the reach of its male hair loss products.
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Brityard’s mini market on Regent Street
Having started as a digital department store, Brityard has made its physical debut – and wants to become the authority on independent British brands
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NewsCheesegeek smashes crowdfund target to expand into physical retail
The brand hopes to shift consumers towards buying better-quality cheeses rather than mass-produced products at the supermarket
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News‘Uber-like’ delivery network Relay secures funding for UK-wide expansion
Relay says it takes its model from Asia, where delivery companies were “founded post the dawn of the internet and purpose-built for e-commerce”
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NewsNix & Kix returns to the crowd as it launches in Tesco
Soft drinks challenger Nix & Kix has hit a £300k crowdfunding target to support supermarket listings as its range of cans is launched into Tesco
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NewsHonestly Tasty beats fundraise target to grow vegan cheese ops
The brand passed its £250k target in its first week of a Seedrs crowdfunding campaign at a pre-money valuation of £9.9m
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NewsWaitrose brings back charitable ‘giving trees’ this Christmas
JLP customers donated £600,000 via the in-store format last year
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NewsBiomel secures multmillion-pound investment to fuel gut health growth
Plant-based gut health challenger Biomel has landed a £5.5m private equity investment to accelerate growth and drive innovation
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NewsPerformance drinks startup Amino to expand lineup with crowd backing
Performance nutrition drinks startup Amino is overfunding after beating a £170k crowd target to scale the business and expand its product lineup
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NewsMighty Slice backed by footballer Reece James ahead of first national listing
High protein dessert brand Mighty Slice has received backing from England and Chelsea footballer Reece James as it prepares for its first nationwide supermarket listing
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NewsVirtue Drinks lands £1.2m in funding to push global growth
Natural energy drinks brand Virtue Drinks has raised £1.2m to underpin a major brand refresh and accelerate global growth
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NewsHumble Warrior seeks £750k to fund retail expansion
A duo of Humble Warrior drinks have rolled into Waitrose this month
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NewsUnmanned convenience concept Martee’s pilots with IWG and launches pre-seed funding round
The pilot sees one of the start-up’s ‘micro markets’ placed in a coworking space in Baker Street, with the hope the trial will lead to a larger deal
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NewsSeep seeking to clean up household category with £750k fundraise
Founder Laura Harnett launched the eco brand in 2020 with a mission to prevent one billion plastic cleaning tools from entering landfill by 2030