HomeCooks
Seed Round in 2023
HomeCooks is a mobile app that connects users with local chefs offering authentic, ready-to-eat meals. Founded in 2020, it provides diverse culinary options, dietary choices, and convenient restaurant-quality meals at home.
Sylvera is a carbon data provider based in London, United Kingdom, established in 2020. The company specializes in developing machine learning-based tools to monitor the performance of carbon offset projects. These tools enable remote tracking of project performance at intervals of up to a week, facilitating the integration of carbon data into both internal and external reporting frameworks. By offering enhanced transparency around carbon offsets, Sylvera aims to assist businesses and governments in reducing reputational risks associated with carbon emissions, ultimately promoting real-world climate action.
Fertifa
Seed Round in 2023
Fertifa Limited is a London-based company that develops and operates a digital platform focused on fertility-related workplace benefits. Founded in 2019, Fertifa provides U.K. employers with tailored reproductive health and fertility packages designed to support their employees' needs. The platform offers a comprehensive range of services, including fertility treatments, diagnostics, consultations, pregnancy support, and wellbeing services. By collaborating with employers, Fertifa aims to make fertility care more accessible and affordable, addressing the sensitive and private nature of reproductive issues faced by employees. The company also offers guidance on next-generation fertility treatments and access to holistic services, ensuring that employees receive the best possible support on their fertility journeys.
Five Lives
Seed Round in 2022
Five Lives is a London-based digital therapeutics company focused on enhancing brain health through its innovative mobile application, Sharp. The platform is designed to assist users in measuring and managing their cognitive health, ultimately aiming to reduce the risk of cognitive decline. By providing an engaging and user-friendly tool, Five Lives empowers individuals to adopt healthier lifestyles, thereby improving their overall well-being and extending their quality of life. This proactive approach aims to facilitate earlier detection of dementia and promote long-term cognitive health for users.
Yardlink is a B2B procurement platform designed specifically for the construction industry, founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, England. The platform facilitates contractors' access to essential resources, including tools, equipment, bulk materials, fuel, waste management, and various service providers. By streamlining the procurement process, Yardlink enables contractors to find, book, and pay for necessary supplies efficiently. Additionally, the platform contributes to sustainability efforts by connecting contractors with approved local suppliers, thereby helping to reduce the carbon footprint of construction projects. Yardlink's technology also optimizes equipment rental by aggregating supply and improving access to the closest rental options, making it easier for builders to manage their equipment needs.
Toqio is a technology company founded in 2019 by Eduardo Martinez and Michael Galvin, with offices in London, Madrid, and Nairobi. It specializes in providing a platform that enables organizations to develop customized fintech solutions, either as mobile applications or web-based services. Toqio offers software integration tools tailored for the financial industry, facilitating various functions such as digital banking, onboarding, transaction monitoring, and the distribution of financial products and services. Its platform includes a marketplace of partners and supports configuration and customization, allowing companies to rapidly deploy data-driven financial propositions to their customers.
The Lowdown
Seed Round in 2022
The Lowdown is an online platform based in London that helps women choose, access and use contraception and reproductive healthcare. Founded in 2019, it combines user-generated content with medical guidance to provide information, reviews and prescriptions where available. The platform emphasizes a community-first approach, allowing users to share experiences with different contraceptive methods, compare symptoms and side effects, and obtain real-world advice to support informed decisions about hormonal and non-hormonal options.
Skyfri
Convertible Note in 2022
Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Skyfri is a rapidly growing cleantech company with offices across four continents. It offers software solutions for solar asset owners to enhance revenues and minimize downtime through its platform, Skyfri Intelligence. This platform automates operations, maintenance, and asset management, facilitating global solar energy deployment.
Stotles
Seed Round in 2022
Stotles Ltd is a London-based company that operates a Software as a Service platform aimed at enhancing public-sector procurement accessibility for suppliers. Established in 2017, Stotles aggregates and standardizes extensive public sector data, enabling suppliers to track potential contracts, monitor competitors, and gain insights into government buyers. Its platform provides tools such as a tender inbox, market intelligence, and collaboration features, which help suppliers identify and engage with relevant opportunities in real time. By bringing transparency to the vast financial transactions between governments and businesses, Stotles facilitates better connections between suppliers and government entities, ultimately helping them secure more contracts.
KETS Quantum Security
Venture Round in 2022
KETS Quantum Security Ltd, established in 2016 and headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom, specializes in creating secure communication solutions leveraging quantum technologies. The company offers quantum key distribution (QKD) for secure data transmission and a low-power footprint chip designed to ensure future-proof, quantum-safe communications. Additionally, KETS provides quantum random number generation (QRNG), which serves as a cryptographic entropy source.
Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Skyfri is a rapidly growing cleantech company with offices across four continents. It offers software solutions for solar asset owners to enhance revenues and minimize downtime through its platform, Skyfri Intelligence. This platform automates operations, maintenance, and asset management, facilitating global solar energy deployment.
Pimloc Ltd., established in 2016 and headquartered in London, specializes in deep learning technology for video security and data privacy. The company's flagship product, Secure Redact, is an automated platform designed to bulk redact personal data from video content, safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring visual privacy for both private businesses and public organizations. Pimloc's mission is to advance visual AI systems responsibly, protecting individuals' freedoms by enabling safe management of video surveillance data.
Fertifa
Seed Round in 2022
Fertifa Limited is a London-based company that develops and operates a digital platform focused on fertility-related workplace benefits. Founded in 2019, Fertifa provides U.K. employers with tailored reproductive health and fertility packages designed to support their employees' needs. The platform offers a comprehensive range of services, including fertility treatments, diagnostics, consultations, pregnancy support, and wellbeing services. By collaborating with employers, Fertifa aims to make fertility care more accessible and affordable, addressing the sensitive and private nature of reproductive issues faced by employees. The company also offers guidance on next-generation fertility treatments and access to holistic services, ensuring that employees receive the best possible support on their fertility journeys.
Tide is a UK-based fintech company specializing in business banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its platform offers streamlined business accounts and administrative solutions, such as seamless integration with accounting systems, to help SMEs save time and money. Tide's advanced technology is tailored to the needs of SMEs, making it a leading challenger in the UK's SME banking sector. The company is committed to serving SMEs exclusively, focusing on their unique requirements.
Toqio is a technology company founded in 2019 by Eduardo Martinez and Michael Galvin, with offices in London, Madrid, and Nairobi. It specializes in providing a platform that enables organizations to develop customized fintech solutions, either as mobile applications or web-based services. Toqio offers software integration tools tailored for the financial industry, facilitating various functions such as digital banking, onboarding, transaction monitoring, and the distribution of financial products and services. Its platform includes a marketplace of partners and supports configuration and customization, allowing companies to rapidly deploy data-driven financial propositions to their customers.
KETS Quantum Security
Series A in 2021
KETS Quantum Security Ltd, established in 2016 and headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom, specializes in creating secure communication solutions leveraging quantum technologies. The company offers quantum key distribution (QKD) for secure data transmission and a low-power footprint chip designed to ensure future-proof, quantum-safe communications. Additionally, KETS provides quantum random number generation (QRNG), which serves as a cryptographic entropy source.
Sylvera
Seed Round in 2021
Sylvera is a carbon data provider based in London, United Kingdom, established in 2020. The company specializes in developing machine learning-based tools to monitor the performance of carbon offset projects. These tools enable remote tracking of project performance at intervals of up to a week, facilitating the integration of carbon data into both internal and external reporting frameworks. By offering enhanced transparency around carbon offsets, Sylvera aims to assist businesses and governments in reducing reputational risks associated with carbon emissions, ultimately promoting real-world climate action.
Elephant Healthcare
Series A in 2021
Founded by doctors in 2018, Elephant Healthcare is a London-based technology company dedicated to addressing global healthcare challenges. It designs and develops a digital health system that aims to connect all aspects of the healthcare ecosystem, transforming primary care, saving lives, and reducing costs.
Yardlink
Seed Round in 2020
Yardlink is a B2B procurement platform designed specifically for the construction industry, founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, England. The platform facilitates contractors' access to essential resources, including tools, equipment, bulk materials, fuel, waste management, and various service providers. By streamlining the procurement process, Yardlink enables contractors to find, book, and pay for necessary supplies efficiently. Additionally, the platform contributes to sustainability efforts by connecting contractors with approved local suppliers, thereby helping to reduce the carbon footprint of construction projects. Yardlink's technology also optimizes equipment rental by aggregating supply and improving access to the closest rental options, making it easier for builders to manage their equipment needs.
Sense Street
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2019, Sense Street specializes in transforming unstructured market conversations into actionable insights for over-the-counter (OTC) capital markets. The company's platform employs supervised learning algorithms to understand liquidity dynamics, enabling investment banks and asset managers to make data-driven decisions.
Pimloc Ltd., established in 2016 and headquartered in London, specializes in deep learning technology for video security and data privacy. The company's flagship product, Secure Redact, is an automated platform designed to bulk redact personal data from video content, safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring visual privacy for both private businesses and public organizations. Pimloc's mission is to advance visual AI systems responsibly, protecting individuals' freedoms by enabling safe management of video surveillance data.
Stotles
Seed Round in 2020
Stotles Ltd is a London-based company that operates a Software as a Service platform aimed at enhancing public-sector procurement accessibility for suppliers. Established in 2017, Stotles aggregates and standardizes extensive public sector data, enabling suppliers to track potential contracts, monitor competitors, and gain insights into government buyers. Its platform provides tools such as a tender inbox, market intelligence, and collaboration features, which help suppliers identify and engage with relevant opportunities in real time. By bringing transparency to the vast financial transactions between governments and businesses, Stotles facilitates better connections between suppliers and government entities, ultimately helping them secure more contracts.
TaxScouts
Series A in 2020
TaxScouts is a London-based tax preparation platform founded in 2017 by Mart Abramov, Kaupo Kõrv, and Daniel Karger. The company aims to simplify the tax filing process for individuals by offering an online service that connects users with certified accountants. Its platform features a tax bot that assists users in understanding their personal income tax situations and provides suggestions for reducing their tax liabilities. Additionally, TaxScouts integrates with financial institutions to automatically import relevant tax data, enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of the tax filing experience.
ThinkSono
Pre Seed Round in 2020
ThinkSono Ltd is a London-based company that specializes in the development of software for diagnosing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) at the point of care. Founded in 2016, the firm has created an innovative automatic diagnostic system that leverages deep learning technologies to guide healthcare professionals in using a portable scanner. This system instructs users on where to place the probe on the skin to capture ultrasound images, facilitating rapid diagnosis. By enabling healthcare providers to assess DVT within ten minutes, ThinkSono aims to improve patient outcomes and streamline the diagnostic process in various medical settings.
Sense Street
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2019, Sense Street specializes in transforming unstructured market conversations into actionable insights for over-the-counter (OTC) capital markets. The company's platform employs supervised learning algorithms to understand liquidity dynamics, enabling investment banks and asset managers to make data-driven decisions.
Deep Render
Seed Round in 2020
Deep Render is a London-based AI startup spun out from Imperial College London's Department of Computing. It develops AI-powered video and image compression technology that leverages deep learning, density estimation, unsupervised learning, and quantum techniques to improve compression efficiency. The company has proprietary, patented technology in media and biological image compression, with state-of-the-art results delivering at least a 50% efficiency gain over previous standards.
Second Nature
Series A in 2020
Second Nature is a London-based company that offers online behavioral change programs designed to help individuals manage their health, particularly those at risk of type 2 diabetes. Founded in 2013, the company provides a smartphone application that coaches and motivates users to adopt healthier lifestyles. Through its platform, users can sign up for various programs, track their progress, and ultimately graduate to maintain their health improvements. Formerly known as Our Path Ltd, the company rebranded to Second Nature in February 2020, reflecting its commitment to fostering lasting lifestyle changes for its users.
Invesdor
Venture Round in 2020
Invesdor is a Northern European fintech platform founded in 2012. It connects ambitious European growth companies with investors from over 70 countries, facilitating secure and easy investment opportunities.
Curve is a London-based fintech company established in 2015. It offers a digital wallet that consolidates multiple cards and bank accounts into one smart card and app. Curve's proprietary technology eliminates hidden foreign transaction fees, allows users to switch payments after making them, and maximizes rewards on existing cards. Authorized by financial regulators across the UK, EEA, and US, Curve has over 6 million customers globally.
Adverity GmbH is a technology company that specializes in developing a web-based marketing reporting and analytics platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, Adverity offers a solution that collects, normalizes, and analyzes data from various marketing applications, media tools, and databases. The platform features an API-like connector builder that facilitates data integration and a transformation engine that ensures the creation of clean and accurate datasets. By enabling businesses to blend disparate data from marketing, advertising, and sales, Adverity provides a centralized source of truth for evaluating business performance. The platform automates reporting through shareable dashboards, optimizes marketing campaigns, and enhances data governance, allowing marketing teams to make informed decisions efficiently. Adverity serves notable clients, including Unilever, Bosch, and IKEA, underscoring its relevance in the marketing analytics landscape.
Astroscreen
Seed Round in 2019
Astroscreen Ltd is a London-based company that specializes in developing a software as a service (SaaS) platform aimed at detecting astroturfing campaigns and social media manipulation. Incorporated in 2018, Astroscreen utilizes advanced machine learning techniques alongside human intelligence to identify fake accounts, botnets, and spam on social networks. Its platform supports disinformation analysts by verifying social media influence engagement and cleaning data streams, thereby enabling clients to combat marketing fraud and protect against harmful manipulation. By providing accurate insights into social media analytics, Astroscreen helps brands maintain their integrity and defend democracy from deceptive practices online.
TaxScouts
Seed Round in 2019
TaxScouts is a London-based tax preparation platform founded in 2017 by Mart Abramov, Kaupo Kõrv, and Daniel Karger. The company aims to simplify the tax filing process for individuals by offering an online service that connects users with certified accountants. Its platform features a tax bot that assists users in understanding their personal income tax situations and provides suggestions for reducing their tax liabilities. Additionally, TaxScouts integrates with financial institutions to automatically import relevant tax data, enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of the tax filing experience.
Tide
Convertible Note in 2018
Tide is a UK-based fintech company specializing in business banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its platform offers streamlined business accounts and administrative solutions, such as seamless integration with accounting systems, to help SMEs save time and money. Tide's advanced technology is tailored to the needs of SMEs, making it a leading challenger in the UK's SME banking sector. The company is committed to serving SMEs exclusively, focusing on their unique requirements.
Playbrush
Convertible Note in 2018
Playbrush GmbH is an innovative company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2014, that specializes in developing smart devices designed to enhance dental hygiene for children. The company's flagship product, Playbrush, is an attachment that converts any manual toothbrush into a gaming controller, allowing users to engage in interactive mobile games while brushing their teeth. This transformation turns the mundane task of brushing into an exciting adventure, where users can control various activities through their brushing movements. Playbrush provides personalized feedback, statistics, and rewards, making the experience both enjoyable and effective. The company markets its products online and through various retailers in Australia, the United Kingdom, and other international markets, also offering a range of games and a monitoring application for parents to track their children's brushing habits.
Second Nature
Seed Round in 2018
Second Nature is a London-based company that offers online behavioral change programs designed to help individuals manage their health, particularly those at risk of type 2 diabetes. Founded in 2013, the company provides a smartphone application that coaches and motivates users to adopt healthier lifestyles. Through its platform, users can sign up for various programs, track their progress, and ultimately graduate to maintain their health improvements. Formerly known as Our Path Ltd, the company rebranded to Second Nature in February 2020, reflecting its commitment to fostering lasting lifestyle changes for its users.
epiLOVE Limited
Seed Round in 2018
epiLOVE Limited is a London-based company specializing in laser hair removal treatments. Founded in 2018, it offers a range of services targeting various areas of the body, including underarms, pubic area, mustache, beard, face, thighs, calves, neck, shoulders, and back. The company is recognized internationally for its expertise in providing effective hair removal solutions.
Metis Labs
Seed Round in 2018
Metis Labs Limited, established in 2017 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, specializes in developing advanced artificial intelligence software tailored for complex industrial systems within the manufacturing sector. The company focuses on enhancing production efficiency through AI-driven Process Control and Quality Assurance systems. Metis Labs has distinguished itself as a pioneer in deploying Generative AI technologies, achieving significant milestones such as reducing waste by over 80% for major global brands. Their innovative approach includes creating safe methodologies for implementing AI control on substantial production lines and miniaturizing AI solutions to operate efficiently on legacy Programmable Logic Controllers. Through its technology, Metis Labs aims to minimize the environmental impact of large-scale manufacturing while boosting profitability for its clients.
Wineapp
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Wineapp is the UK's leading on-demand wine delivery service. It offers over 800 fine wines, spirits, and craft beers for delivery within 20 minutes.
Clausematch
Series A in 2018
Clausematch Limited is a London-based regulatory technology (RegTech) company founded in 2012, specializing in cloud-based solutions designed to assist heavily regulated organizations in managing compliance obligations. The company offers an AI-powered platform that facilitates end-to-end policy management and regulatory compliance, allowing users to navigate the compliance lifecycle effectively. Clausematch's platform employs machine learning to enhance collaboration among compliance, legal, finance, operations, and risk departments, automating impact assessments and streamlining the implementation of regulatory changes. This innovative approach enables organizations to standardize and automate their processes, reduce operational costs, accelerate implementation timelines, and demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements.
Adverity GmbH is a technology company that specializes in developing a web-based marketing reporting and analytics platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, Adverity offers a solution that collects, normalizes, and analyzes data from various marketing applications, media tools, and databases. The platform features an API-like connector builder that facilitates data integration and a transformation engine that ensures the creation of clean and accurate datasets. By enabling businesses to blend disparate data from marketing, advertising, and sales, Adverity provides a centralized source of truth for evaluating business performance. The platform automates reporting through shareable dashboards, optimizes marketing campaigns, and enhances data governance, allowing marketing teams to make informed decisions efficiently. Adverity serves notable clients, including Unilever, Bosch, and IKEA, underscoring its relevance in the marketing analytics landscape.
Payworks is a technology company specializing in next-generation Point of Sale payment gateway solutions. Headquartered in Germany, with additional offices in the UK, the US, and Poland, Payworks offers a cloud-based platform that enables developers to seamlessly integrate card payment functionality into their applications. This technology allows businesses to securely process EMV, contactless, and mobile wallet transactions efficiently at the Point of Sale. By providing its services to leading acquirers and payment providers worldwide, Payworks aims to enhance the payment experience for merchants and customers alike. The company was acquired by Visa in July 2019, further solidifying its position in the payment technology landscape.
ThinkSono
Pre Seed Round in 2018
ThinkSono Ltd is a London-based company that specializes in the development of software for diagnosing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) at the point of care. Founded in 2016, the firm has created an innovative automatic diagnostic system that leverages deep learning technologies to guide healthcare professionals in using a portable scanner. This system instructs users on where to place the probe on the skin to capture ultrasound images, facilitating rapid diagnosis. By enabling healthcare providers to assess DVT within ten minutes, ThinkSono aims to improve patient outcomes and streamline the diagnostic process in various medical settings.
Gig FM Limited is a London-based company that specializes in developing a software application tailored for musicians. Founded by Marco Nardone in January 2017, the application enables musicians to live stream their performances while engaging with their followers. This innovative platform aims to enhance the connection between artists and their audiences, providing a space for real-time interaction and performance sharing.
Loot Financial Services Ltd., established in 2014 and headquartered in London, offers a unique financial service combining a pre-paid Visa debit card with a budgeting app. This service provides users with real-time spending information, weekly budgets data, and the ability to pause/unpause their card via the web application. The company's primary business is to deliver these innovative banking alternatives to consumers, helping them manage their finances more effectively.
Pace operates a revenue management platform for hotels and hostels, founded in 2017 and based in London. The platform delivers real-time forecasting, price sensitivity analysis, and automated pricing decisions by applying machine learning and proprietary algorithms to optimize revenue and occupancy. It integrates with a property's management system to turnaround pricing within a day of integration, helping hoteliers respond rapidly to demand shifts and maximize bookings across channels.
Stowga is an online marketplace that facilitates the buying and selling of warehousing and logistics services. Founded in 2016 and based in London, the company aims to eliminate inefficiencies in warehousing by creating a global network of flexible storage solutions. Stowga's platform allows businesses to find, book, and manage warehouse space on a pay-as-you-go basis, leveraging big data and machine learning to optimize supply chains and ensure that inventory is stored in the most suitable locations. With over 4,000 warehouses listed in the UK, Stowga connects companies with logistics and delivery firms in need of space, while also offering on-demand insurance options. This approach not only enhances service quality but also reduces costs for customers, ultimately generating more revenue for warehouse operators.
Playbrush
Venture Round in 2017
Playbrush GmbH is an innovative company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2014, that specializes in developing smart devices designed to enhance dental hygiene for children. The company's flagship product, Playbrush, is an attachment that converts any manual toothbrush into a gaming controller, allowing users to engage in interactive mobile games while brushing their teeth. This transformation turns the mundane task of brushing into an exciting adventure, where users can control various activities through their brushing movements. Playbrush provides personalized feedback, statistics, and rewards, making the experience both enjoyable and effective. The company markets its products online and through various retailers in Australia, the United Kingdom, and other international markets, also offering a range of games and a monitoring application for parents to track their children's brushing habits.
Curve is a London-based fintech company established in 2015. It offers a digital wallet that consolidates multiple cards and bank accounts into one smart card and app. Curve's proprietary technology eliminates hidden foreign transaction fees, allows users to switch payments after making them, and maximizes rewards on existing cards. Authorized by financial regulators across the UK, EEA, and US, Curve has over 6 million customers globally.
Adverity
Seed Round in 2017
Adverity GmbH is a technology company that specializes in developing a web-based marketing reporting and analytics platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, Adverity offers a solution that collects, normalizes, and analyzes data from various marketing applications, media tools, and databases. The platform features an API-like connector builder that facilitates data integration and a transformation engine that ensures the creation of clean and accurate datasets. By enabling businesses to blend disparate data from marketing, advertising, and sales, Adverity provides a centralized source of truth for evaluating business performance. The platform automates reporting through shareable dashboards, optimizes marketing campaigns, and enhances data governance, allowing marketing teams to make informed decisions efficiently. Adverity serves notable clients, including Unilever, Bosch, and IKEA, underscoring its relevance in the marketing analytics landscape.
Clausematch
Seed Round in 2017
Clausematch Limited is a London-based regulatory technology (RegTech) company founded in 2012, specializing in cloud-based solutions designed to assist heavily regulated organizations in managing compliance obligations. The company offers an AI-powered platform that facilitates end-to-end policy management and regulatory compliance, allowing users to navigate the compliance lifecycle effectively. Clausematch's platform employs machine learning to enhance collaboration among compliance, legal, finance, operations, and risk departments, automating impact assessments and streamlining the implementation of regulatory changes. This innovative approach enables organizations to standardize and automate their processes, reduce operational costs, accelerate implementation timelines, and demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements.
Second Nature
Seed Round in 2017
Second Nature is a London-based company that offers online behavioral change programs designed to help individuals manage their health, particularly those at risk of type 2 diabetes. Founded in 2013, the company provides a smartphone application that coaches and motivates users to adopt healthier lifestyles. Through its platform, users can sign up for various programs, track their progress, and ultimately graduate to maintain their health improvements. Formerly known as Our Path Ltd, the company rebranded to Second Nature in February 2020, reflecting its commitment to fostering lasting lifestyle changes for its users.
Telleroo
Seed Round in 2016
Telleroo is a financial software company based in London, United Kingdom, founded on June 1, 2016, by Andrew Cookson, Fabian Flatz, Michael Riedler, and Miguel Castro. The company specializes in developing a platform that facilitates automated bulk payments for businesses, allowing users to streamline their financial processes without relying on traditional bank services. Its software seamlessly integrates with various accounting systems and payment applications, enabling users to import payment files and automate transactions for payroll, supplier payments, and other financial activities. This integration helps businesses and finance professionals enhance efficiency and manage their payment workflows more effectively.
Loot
Venture Round in 2016
Loot Financial Services Ltd., established in 2014 and headquartered in London, offers a unique financial service combining a pre-paid Visa debit card with a budgeting app. This service provides users with real-time spending information, weekly budgets data, and the ability to pause/unpause their card via the web application. The company's primary business is to deliver these innovative banking alternatives to consumers, helping them manage their finances more effectively.
Payworks is a technology company specializing in next-generation Point of Sale payment gateway solutions. Headquartered in Germany, with additional offices in the UK, the US, and Poland, Payworks offers a cloud-based platform that enables developers to seamlessly integrate card payment functionality into their applications. This technology allows businesses to securely process EMV, contactless, and mobile wallet transactions efficiently at the Point of Sale. By providing its services to leading acquirers and payment providers worldwide, Payworks aims to enhance the payment experience for merchants and customers alike. The company was acquired by Visa in July 2019, further solidifying its position in the payment technology landscape.
Loot
Venture Round in 2016
Loot Financial Services Ltd., established in 2014 and headquartered in London, offers a unique financial service combining a pre-paid Visa debit card with a budgeting app. This service provides users with real-time spending information, weekly budgets data, and the ability to pause/unpause their card via the web application. The company's primary business is to deliver these innovative banking alternatives to consumers, helping them manage their finances more effectively.
Playbrush
Seed Round in 2016
Playbrush GmbH is an innovative company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2014, that specializes in developing smart devices designed to enhance dental hygiene for children. The company's flagship product, Playbrush, is an attachment that converts any manual toothbrush into a gaming controller, allowing users to engage in interactive mobile games while brushing their teeth. This transformation turns the mundane task of brushing into an exciting adventure, where users can control various activities through their brushing movements. Playbrush provides personalized feedback, statistics, and rewards, making the experience both enjoyable and effective. The company markets its products online and through various retailers in Australia, the United Kingdom, and other international markets, also offering a range of games and a monitoring application for parents to track their children's brushing habits.
Curve is a London-based fintech company established in 2015. It offers a digital wallet that consolidates multiple cards and bank accounts into one smart card and app. Curve's proprietary technology eliminates hidden foreign transaction fees, allows users to switch payments after making them, and maximizes rewards on existing cards. Authorized by financial regulators across the UK, EEA, and US, Curve has over 6 million customers globally.
Payworks
Seed Round in 2013
Payworks is a technology company specializing in next-generation Point of Sale payment gateway solutions. Headquartered in Germany, with additional offices in the UK, the US, and Poland, Payworks offers a cloud-based platform that enables developers to seamlessly integrate card payment functionality into their applications. This technology allows businesses to securely process EMV, contactless, and mobile wallet transactions efficiently at the Point of Sale. By providing its services to leading acquirers and payment providers worldwide, Payworks aims to enhance the payment experience for merchants and customers alike. The company was acquired by Visa in July 2019, further solidifying its position in the payment technology landscape.