Ingka Investments led the Series B round, which will fund technology development and international expansion.
"We are very excited about driving the business forward in our global fight against food waste and we are grateful for the continuous support of our investors, with one strategic partner of the investor group Ingka Investments using Winnow on a daily basis across IKEA stores globally. This year we launched our ground-breaking AI product Winnow Vision, and chefs using Winnow around the world are saving $33m worth of food from going to waste annually. We have set a target to save our customers $1bn by 2025, and this investment will accelerate our technology development and business development approach to help achieve this ambition."
YFM Equity Partners led the Series A round to support team expansion and international growth for the software provider.
"SharpCloud are solving a key business problem that large organisations have contended with for many years – ‘how best to use the large quantities of data to inform complex decision making and to shape business strategy?’, removing the need to inform decisions using static slide deck presentations built upon hotchpotch datasets."
Apadmi Ventures has backed the childcare platform to support its expansion into Manchester.
"Tracey’s created a solution to a very real problem – the childcare crisis – and it’s been fantastic to work in partnership with her and the rest of the Student Nannies team. We get a lot of entrepreneurs approach us for investment, but her drive and ambition really stood out to us."
The London technology startup raised the capital from High-Tech Gründerfonds, Kinisis Investment, Sandhutch and George Zarifis.
"Before we started Threedium, everyone felt that 3D technology was expensive, slow-to-load and hard to implement. Threedium have disproved by providing 3D solutions across large and small sized companies and creating activations across eComm sites, Social Media, eRetailers and through ad exchange platforms. Our mission is to continue our approach in democratising 3D web technologies for all brands, agencies and individuals"