Get A Drip scores €4.5 million to rollout IV nutrition therapy with backing from rugby star Nigel Wray
Summary
UK-based startup Get A Drip is on a mission to make IV nutrition therapy more accessible, enabling people to achieve optimal body well-being. The raise also saw investment from former Holland & Barrett CEO Tony Buffin.Nigel is a keen investor, also having supported Dominos Pizza which is one of the UKs most successful franchise-based businesses of the last 25 years.With the raise, the wellness startup will drive its franchise expansion with plans to launch a further 28 clinics in the next 3-12 months, including a brand-new flagship clinic on Kings Road in Chelsea and overseas across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Australia.Get A Drip CEO and founder Richard Chambers: To have investors with the experience of Nigel and Tony on board shows how far we have come in a short space of time, and their support and advice will no doubt only further our ambitious growth plans, building out our franchise portfolio and driving the business forward. I also cannot wait to open our new HQ in Letchworth in giving back to the local community where I live and grew up.Founded in 2017 by Richard Chambers, Get A Drip has a genuine goal of providing an alternative, more efficient and cost-effective way for people to supplement their diet to meet the extensive list of vitamins and minerals required to maintain optimum bodily function.The startup was developed following Richards own struggle with accessing treatment. To now be at a point where were looking even further beyond that, and at how we can make a whole suite of wellness technologies more accessible to consumers to improve their wellbeing is really exciting.The company offers affordable vitamin drips and booster shots with prices starting at \xa330. The business growth to date has been impressive and Im looking forward to working with Richard and the team to help them continue on this path in the long-term.Already with more than 35 medical professionals having administered over 40,000 vitamin drips and intramuscular (IM) booster Shots, and seven ground-breaking clinics now open across London, Dublin and Rotterdam, as well as six mobile clinics servicing anywhere within the M25, the North East and the South East of England.With this funding, the company plans to expand its franchise rollout as well as the services available.