The community and behavioural change platform surpassed its target within 24 hours with backing from 512 investors.
"We are absolutely delighted to have reached our funding target and this investment will really allow us to expand our offering and support so many more people with our products."
The funding coincides with a worldwide partnership to launch the new buildable Kano PC.
"The Education sector is undergoing massive change enabled by technology, and our collaboration with Kano is truly advancing the vision of “technology for all,”"
— Jordan Chrysafidis, General Manager, Worldwide Education Device Sales
Highland Europe leads a £20m Series B round in Farewill to fund UK expansion and product development.
"Dealing with death is one of the hardest parts of life, and we started Farewill to take some of the pain out of the process. The latest investment from Highland Europe shows their conviction in our vision for fairer, more transparent services in this space. It means we can build on what we’ve started, growing our world-class team and designing easy-to-use tools that help people during incredibly tough times. We’ll also carry on raising millions in pledged legacy income for the third sector, and we’re aiming to get to £1 billion by 2023. There’s a real need for change in this industry and we’re really proud to be leading it."