Fuel Ventures has backed the online tutoring platform in a £2m seed round.
"Our company is run by education specialists and tutors, with years of experience. We’re on a mission to change the way students and parents find trusted and qualified tutors. We want to return autonomy to tutors, tutees, and families, to make tutoring affordable for, and accessible to, the people that need it the most. That’s not a big ask, and we’re well on our way to making that happen."
The investment includes £750k from NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance alongside contributions from private backers.
"We’re pleased to receive support from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund as well as adding some great new non-executive expertise to our board. The funding will allow us to invest further in product development to scale our matchmaking platform and our Discover product, in line with our vision of connecting university research with companies around the world to positively impact on society."
The seed follow-on round was led by Hambro Perks and backed by the founders of Thomsons Online Benefits.
"Moving jobs or hiring a new employee should be the most exciting part of your professional life – it’s the start of a new journey and new opportunities. Unfortunately, most of us have been left jaded by slow, monotonous and demoralising recruitment processes and agencies,"
Kindred Capital led the seed round to support international expansion into North America and Europe.
"Healthy organizational cultures start with trust. Vault’s breakthrough platform helps to build trust by embedding empathy and transparency into innovative tools that people can use if they experience workplace misconduct. Vault gives employees total control over their privacy, information and reporting at precisely the moment they need it most."
The Birmingham property platform raised £250k from Mercia and private investors to fund commercial rollout and hiring.
"From our work in the property sector and experience as landlords, we recognised that there was a gap in the market for a platform that could bring together all the different aspects of property investment and management. We are looking forward to the launch of Rent Chief and working with our investors as we continue to develop and enhance the product."