Peepl
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Peepl was a Liverpool-based blockchain startup co-founded by CEO Leon Rossiter. It used blockchain technology (the Fuse network) to build circular local economies — starting with Peepl Eat, a food-delivery alternative that let local restaurants avoid the high commissions of delivery giants, rewarding consumers with 5–10% of order value in Peepl Tokens (PPL) that could only be spent within the local network. The startup joined the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Sandbox programme and was backed by a £700,000 investment from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- FCA Sandbox and £700K investment
Peepl joins the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Sandbox programme in February 2021; in November 2021 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority invests £700,000 (~$956,000) in the Peepl Eat food-delivery project.
- Local economy launch
Peepl launches its circular-economy movement in Liverpool to keep more spending in the local economy, running activations such as a limited NFT-based logo programme for early app users.
- No further verified activity
No closure, acquisition or further funding has been documented for Peepl; its status beyond 2022 cannot be verified.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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