• GYANA

  Participated · Equity · Feb 2020

  Gyana provides a no-code platform that lets non-technical users upload structured datasets (e.g., CSVs) and run queries to visualize trends and extract insights. Co-founded in 2015 by Joyeeta Das and David Kell, the company has built apps on its platform including Neera, for footfall and human-movement analytics, and Vayu, a more general-purpose analytics app. Its customers span mid-market to large enterprises, including Vodafone, Barclays, EY, Pret a Manger, Knight Frank and the UK Ministry of Defense. Gyana emphasizes privacy by keeping data local in the app and avoiding anonymization or retention beyond basic product analytics. The company follows a freemium model, keeping consumer versions free while selling annual enterprise licences priced between $6,000 and $12,000. It reports roughly £1 million in contracts with enterprise clients and has raised capital to support growth and product expansion.

• Swipii

  Participated · Equity · Mar 2019

  Swipii provides a seamless cashback app for consumers and an automated marketing tool for local retailers, using a personalized offer engine to drive spend. The company says its engine helped businesses increase average Swipii user spend by 16% and that 33% of users made more than one cashback transaction each month in 2020. Swipii also reported 160%+ month-over-month growth in app installs between June and July 2020. It is raising capital to scale user and business acquisition in new UK cities before pursuing international expansion. The company has pursued equity crowdfunding and highlighted that £708,232 on its progress bar represents funds raised prior to launching the current campaign. Swipii is offering 9.01% equity at a £7,575,286 pre-money valuation in the current round. Swipii is a cashback app that lets consumers earn cashback automatically when they pay with a linked bank card at participating retailers. Users link a payment card to the app and earn rewards without scanning codes or carrying multiple loyalty cards. Led by CEO and co-founder Louis Schena, the company has focused its product on the Glasgow market to validate value for both consumers and local businesses. Swipii secured £1m in funding to support its growth. The company intends to use the funds for product development and to launch further features for business customers over the coming months. After rolling out these features it plans to take the product to new towns and cities. Swipii provides a card-linking loyalty and marketing platform that lets shoppers link their debit or credit cards to earn points automatically when they shop. Shoppers download the app, link a card and receive 10 points per £1 spent at participating locations, removing the need for multiple cards, vouchers or QR codes. The solution gives small businesses customer-spend data and tools to run automated, tailored marketing to boost retention and revenue. The company has empowered over 1,700 businesses and well over 1.1 million users with its tool. Swipii plans to use new funding to expand operations and grow adoption of its customer loyalty product across the UK. The company was founded in 2015 by CEO Chitresh Sharma and COO Louis Schena. Swipii provides small businesses with an automated loyalty and marketing CRM suite. Founded in 2014 by Chitresh Sharma (CEO) and Louis Schena (COO), the company operates from offices in Glasgow and London with 43 employees. Swipii's platform serves merchants and has a current user base of 410,000, which the company expects to grow to 2 million within the next 12 months. The company recently signed a strategic contract with Cordia to encourage and reward school pupils to eat healthier options and is in discussions to deploy the platform at 200 additional schools. Swipii intends to use the funds to accelerate growth, aiming to expand from its current base of merchants to a projected 4,500 merchants in 2017. The product focuses on automated loyalty, customer engagement and CRM functionality for small and mid-sized merchants.

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