Amnis Ventures backed the London fintech to support platform development and expand market access.
"The vast majority of people are prevented from participating in the global derivatives trading market through a combination of cost and complexity. The support of Amnis Ventures brings us one step closer towards realising our vision of a valid, fair, and transparent alternative to the current derivatives market, and proves crucial to the continued development of the CloseCross platform and our ongoing efforts to get it into the hands of as many people and partners as possible."
Insight Venture Partners and MissionOG led the £25m funding round.
"We have made tremendous progress over the last 15 months since our last fund raising – and this fund raise is the largest to date. The additional funds will enable us to continue rapidly growing the business internationally by focusing on our products, our people and our customers."
The funding round was led by Downing Ventures with participation from existing investors BGF and Beringea.
"At Firefly, our ambition is to supercharge the school experience, so every student can reach their potential. This investment will enable us to move more quickly towards empowering teachers, students and parents, adding to the hundreds of thousands using the tool every day."
Foresight Group led the £1.3m investment to fund sales, marketing, and clinical trials.
"We have been impressed by the rapid progress FFL has made since launch of the second-generation OvuSense product with strong sales traction in the US and UK. FFL is a well-run business that has developed an innovative, clinically supported and IP rich product in OvuSense. We are looking forward to working alongside Rob Milnes and the wider management team on the next stage of the Company’s growth."
