{"id":46481,"date":"2016-05-16T01:04:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T00:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/?p=46481"},"modified":"2021-06-25T11:48:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T10:48:20","slug":"65-liquiproof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/2016\/65-liquiproof\/","title":{"rendered":"65. Liquiproof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Founder: <\/strong>Caner Veli<br>\n<strong>Founded: <\/strong>January 2014<br>\n<strong>Website: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liquiproof.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.liquiproof.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Constantly ruining suits, ties and shoes thanks to a combination of accidents and inclement English weather, pharmaceutical science graduate Caner Veli found other (usually toxic) aerosol protectors lacking &ndash; so he set about developing a better solution.<\/p>\n<p>Featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/2015\/75-liquiproof\/\">Startups 100 2015<\/a>, Liquiproof produces eco-friendly, nontoxic, non-hazardous, non-flammable and non-aerosol protective, waterproof coatings for shoes and clothing, which it claims are &ldquo;far more effective&rdquo; than any other rivals on the market. Selling directly to consumers and wholesale retailers, the company&rsquo;s products are stocked in more than 210 stores across the UK including Office, Urban Outfitters, Oi Polloi, Birkenstock and Lock &amp; Co Hatters. This nationwide trade will help Liquiproof hit &pound;2.4m in turnover for 2016, netting a significant profit.<\/p>\n<p>Back in January of this year, Veli <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/dragons-den-series-13-episode-11\/\">made an appearance on <em>Dragons&rsquo; Den<\/em><\/a>, where a successful demonstration of the product&rsquo;s potential helped him secure &pound;100,000 in funding from retail mogul Touker Suleyman for a 50% stake of his business.<\/p>\n<p>Veli says that since the show aired, the exposure it garnered has already helped Liquiproof achieve &ldquo;massive growth&rdquo;. Having been approached by a number of major brands across the fashion and hospitality sectors, you could be seeing additional Liquiproof clothing and accessories coming to a store near you very soon&hellip;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founder: Caner Veli Founded: January 2014 Website: www.liquiproof.co.uk Constantly ruining suits, ties and shoes thanks to a combination of accidents and inclement English weather, pharmaceutical science graduate Caner Veli found other (usually toxic) aerosol protectors lacking &ndash; so he set about developing a better solution. 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