AKT London opens crowdfunding round to boost US expansion plans

By Amanda May | Published: 5-Sep-2023
Body Care Finance

The natural deodorant balm brand is looking to raise £800,000 so it can launch into Broadway, New York, as well as develop a new product line

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AKT London, the deodorant balm specialists, is crowdfunding to “take the brand to the next level” after doubling in growth over the past six months.

The plastic-free brand is aiming to raise £800,000 to expand into the US and develop a new product line.

AKT is the brainchild of theatre actors Andy Coxon and Ed Currie, who met in 2015 while rehearsing for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in London’s West End.

The brand’s tagline is: ‘Born to perform – on the stage, at work or in life’. 

AKT said it will use

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