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Hottest startups you can invest starting from a few hundred euros! 09.08.2024

We reviewed 90+ equity crowdfunding platforms and prepared a list of the hottest (in our opinion) startups you can invest starting from a few hundred euros!

Aura on  Crowdcube

Aura is digitising and simplifying funerals across the UK. We’re aiming to disrupt the fragmented £3.1bn market with a blend of digital planning tools, artificial intelligence and logistics operations. Founded by serial entrepreneur, MND sufferer and British Empire Medal winner Paul Jameson.

Rasing - 500,000 GBP

Valuation (pre-money) - 12,500,000 GBP

What problem Aura is solving?

Death affects us all, yet most of us aren’t prepared. This can leave our families with a myriad of logistical and emotional problems that complicate the most difficult time of their lives.

Aura’s is a digital end-of-life planning & funeral service. We’ve digitised the funeral planning experience - enabling people to plan a simple cremation with a celebration of life anywhere in the UK.

What is Aura market potential?

The £3.1bn funeral market is undergoing rapid transformation. There's been a 500% rise in direct cremations since Covid.

Nanusens on Crowdcube

Nanusens has developed a chip containing nano-mechanical devices, which is a compelling component for next-gen 5G smartphones and beyond. Through continuous innovation and an expansive patent portfolio, it aims to deliver multiple products across various sectors, targeting high volume availability and enhanced efficiency.

Industry - Manufacturing

Rasing - 500,000 GBP

Company and product stage - Product evaluated by a RF corporation, now in commercial discussions.

What problem Nanusens is solving?

Problem: MEMS chip customers demand smaller, cheaper and power efficient chips, in addition to volume availability due to the increasing demand. Without a manufacturing standard, the economy of scale is limited.

Solution: Nanusens has discovered a way to utilize the manufacturing standard for solid-state chips (non-MEMS), known as CMOS. This will allow us to outsource production leveraging an existing large economy of scale.

What is Nanusens market potential?

The MEMS market is on a significant growth trajectory, expected to reach a substantial value ($64B by 2032). This presents vast opportunities in sectors such as consumer electronics, healthcare, and automotive.

Giyst on  Seedrs

Giyst aims to revolutionize video repurposing. With 82% of web traffic being video and 2/3rds of businesses repurposing it, their patent pending AI-powered platform offers a solution by quickly creating summaries, social snippets, captions, and transcripts, enabling repurposing of content at speed & scale.

Rasing -   150,000 GBP 

Company and product stage - AI patent-pending video platform to innovate video repurposing.

What problem Giyst is solving?

Businesses today face a video content crisis. 61% struggle to scale content across platforms, while only 29% repurpose videos effectively, leaving valuable assets wasted & audiences unengaged.

Giyst AI automates video repurposing, saving up to 80% of production time and cutting costs by 70%. It boosts engagement with shorter, bite-sized content, enabling repurposing at speed and scale.

What is Giyst  market potential?

The TAM for online video content was valued at $8 billion in 2022, growing at a CAGR of 20% from 2023 to 2030. (SAM) $2.83 billion. (SOM) $1.27m.

Product Guru on  Seedrs

Digital tools & event formats to shake up the $36B trade show market.

Industry -  Entertainment  

Rasing -   160,002 GBP 

Valuation (pre-money) - 8,000,000.00 GBP 

Company and product stage - Work with 13,000 brands & nearly all major UK retailer

What problem Product Guru is solving?

Meeting buyers should be simpler. Tradeshows can be an expensive gamble (global exhibitor insights report), and cold approaches can miss the mark. We do things differently.

We host curated 1-on-1 events, pairing innovative brands with relevant buyers

We help our brands with market intelligence & digital tools to optimise their success

We invest in cultivating relationships with buyers

Our growth rate & customer feedback demonstrates our success

Whitebox Cocktails on  Seedrs

We produce single serve, classic cocktails so that you can enjoy a world class cocktail in a few seconds.

Industry -  Beverages 

Rasing - 200,003 GBP

Valuation (pre-money) - 10,000,000.00 GBP

Company and product stage -  Retails in over 1000 UK stores + 7 export markets

What problem Whitebox Cocktails is solving?

At Whitebox, we capture the quality of cocktails that you find in the world’s best bars and package them into a single serve format, so that you can enjoy world class cocktails, in the comfort of your own home, in just a few seconds.

Peaks on  Seedrs

Peaks is a Dutch fintech that makes investing easy, accessible and fun.

Industry -  Investing 

Rasing - 1,000,000 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 52,000,000.00 EUR

Company and product stage -  Over 100,000 customers invest with Peaks

What problem Peaks is solving?

The majority of people don't invest, even though 61% of non-investors recognise that their future outlook would improve if they started investing now.

At Peaks, we've built an app that makes investing simple and accessible, so that everyone can achieve a brighter financial future, no matter their wealth, knowledge or experience with investing.

H2YDROGEN SOLUTIONS 2024 on  Companisto

Companisto portfolio company OHS enables year-round autonomous energy supply for commercial and residential buildings with hydrogen.

Targeted total return -  270  % (Targeted time to exit 3.5  years)

Industry - GreenEnergy

Rasing - 650,000 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 8,900,000 EUR 

Company and product stage - From €200,000 in 2021 to €1.4 million in 2023, with a planned increase to €3 million in 2024.

What problem H2YDROGEN SOLUTIONS 2024  is solving?

Ostermeier H2ydrogen Solutions GmbH (OHS) is addressing a crucial issue in the renewable energy sector: the temporal discrepancy between energy generation and consumption. Renewable energy sources like wind and solar power generate electricity intermittently, creating periods of surplus and deficit. This inconsistency poses a challenge for ensuring a stable and reliable energy supply.

What is H2YDROGEN SOLUTIONS 2024 market potential?

Significant investments are being made to support the hydrogen economy. Germany alone plans to invest around €33 billion in the hydrogen sector, combining federal, state, and private investments .

Major government funding programs and favorable policies are fostering an environment conducive to the growth of hydrogen technologies .

REPAQ on  Companisto

Repaq, known from the TV show "Die Höhle der Löwen", offers TÜV-certified, compostable packaging that decomposes completely within 180 days.

Targeted total return -  798  % (Targeted time to exit .5  years)

Industry - Sustainable packaging 

Rasing - 750,000 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 9,000,000 EUR 

What problem REPAQ  is solving?

Repaq aims to tackle the significant challenges of plastic waste and greenhouse gas emissions by creating fully compostable packaging solutions. Traditional plastic, once produced, remains in the environment indefinitely unless incinerated. This leads to a substantial accumulation of plastic waste, contributing to environmental pollution and health risks through microplastics.

What is REPAQ market potential?

The global market for sustainable food packaging, the largest segment of the sustainable packaging market, was valued at $190 billion (€175 billion) in 2022. The European market was estimated at €57.2 billion in 2022.

The packaging film market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 6% up to 2029.

Repaq’s target market includes high-barrier compostable portion packaging, which is projected to be 30,000 tons in the EU+3, equating to €450 million in sales. In the USA, the potential is 46,700 tons, worth approximately €700 million in sales.

EVOTIONon CrowdFundMe

the company develops devices for health monitoring. The first is Momi, a bracelet to monitor the biometric parameters of children up to 5 years old

Industry - MedTech

Rasing - 60,0000 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) -3,010,000

Company and product stage - In 2023, Evotion recorded an increase in production value of 48% compared to the previous year. For 2024, a production value of approximately 210 thousand euros is expected, with a projection of exceeding one million euros by 2026.

Project and business model description

Evotion is an Innovative SME founded in 2017 and specialized in the development of wearable tech devices for the active wellbeing and assisted living sector ; in particular, it focuses on monitoring cardio-respiratory parameters, sleep quality and chronic conditions.

Evotion's first product, MOMI , is positioned in the field of control and monitoring of the vital parameters of newborns and children (0-5 years), with the aim of contributing to the prevention of cardio-respiratory problems and those related to accidental suffocation.

maskots on  Seedblink

The all-in-one AI-driven app for your pet well-being

Industry - Pet Tech

Rasing - 200.000 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 6.300.000 EUR 

What problem maskots is solving?

Maskots is an all-in-one app designed to simplify and enhance pet care by offering personalized services for each registered pet. These services include a personalized care plan with reminders, detailed health monitoring, tailored advice per lifestage, the first-ever AI-powered chatbot for instant answers, search and registration of trusted vets, and a digital wallet centralizing all pet IDs and travel documents.

What is maskots market potential?

Maskots is part of the global Pet Care app market, currently valued at USD 2 billion with a growth rate of 18% CAGR. The brand is set to expand into the broader USD 307 billion global Pet Care market growing at a 5% CAGR, developing a comprehensive marketplace offering pet food, accessories, insurance, pet sitting services, and more.

WineFortune on  Seedblink

Join us in revolutionizing the world of fine wine investing and fighting against fraud in this 7 billion euro market!

Industry - Investing

Rasing - 115,500 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 6.700.000 EUR 

What problem WineFortune is solving?

WineFortune will be the world's leading AI-driven SaaS for wine investment, bridging wines, investors, and wholesalers.

The first product is machine-learning and passive-fee investment fund to offer easiest way for investors to invest in wines and to offer wholesalers in the future one place to get all the wines they need from most demanded wines.

The second product is subscription for wine list shares which are exchangeable against real bottles. No need to choose exact bottles for the beginning, private and business clients can secure with lowest cost today high demanded wine for the future when these are ready for drinking. In Belgium and UK our partner warehouses have insured wines and deliver to the customers.

What is WineFortune market potential?

Global wine market about 600 billion euros annually, with investable wines (1000 top demanded labels) in that about 7 billion euros. Fraud wines amount in value on the market about 3,5 billion euros on the market, not annually new fraud wines, but totally.

Our goal is to be the most trusted platform in the wine market to see always transparent bottles track record for wines in supply chain and with trading. In this way WineFortune will be on 2028 with wines under management over 400 million euros most valuable data platform on the fine wine market.

Domaine Chanzy  on Tudigo 

Become a shareholder in Burgundy, in the most exclusive vineyard

Targeted total return - x1.5 - x4.7

Industry - Vineyard 

Rasing - 1,000,000 EUR

Company and product stage- In 2023, Chanzy will have produced and sold over 350K bottles worldwide thanks to 65 hectares of vines, making Chanzy the largest estate on the Côte Chalonnaise.

About  Domaine Chanzy

Domaine Chanzy is a prestigious vineyard located in Burgundy, covering around forty world-famous appellations such as Vosne-Romanée, Puligny Montrachet and Santenay. Located in Bouzeron, in the Côte Chalonnaise, Domaine Chanzy covers 65 hectares , making it one of the largest estates in Burgundy. 

Nauticspot  on Tudigo 

The automated and connected port management optimization solution is already used by +70 ports worldwide

Targeted total return - x5.1 - x9.4

Industry - maritime

Rasing - 400,000 EUR

Company and product stage-World leader in connected buoys with +70 customer ports in France but also abroad: Greece, Canada, UAE...

What problem Nauticspot  is solving?

The company deploys a complete range of solutions meeting all port needs :

Connected sensors increase port capacity and save operational time

Connected mooring buoys increasing revenues through automated stopover bookings and providing optimized real-time occupancy monitoring.

Computer vision solutions via cameras to increase the level of security for monitoring quays and the first educational port radar to raise awareness of port entry speeds.

The application that facilitates the management of the port and constitutes an additional service offer to boaters and visitors

What is Nauticspot  market potential?

A target market of +1 billion €, +25,000 ports face significant constraints such as the lack of disruptive technologies and very time-consuming management of boaters.

FIELDKAIRED on Spreds 

Farmers do not live, they survive. Caught in administrative maze, constrained by restrictive laws and insufficient aid, they find themselves without a concrete solution.

Industry - Fintech

Rasing - 500,000 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 2,500,000 EUR

What problem FIELDKAIRED is solving?

Unlike traditional accounting applications, Ceres Finance for farmers has been designed as a complete solution adapted to the realities of the field. The application integrates specific functionalities that meet the precise needs of farmers, thus transforming complex and cumbersome tasks (such as invoicing or the production of management reports) into simple and pleasant processes.

Viento Padel  on  Mamacrowd

Startup offering paddles, apparel and design-based equipment for padel and pickleball

Industry - Sports

Rasing - 700,000 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 3,000,000 EUR 

What problem Viento Padel   is solving?

Viento uses proprietary racquet making technology, which guarantees high performance and playability. The internationalization strategy, which began in January 2024 with a partnership with a Spanish company for distribution in Spain, Portugal, and the United States, will continue with the identification of distributors and ambassadors to expand the sales network in South America and emerging European countries such as France and Germany.

What is Viento Padel  market potential?

Padel, a dynamic and addictive sport, is conquering the world with steady growth With about 30 million fans (Source: FIT World Padel Record 2024) competing on courts around the world, it is emerging as a sports phenomenon. The global market, estimated at around $1 billion, promises projected annual growth of between 10 percent and 15 percent in the coming years (Source: Global Padel Report 2023 by Playtomic, powered by Deloitte).

HYPERCON on Fundernation

We make concrete more sustainable worldwide: - 40 % CO2, - 75 % material

Targeted total return -  8,72 - 14,39 x

Industry - Construction 

Rasing -  700.000 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 3.800.000 EUR 

What problem HYPERCON is solving?

Concrete causes 6-8% of global CO2 emissions – 2-3 times as much as all global air traffic. The worldwide mining of the main components of concrete, sand and gravel, endangers entire ecosystems. The reserves of these raw materials are becoming scarcer and more expensive – at the same time, the global concrete market is growing steadily.

HYPERCON technology offers a solution to two of the most pressing problems of our customers (concrete manufacturers and construction companies): reducing material consumption and CO 2 emissions.

What is HYPERCON market potential?

The HYPERCON technology addresses the global concrete market of 14 billion m3/a with the upcycling of residual materials, low production costs, clearly measurable sustainability criteria, and high product quality.

MoveOn on WeAreStarting

MoveOn® is a line of products created by Plus Biomedicals to help patients in the rehabilitation phase or with motor problems. Born from the study of biomechanics to guarantee maximum performance.

Industry - Healthcare 

Rasing -  50.000 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 3.205.810,00 EUR 

What problem MoveOn  is solving?

The company, operating in the bio-medical field, stands out for its balanced approach, thanks to the constant collaboration with clinical professionals (and direct comparison with patients), through which it has developed and patented a technology based on an application silicone which, by reconstructing the anatomical districts, guarantees greater usability of the upper and lower limbs of the body. This innovation is called MoveOn® .

Bazzum on  Accumeo

Bazzum introduces a new platform for recruitment that streamlines the matching process through advanced technology and psychometric assessments.

Industry - HRtech

Rasing - SEK 700,000

Pre-money valuation: 20 000 000 SEK

What problem Bazzum  is solving?

Bazzum, the new player in global recruitment. Bazzum is revolutionizing the labor market by easily matching job seekers with vacancies, not only based on education and experience, but based on personal characteristics, problem solving skills, motivation, interest and values. Bazzum's fully automated platform is based on cutting-edge technology and psychometric methods and saves valuable time and resources for both candidates and employers. Help us transform recruitment into a simple, efficient and tailored experience for everyone.

Fasciaklinikerna on  Pepins

Helps people feel better through innovative treatment with patented equipment.

Industry - MedTech

Rasing - 5.0 - 15.0 MSEK

Valuation (pre-money) - 15,000,000 GBP

Why invest in Fasciaklinikerna?

Activity that helps people feel better. Thousands of people come to us every month to improve posture and balance, increase mobility and relaxation, while learning to manage stress and discovering how to improve their lifestyle.

Unique and proven fascia treatment with patented equipment and methodology based on science and proven experience.

Proof of concept: Fully developed concept with demonstrated profitability and growth from SEK 1.7 million to SEK 17 million in two years during a recession.

Blue Ocean strategy with the potential to become the world leader in Fascia treatment – an exponentially growing international niche.

Our ambition has always been to become a unicorn, the next big Swedish export success, and we continue to take steps in the right direction. But it's a long journey, we will need all the help we can get – and now we are looking for you to join us!

Turf Gamechanger Oy on CrowdedHero

Turf Gamechanger - The future of golf course maintenance

Industry - Sports 

Rasing - 400,000.00 EUR

Valuation (pre-money) - 5,000,000 EUR

About the project 

Turf Gamechanger is on a mission to revolutionize golf course maintenance with cutting-edge technology. The company's strategy began with a premium product line, and it is now eager to expand to broader markets. Turf Gamechanger's unique product assortment is setting new standards in turf care efficiency and environmental sustainability. With smart machines ready for mass production, the company's products are poised for global recognition.

Padures muiža on CrowdedHero

Become a part of Padure manor – help us to renovate it!

Industry - Hospitality 

Rasing - 180,000.00 EUR

About the project 

Have you ever imagined owning a manor and being part of its restoration? Have you dreamed of hosting concerts and exhibitions at your manor, always having a place to retreat and relax? Have you pictured a manor where you could invite all your relatives and friends, with ample space for everyone?

If this is your dream, read on! My name is Jānis Lazdāns, and I am the owner of Padure Manor. Sixteen years ago, the beauty of Padure Manor first captivated me, and since 2015, I have been actively involved in its restoration. Over the past few years, I have invested a great deal of energy, work, time, and care in the manor, including organizing tours, events, concerts, and hosting guests. Padure Manor has become a delightful place for visitors and has gained recognition among creative personalities thanks to its unique exhibitions and inspiring atmosphere.

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