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Making it easy to switch to natural and sustainable products

Bower Collective joined the program to launch their hybrid eCommerce / subscription platform selling Earth’s best home and personal care products with an innovative reuse and refill program to eliminate plastic waste.

Through Founders Factory's support, Bower Collective were able to launch and scale the business quickly; closing a £400K round to continue momentum and unlocking unfair advantage with a partnership with Reckitt Benckiser. The Bower Collective team received weekly support from the Head of Surface Care and leveraged expertise from their R&D teams, Washing Experts, Packaging Business Unit and the Head of Sustainability.

Where they are now

£400K

Fundraised

During their time on the program, Bower Collective raised 400K via our network.

£130k

Revenue within 6 months

Bower Collective went from pre-launch (£0 MMR) to £20K MRR, turning over £130k within a 6 month period.

250%

Return on Ad Spend

Strong creative, messaging and targeting across Google and Facebook resulted in a 250% ROAS.

"Being part of the FF program has been central to our growth and we’ve been supported by great people. It’s been an incredibly positive experience and we absolutely recognise we got to where we are because we’ve had a great group around us to challenge us to think bigger and shape our business. We would recommend wholeheartedly"

Nick Torday, CEO

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Why we invested in Bower Collective

The global household green-cleaning market is expected to grow to £21B in the next few years. Our vision was to curate the best possible products and apply an innovative closed-loop model to Bower Collective’s packaging in order to reduce plastic waste.

Combining Reckitt Benckiser's know-how of FMCG and logistics, with Nick and Marcus’ knowledge of sustainability and packaging, we knew we had a winning combination that would help us achieve a leadership position in the market.

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More Success Stories

Dr Kyle Grant and Tom de Wilton, Co-founders

"Founders Factory's accelerator turned out to be a real leg-up for our business. We received mentorship from some of the best minds at Reckitt Benckiser (RB), and we're soon to launch a game-changing partnership with one of their household brands.

Not to mention how Founders Factory equipped us with the skills and know-how to scale our business into two new cities and hire our first team. "

Marie Chevrier, CEO & Founder

“Founders Factory was a critical part of our acceleration with L’Oreal; the team helped us position our solution in a way that would best align with the global needs of L’Oreal and worked with key stakeholders there to break corporate barriers that would have otherwise likely made it impossible for us to accelerate learnings and successes so quickly. This programme has continued to pay dividends since 2017. "

Sergey Klimentyev, Founder and CEO

“Running a business is very much like running a marathon. If you want to set a record you have to have a strategy, the right mental and physical conditioning, resources and a bit of lack. FF team is your pacemaker, trainer and motivator. They have the right tools and experience to bring your business on the next level. Founders who are running along create an amazing atmosphere of sharing knowledge, expertise and support. Lace up and and get moving!”

Gabor Toth, Founder

“InSimu loved being part of the Founders Factory Accelerator Program. We enjoyed an agile and motivating work environment combined with a warm culture. The experts at FF are extremely highly skilled and super professional; it was a real pleasure working with them. As InSimu is based in the CEE region, even when we used e-meetings at times; those were also seamless and productive.”

Kaushal Shah, Founder and CEO

"Fast forward to the end of the programme and we had transformed from a no-frills, sustainable paper company to one that could potentially disrupt the entire print and packaging industry. FF equipped us with the perfect tools to engage with some of the biggest companies in the world. We got the chance to present our concept to decision-makers at M&S, L’Oreal and EasyJet among many others. Founders Factory is full of friendly experts that specialise in converting the potential energy of early-stage companies into kinetic success."

Dr Kyle Grant and Tom de Wilton, Co-founders

"Founders Factory's accelerator turned out to be a real leg-up for our business. We received mentorship from some of the best minds at Reckitt Benckiser (RB), and we're soon to launch a game-changing partnership with one of their household brands.

Not to mention how Founders Factory equipped us with the skills and know-how to scale our business into two new cities and hire our first team. "

Marie Chevrier, CEO & Founder

“Founders Factory was a critical part of our acceleration with L’Oreal; the team helped us position our solution in a way that would best align with the global needs of L’Oreal and worked with key stakeholders there to break corporate barriers that would have otherwise likely made it impossible for us to accelerate learnings and successes so quickly. This programme has continued to pay dividends since 2017. "

Sergey Klimentyev, Founder and CEO

“Running a business is very much like running a marathon. If you want to set a record you have to have a strategy, the right mental and physical conditioning, resources and a bit of lack. FF team is your pacemaker, trainer and motivator. They have the right tools and experience to bring your business on the next level. Founders who are running along create an amazing atmosphere of sharing knowledge, expertise and support. Lace up and and get moving!”

Gabor Toth, Founder

“InSimu loved being part of the Founders Factory Accelerator Program. We enjoyed an agile and motivating work environment combined with a warm culture. The experts at FF are extremely highly skilled and super professional; it was a real pleasure working with them. As InSimu is based in the CEE region, even when we used e-meetings at times; those were also seamless and productive.”

Kaushal Shah, Founder and CEO

"Fast forward to the end of the programme and we had transformed from a no-frills, sustainable paper company to one that could potentially disrupt the entire print and packaging industry. FF equipped us with the perfect tools to engage with some of the biggest companies in the world. We got the chance to present our concept to decision-makers at M&S, L’Oreal and EasyJet among many others. Founders Factory is full of friendly experts that specialise in converting the potential energy of early-stage companies into kinetic success."

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