The student living start-up has raised a portion of its £5m target to scale operations across the UK and the US.
"We have proved our platform and business model to be the future of student lettings in two of the country’s biggest cities. We’re now ready to disrupt the property market in the rest of the UK. Our intuitive and frictionless app streamlines each step of the rental process, from search to management, and utilities. This makes it easy for tenants and agents to manage their home in a single place."
Antler, Ada Ventures, and NoBa Capital backed the pre-seed round, which will fund the UK rollout of the paid product.
"As a founder, I’ve always been learning new things – from low-code programming to UX/UI basics and project management, even if it’s something I’ve never done before. I truly believe in the power of continuous learning and self-improvement. Our project is here to help every team member learn new things and unlock new opportunities, no matter how you like to learn, what language you speak, or what generation you belong to."
The London fintech secured $112m in debt financing from HSBC Innovation Banking and BCI Capital to scale its operations internationally.
"The challenge faced by small businesses when seeking finance is indicative of the inflexible lending criteria maintained by traditional banks, which often unfairly categorise SMEs as high-risk borrowers. This issue stems from outdated lending practices and technologies which fail to adequately cater to the needs of smaller, asset-light businesses."
The seed round was led by TX Ventures with participation from Form Ventures, Portfolio Ventures, Neosfer, and Core Angels Barcelona.
"After meeting with many banks and fintechs, it was clear that this problem was extended within the financial industry. So we started focusing on solving this and helping banks get access to better data, prioritising accuracy and security."
Concept Ventures led the pre seed financing round to support the artificial intelligence platform.
"HR and People teams are responsible for so many vital things – from culture to compensation. But too many colleagues see them as just a route to key information, like their payslips and P60s. This means HR teams are drowning in fiddly, low-value admin tasks. Harriet AI is freeing them from this burden; allowing HR teams to focus on their real purpose and show how valuable their role in a company really is."
