The funding round was led by Redrice, Joyance Partners, Velocity Juice, and angel investors.
"For so many women, their intimate skin is an afterthought, only prioritised when there is a ‘problem’ and they’re forced to use outdated feminine hygiene products which have ‘what’s wrong with her?’ associations."
The funding round was backed by angel networks, syndicate funds and high profile individual investors.
"At MyPocketSkill we are passionate about supporting young people to develop the skills to become employable and the financial habits to become financially capable, which often go hand-in-hand. Our goal is now to reach over a million young people in the next three years and this funding puts us well on target for that."
Gresham House Ventures led the seed financing for the London environmental data firm.
"Decarbonisation initiatives in the financial sector are growing rapidly which is why we need to further scale our product offering to help financial institutions measure and reduce the emissions of their customers,"
The oversubscribed round was backed by angel investors from the founders previous venture.
"The speed at which we secured funding illustrates the scale of the problem we’re addressing – and therefore the opportunity to be part of the solution. Skills-based hiring is the future. It allows employers to pick jobseekers based on their ability rather than their background. In the new world of ChatGPT, which allows people to apply for many jobs quickly, we need Web3 technologies to verify the contents of CVs and keep the hiring process honest."
The funding round was led by JamJar Investments and will support the opening of new locations in Twickenham and High Wycombe.
"The founding idea is simple – that opportunities are not evenly accessible to all talented people in the country, because we have assumed for so long that co-locating in city offices is a necessary precondition to success,"