Cecil Hetherington deepens his backing in Pitchbooking to support the platform's global growth strategy.
"Cecil understands two-sided marketplaces better than anyone in the UK and Ireland. His success with Used Cars NI and PropertyPal shows a rare instinct for building and scaling high-performing platforms that connect supply and demand at scale. He’s built category leaders before, and we’re proud to have him deepen his involvement in Pitchbooking. His backing is a strong signal of confidence in our long-term vision to make Pitchbooking the go-to platform for sports facilities."
The seed round was led by LocalGlobe, Airtree, and Skip Capital.
"We started Human because healthcare today is reactive and fragmented – people are left piecing together their own answers. Our mission is to flip that on its head by building the world’s most comprehensive precision-health platform. Human combines real-world data, AI, and behavioural science to give every person a clearer picture of their health and the power to change it."
Peter Jones and four other panellists provided the backing in exchange for equity.
"When I received a clean sweep of all five Dragons, I was in shock. After eight years of hard work, it’s fair to say this was a very emotional moment for me."
The seed round was led by Paul Graham to support the development of scalable quantum infrastructure.
"With strong investor backing and a leadership team rooted in deep technical and commercial expertise. I am thrilled to be leading QFX delivering quantum hardware which will enable the next generation of quantum systems."
