The funding will support five new hires in Wigan and further product development.
"Warehousing and logistics businesses will usually have full visibility of where and how well utilised all their vehicles are. They will also know exactly where all their inventory is, it's value and stock-turn. However, when it comes to one of their biggest operating expenditure; people, they have little to no information. How well utilised are they? How well balanced across teams and departments are they? What processes are stopping them from achieving their potential? Who needs additional training? In times of constrained labour supply, likely to become more acute with Brexit, retaining, training, incentivising and measuring staff fairly are not luxuries – they are essential. Vitesse is a cloud-based, easy to deploy solution that helps businesses grapple with these issues, improve profitability and treat people fairly."
The funding facility will support the managed service provider in executing its buy and build strategy.
"We all welcome David to the board, his experience around executing buy and build strategies will be a great help as we deliver our strategy. We are looking at several potential acquisition opportunities already which will enable us to provide an even broader portfolio of products and solutions to our clients and an increased level of opportunity for our staff. This committed facility will support our strategy and enable us to move faster when assessing strategic acquisition opportunities. I look forward to hopefully announcing our first deal in the not too distant future"
LDC has invested £17.6m to support a management buy-out and accelerate technology development at the recruitment platform.
"Amberjack’s growth is testament to the fantastic service our teams provide to all of our clients and the increasing sophistication required in large recruitment campaigns and specifically for junior talent."
The financing round was led by NEA with support from Oxford Capital and Episode 1 Ventures.
"Businesses are constantly seeking new ways to understand trends, grow in new markets, and explore innovations – however 99% of the questions businesses would love to explore go unanswered. Attest is designed to solve that, replacing the guesswork with facts, for all consumer businesses everywhere."
HSBC UK has provided up to £200m in institutional debt to support the company entry into the residential mortgage market.
"LendInvest continues to attract investment onto our platform from some of the world's largest and most sophisticated investors. This new funding from HSBC is a further important step forward in the evolution of our business. We have shown to great effect how our technology-driven approach to lending can succeed in the specialist loans market. Our sights are now firmly set on continuing to build out our platform and on ultimately disrupting the £200 billion mainstream UK mortgage market."
