The funding round was led by GC Angels alongside the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and private angels to support team expansion.
"Twine has incredible potential, and we are looking forward to watching it grow as more businesses turn to quality freelancers. We are particularly pleased that the investment comes during the Creative Scale-Up Programme, delivered by our sister company GC Business Growth Hub, which we support by encouraging investment into creative businesses like Twine."
The early-stage funding round was led by RYSE Asset Management and brings the company total to £1m.
"The social care sector was facing enormous pressures even before COVID-19 hit. It is also a sector that has been left behind when it comes to technology. The pressure was already there, but when COVID-19 hit, many care settings realised that they simply had to address their data systems. Again, and again, Care Managers on the front line have told us the most significant benefit of using Log my Care was the time saved on paperwork and administration, which has a big impact on costs as well as care quality. It is also clear that identifying COVID-19 cases early and reacting quickly is crucial in preventing further outbreaks, so we wanted to build tools that will help care settings do that at the earliest opportunity."
The funding round was led by P101 SGR with participation from Maire Investments, LUISS Alumni 4 Growth, and Primomiglio SGR.
"We cannot underestimate the security risks of remote working – without a solution that combines a zero-trust framework with biometric multi-factor authentication, corporate systems and databases are at risk of being compromised in large-scale, sophisticated hacking and phishing attacks,"
TwinklHive backs digital wellbeing platform Champion Health as demand rises during remote working.
"We have seen a significant increase in demand since the lockdown in the UK began. Employee wellbeing is now at the forefront of business leaders minds. There has definitely been a shift in attitude towards workplace health in the past 3 months and we can only see the need becoming greater. Businesses have been coming to us specifically seeking online tools and advice to support their employees as they work remotely. Due to home working, many employers are finding it difficult to spot the warning signs of their team members struggling and may not be equipped with how they can support them."