GC Angels backed the pre-seed round to support the launch of the digital platform and fund content expansion.
"GC Angels have been great to work with; at the stage we were at they were crucial. We’re looking to grow both the content and userbase, helping as many players as possible which the investment is enabling us to do. Years of hard work collecting masses of content and building an appropriate site to host it can now come to fruition with the GC Angels funding the dissemination process."
The funding round was led by Forward Partners with participation from Seedcamp and prominent angel investors.
"When I moved to the UK from the USA my credit history did not come with me. This made getting a credit card or loan difficult, if not impossible. I realised this is a problem that affected millions of people who are new to the country, but also people who have not built a credit history in the UK more generally. Koyo was built to give people who have historically been taken advantage of, an opportunity to access credit at a competitive rate and build credit history. The opportunity is further evidenced by a seasoned management team which includes Kevin Allen (former CRO of RateSetter) and Guy Evans (former CTO of LendInvest)."
The University College London spin out raised the capital from IQ Capital to scale its artificial intelligence software optimisation suite.
"We are at the precipice of automated optimisation and TurinTech.ai is well-positioned for clients who wish to increase profitability and reduce costs. Our research has prompted interest in our commercial product from big tech companies, a multinational FMCG, fintechs, other startups and hedge funds to name a few."
The Cardiff-based FemTech start-up exceeded its fundraising target to support its product roadmap.
"I do believe that our mutual Welsh affinity gives us that extra something; it’s a commonality that’s both unique and rare. So, thank you to the team at GlobalWelsh for bringing us together."
— Jolie Powell, Business consultant and angel investor
The Series C round was led by Redline Capital with backing from MMC, GMG Ventures, and Hearst Ventures.
"Our vision at Signal AI is to transform business decision making through augmented intelligence. We are building artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies that learn what an executive needs to know and investigate huge amounts of data to provide critical insights in real-time. The results give them absolute clarity about what’s happening outside their organization to make the most informed decisions,"
