The seed round was led by RLC Ventures with participation from Ascension Ventures and SuperSeed.
"Scribeless has built a customer engagement tool that brings a form of communication that we all understand so intuitively, handwriting, and made it accessible and affordable for any company to use. We’re incredibly excited to partner with them as they continue to grow and support companies across Europe and the US."
Oxygen House led a £20m Series B round in Exeter-based learning technology company Sparx.
"Oxygen House is a dynamic group of companies and we are delighted to have their backing. From day one they have shown a strong belief in our vision for Sparx. This new investment will help us to firmly position Sparx at the forefront of edtech and build on the success we have already achieved with our partner schools. The ongoing support of Oxygen House will enable us to have a significant impact on education nationally and beyond the UK."
Nexthash led the £2.5m investment to help the software engineer learning platform establish a global footprint.
"Skills Matter is a great example of a highly scalable, internationally facing growth business actively disrupting its sector. It is pioneering new, pedagogical methods to help global tech talent strive for continued progress as we head into the 2020s. Today, Skills Matter already reaches 1% of the global professional software engineering population and are uniquely positioned to take a significant slice of a global multi-billion dollar market for technology talent and skills, and we are proud to be able to help them on their journey."
Maven led the Series A investment to support product innovation and team expansion.
"Corporates have grown tired of yet more platforms and content. They don't need more of these. What they need is to make better use of what they have through expert curation, algorithmic recommendations and intelligently placing this where employees are, in the flow of work. This investment signals a shift in Learning and Development towards consumer-grade technologies and experiences and enables Filtered to lead that charge. And Maven are the ideal investors for us: smart, straightforward and interested in making the future of work a better, happier one."
The Series A round was led by Index Ventures with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures.
"Today, if you want a great career the assumption is you go to university, but spiralling costs of higher education, lack of diversity in leadership positions, and a major global skills gap in digital and tech are all evidence that this model isn’t working,"