The investment will support Orka's plans to develop its recruitment platform for flexible workers.
"We have been growing at pace over the past four years with a vision to transform the sourcing, onboarding and payment experience for both employers and their employees, culminating in the ultimate infrastructure for hourly-paid workforces."
Jenson Funding Partners backed the pre-seed round to help the digital coaching startup expand its market presence and enhance product development.
"In my previous career, I concluded that one-off training isn’t enough to help people upskill. To become successful, young professionals really need a buddy to coach them through their daily activities and monitor their learning to really change them for good. With AI, we’ve been able to create this mentoring personal assistant that is affordable and can be with users all the time."
Octopus Ventures backed the London-based talent assessment software provider in a Series A round.
"I am delighted to continue our journey with Octopus Ventures which from the outset, shared our vision to help customers digitise and make fairer, more effective decisions about talent. At a time when organisations are facing significant talent challenges, whether that’s COVID, skills shortages, the impact of technology on jobs or upskilling the workforce, it’s clear that legacy approaches are no longer fit for purpose. Our enterprise assessment platform helps customers make better decisions about talent without compromising fairness, efficiency or candidate experience."
Longrow Capital Finance led the seed round with participation from regional NHS and academic health partners.
"Teams are crying out for a sense of shared experience as they navigate this new hybrid world. The current employee engagement model is broken, only helping a small percentage of a team. We want to create a world where every employee thrives and feels included, no matter where they are and we are delighted to partner with Longrow Capital to help make this a reality."
ScaleUp Capital leads the Series A investment to accelerate team expansion and digital development.
"Since 2016 we’ve done a lot with relatively little investment, steadily building a strong foundation of incredible partners and world class coaches. I’m so proud of what we’ve done to pioneer a real movement around workplace well-being and now is the right time for us to invest in amplifying our impact."