Naked Energy has developed Virtu which is an evolution of standard solar technology.  Traditionally there are two types of technology; one takes the suns energy and converts it to electricity and the other to heat water.  Virtu takes both methods and fuses them together to create an efficient heat exchanger with vacuum tube technology.  They are now looking to grow internationally.

Winebuyers connect vineyards and wine merchants directly to the end consumer revolutionising a traditional industry.  They make their revenue by charging the suppliers a monthly fee and have had 2,700 companies registering their interest to be involved in the platform.  The funding will go towards strengthening their infrastructure, extending their marketing activities and to growing the business quickly and efficiently. (SEIS Partial)

 AskIf is platform that provides loan funding to small businesses. Each borrower has one or more relationship managers they can talk to. They are collecting data around social impact and are planning on monetising the data within their own business model and also to external stakeholders. AskIf will use the funding to expand referral partnership, increase the amount of their lending partners that are using the platform, make strong relationships to bring in new tech resource in house and bring in loan capital. 

Jewelstreets mission is to connect jewellery designers to buyers from all over world. They have 570 designers and brands with over 20,000 unique pieces of jewellery. The funding will be used for marketing to further the profile of Jewelstreet and increase their customer base.

Redag Crop is an agrochemical discovery business focused on products that play a vital role in controlling the pests and diseases that threaten our global food supply. The growing population, expected to grow by 8 billion by 2020 and then 9 billion by 2050, will need more crops than the existing land can produce. Each hectare will need to produce 2.5 times as many crops as they do now. 

SkunkWorks Surf Co have developed a patent-pending heat-bonding technology to solve one of the biggest problems in the $7.4bn surfing industry. Founders (and brothers) Ricky and Chris Martin have assembled a team of 14, opened a 16,000sq ft factory and are aiming to revolutionise the surf industry.

Having engaged an award-winning chef, Beeronomy is designing a pub and restaurant where they can perfectly match beer and food, and showcase their own award-winning craft beers.

Mappix is a platform that has been designed by a teacher to help tackle teachers workload. The system has been created to help teachers assess how well their pupils are doing. The funding will be used for development, infrastructure and marketing.