The online building supplies marketplace has raised capital to relocate to Cardiff and fund technological development.
"We are on a mission to consolidate the highly fragmented trade professional supplies market. The sector often relies on personal relationships to procure equipment but we are now offering a primary market aggregator that is proving very popular. Our aim is to not only offer a one-stop shop for trade professionals, but to also support local independent merchants by offering an online selling solution that is needed now more than ever."
The Leeds-based geospatial technology firm secured backing from NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance and the Government's Future Fund.
"The SatSense founders have taken technology that was once only available to governments and research institutes and made it accessible for day to day business use. Our system is the only one that offers instant access to highly accurate, near real-time data over huge areas. The service will become all the more important given the impact of climate change. As hotter summers and wetter winters exacerbate seasonal changes in ground conditions, it will allow us to identify areas worst affected and provide warnings on infrastructure or properties at risk."
Midven backed the Nottingham-based business through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund.
"We are absolutely delighted to have received this game-changing investment from Midven. The Lazy Flora family is a close-knit, passionate team, who have been dreaming big and taking decisive action for the past three years. We have the beginnings of a truly exceptional team and product and are so excited to now be able to execute the ambitious plans we have for the business."
The seed follow-on round was led by Adelpha and brings total funding to £1.8m.
"Over the last 20 years the creative industries have undergone seismic change. Part of that change is the growth in freelance – allowing companies and individuals to work faster, smarter and more efficiently. Accessing that talent with speed and effectiveness is vital. GENIE is the answer. Their technology and years of experience deliver best-in-class creative talent. Serving both creative ambition and business growth."
The security platform has added industry veteran Sumit Siddharth as an investor and advisor following a seed funding round.
"I am delighted to be working with Thomas MacKenzie and the incredibly talented team at RankedRight. At Disruptrs, we pride ourselves in identifying the best talent and developing great intellectual property and products to help solve real world problems. Vulnerability Management, even in today’s day and age is death by information overload. The team at RankedRight is working to help clients make better sense of this information by adding more structure, prioritisation routines and other weird and wonderful things. I look forward to bringing this product to market."
