Retail

We profile the ambitious ground-breaking companies plotting UK growth

Scolvo

Country: Hungary

Founded: 2017

Staff: 12

A mobile-focused process automation solution to support ‘last-mile’ corporate processes. Scolvo uses low-code technology to extend robust ERP and CRM systems. Described as a niche tool, it aims to satisfy business needs by creating applications rapidly and at an affordable budget.

Tronog

Country: Slovenia

Founded: 2012

Staff: 12

Produces computer-generated imagery for luxury brands including Hugo Boss. Described as a ‘process facilitator’, Tronog helps companies to speed up their time to market process and enables them to sell without physical samples or with less investment in physical prototyping.

Pressenger

Country: Hungary

Founded: 2016

Staff: 18

An AdTech company with a unique method of delivering content via data-driven technology. Pressenger is a Software-as-a-Service platform for highly visualised push notifications and engagement which is now gearing up for UK growth following success in Europe and the US.

Dronamics

Country: Bulgaria

Founded: 2014

Staff: 40

Long-range cargo drones for Europe-wide shipping of goods. Dronamics’ drones can carry a 350kg payload up to 2,500km and it has initially signed up almost 40 airports in 12 countries. Plans to start UK operations in early 2022, covering the whole nation with two-hour delivery from a single warehouse for £1.49 or less per shipment.

Motionlab

Country: Czech Republic

Founded: 2018

Staff: 15

Motionlab’s SaaS video platform, Adina, enables brands and agencies to create personalised video experiences with just a few clicks. It also connects the cinema-quality videos with the client’s data and distribution flow – enabling them to build personal relationships with every single customer.

Fitly.ai

Country: Poland

Founded: 2020

Staff: 8

Artificial intelligence-driven fitting solutions helping shoppers find the right clothing size through augmented reality. Fitly.ai is targeted at fashion eCommerce retailers and uses image data rather than personal customer data or body images.

Marie Zélie

Country: Poland

Founded: 2016

Staff: 40

Female fashion brand which uses natural materials including historic fabrics – such as wool, cotton, silk and linen – and new fabrics based on natural sources such as viscose. Marie Zélie says that, contrary to the fast-fashion culture, its clothes are designed and sewn with multiple uses in mind.

Pickpack

Country: Poland

Founded: 2017

Staff: 100 couriers

Delivering ‘last-mile’ parcels. Managed by its proprietary system, LEO, it enables customers to receive their goods exactly when they want to, within a two-hour delivery window or instant two-hour delivery. A slot-based autonomous system, it optimises couriers’ work.

InPost

Country: Poland

Founded: 2006

Staff: 8,000

eCommerce logistics leader behind 8,000 automated parcel lockers around Europe. InPost, listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, intends to grow its UK network of 850 lockers to 6,000 by the end of 2022. It has announced retail partnerships with New Look, boohoo, Zara, Schuh and THG.

Proworx

Country: Hungary

Founded: 2018

Staff: 4

Marketing automation AdTech company Proworx Digital was founded as a spin-off from Createam Advertising Group. Its Shoprime platform is a digital end-to-end asset management and monetisation tool focused on sales support within companies managing large networks.

Behavee

Country: Czech Republic

Founded: 2018

Staff: 25

A SaaS marketing platform giving eCommerce players more efficient marketing and sales without a dependency on Google and Facebook. Based on a robust data platform, Behavee uses automation to create personalised landing pages based on customer behaviour.

60seconds

Country: Serbia

Founded: 2020

Staff: 10

A mobile application firm which has built gamified shopping experiences for more than 50 global brands. 60seconds, which will be live in the UK market in April 2021, aims to help brands create a bond with their customers, generating valuable loyalty.

Devision

Country: Bulgaria

Founded: 2008

Staff: 30

A software house which develops bespoke web, mobile and cloud applications for corporates and SMEs across sectors including eCommerce and manufacturing. Devision uses automated delivery and testing processes, and has experience of launching its own digital products.

Lilium

Country: Bosnia

Founded: 2017

Staff: 13

A performance advertising company which includes web development among its services. Behind the Charter Guru platform, developed with partner agency Dubos Consulting (see below). It has ambitions to crack the eCommerce industry.

Dubos Consulting

Country: Bosnia

Founded: 2008

Staff: 2

A business development and project management agency with great experience in the hospitality and aviation industries. Its ambition for the Charter Guru platform (see above) is to support both the tourism and aviation industries in the future by generating leads for charter flights.

9thgn

Country: Serbia 

Founded: 2018

Staff: 5

A deep tech company which ‘tunes into the frequencies of social media users’. 9thgn’s machine learning algorithm analyses multiple streams of data in real time to suggest motivators, sensory impact words and emotional intensity rates to improve results from marketing communication.

Loki

Country: Romania

Founded: 2019

Staff: 2

A platform to enable the digitalisation of farmers and SMEs working with mountain wool. Loki has proposed a model for the development of sustainable mountain communities and is working with universities for wool treatments while establishing partnerships with textile institutions.

Index AR

Country: Romania

Allows clients to create an augmented reality campaign in a matter of minutes through its content management platform  then deliver this through a free mobile app, available on iOS and Android.

Escreo

Country: Bulgaria

Founded: 2014 

Staff: 12 

A variety of cutting-edge paints for use in the workplace. Escreo claims its whiteboard paint is more durable than others on the market, is applied more easily and is waterbased; its magnetic paint has stronger magnetic attraction than its competitors; and its carbon neutral paints are a world-first.