The seed round was led by Force Over Mass with backing from Backed and Acrew Capital.
"The current payments systems used by credit card companies and most traditional banks were designed 40 years ago and have become archaic, not to mention costly and inefficient for businesses to use. It’s time we welcomed the future of payments and given the current state of the economy, businesses need this now more than ever."
The funding round was backed by Northstar Ventures and angel investor Andrew Robson to support product development.
"On average, we check our smartphones every 12 minutes – they’re always in our immediate reach. Text giving is a really simple and accessible way for anyone to make a one-off or monthly donation to a charity in less than a minute."
The investment from the Development Bank of Wales and Britbots will fund new headquarters and staff in Cardiff.
"We are delighted to have closed this round of fundraising and very pleased to welcome the Development Bank of Wales, as well as the new angel investors. We’ve worked closely with them all over the last few months and they have shared our excitement as we demonstrated how we intend to provide a unique platform for all those consumers in the robot industry."
QVentures has led a seed investment round in the user experience research platform.
"Now more than ever, there is an increase in digital competition to acquire and retain customers across sectors ranging from banking to grocery shopping. User experience is an area where companies can no longer take shortcuts in and Glean.ly’s unique platform is part of the next generation of startups addressing the needs of companies today. We are excited to be working with Glean.ly to help companies drive efficiency in their UX process and deliver success."
The business intelligence firm secured funding from QBN Capital and the Development Bank of Wales to scale its flagship platform across financial services.
"DataVoyant connects to any internal or external source and analyses both structured and unstructured data. It enables users to uncover market signals and trends, improve debt management, control risk better, and rapidly identify emerging opportunities. Our technology delivers unprecedented insights, well beyond what traditional providers are capable of"