The third investment from Mercia Ventures and the North East Venture Fund will support four new hires and user acquisition.
"This latest round of funding will further assist with our scale up plans to secure more users of the app, through direct and partnership sign ups. It will also help us continue to enhance our technology platform to support the creation of a network of connected users to form a virtual power plant. This will help the National Grid to make the most of households ever growing smart meter network and accelerate the transition to a sustainable and secure energy network."
Atomico led the Series A round with participation from existing investors including Lakestar, Kindred, and Maersk Growth.
"For those operating warehouses, ensuring 100% fulfilment ‘in time, all the time’ is crucial to meeting the demands of the modern consumer. A critical component to achieving this is high stock accuracy, but staff shortages, manual processes, and the speed demanded by customers means that critical decisions across the supply chain are currently being taken blindly,"
The investment from the OnePlanetCapital Climate Change EIS Fund will support international expansion and product development.
"Impact is at the core of what we do at AirEx: to help the decarbonisation of homes and eliminate Fuel Poverty. With the help of this investment and business support we are well positioned to execute our vision – to become a ‘no brainer’ solution for social landlords and homeowners looking to reduce energy consumption in a non-disruptive way. We are truly excited to have the support of such like-minded, mission driven investors."
The investment round was led by Systemiq Capital with backing from Bridge Investment Group and Grosvenor.
"Jade and I love the construction industry, it literally builds the world around us. But for it to build the sustainable future we need, it must change and reduce its negative impacts on our planet. To us, it was clear we had to tackle our own industry to have a chance of leaving this world in a better place, and this is why we founded Qflow. We are thrilled with the investors that have joined us in this round. The support we’ve received from big players in the sector shows they also see the importance of changing processes and accelerating this transformation towards a more sustainable future."
The financing package includes equity and debt from backers including Original Capital and SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
"Sustainability and reducing costs are paramount concerns for our clients today. In the aftermath of Covid there has been a pincer movement of inflation and climate pressures on businesses, leading to widespread concern over the cost and carbon emissions of owning and operating commercial buildings,"
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