Passion Capital led the seed round for the raw materials prediction startup.
"At ChAI we’ve been tremendously encouraged by the near-instant and overwhelmingly positive response we’ve received to our methodology and predictions on commodities pricing. The inbound interest we’ve received for our “signals” and approach has been hugely validating and we look forward to introducing our services to many more companies in 2020. For this we’re excited to partner with such esteemed investors and business builders to progress our journey and take the company to the next level"
The funding round was led by FTV Capital with participation from Blenheim Chalcot.
"Small businesses are the lifeblood of the global economy, yet they continue to be turned away by banks and traditional lenders or faced with unhelpful repayment terms and complex processes. We are delighted with this investment from FTV Capital as it means we can continue to onboard new partners, expand our product range and grow our team in order to serve the 50 million small businesses across the US, Europe and the UK with much needed funding. 2020 is set to be an exciting year for Liberis and this financial investment will help to accelerate our plans so we can support thousands more small businesses around the world with fast, flexible and fair funding."
The Series A round was led by Cogito Capital Partners with backing from Barclays.
"The financial backing and domain expertise of Cogito and Barclays will help us execute our strategy and strengthen Applica’s presence in the US market."
Play Ventures, Backed and SAATCHiNVEST backed the seed round to support the growth of the mobile advertising platform.
"We believe that democratising ad-buying is a massive opportunity, and that Dataseat is the best team to deliver this game-changer in performance marketing."