The Series B round was led by Lakestar with participation from LocalGlobe, Atomico, GMG Ventures, and Octopus, and will fund platform development and headcount growth.
"Human reality is incredibly complex, and while technology has made progress in healthcare and pharmaceuticals, we’re still no closer to truly understanding the decisions that we make. Our behaviour is captured online and in the artificial reality of social media, but the near 80 percent of our lives that happens in the offline world, remains untapped,"
The London startup secured Series A backing from previous investors and new participants to accelerate growth.
"We have seen how our service has not only managed to cope with increasing demand but the testimonials from customer’s shows that fast, reliable and safe deliveries of pharmacy products is here to stay. With this funding we will accelerate our growth and promote our service to the masses. We are excited to be at the forefront of the digitisation of pharmacy shopping."
The luxury resale platform raised £4.7m from dmg ventures, Hunt Investment Group, and Concurrence Capital to drive international expansion and recruitment.
"It is brilliant to receive further backing from such esteemed business leaders, most notably during what has been an incredibly tough year for certain sectors. This investment comes at a crucial stage of our journey. The valued support and investment from new and existing investors will allow us to continue our rapid expansion at a time when we are moving towards a more international model. It’s great to see business leaders investing in the luxury resale market, as we move to a more sustainable and conscious way of living, as well as supporting circular fashion which people are buying into increasingly."
Shell Ventures joins the Series B round, lifting total funding announced this year to £22.8m.
"Since founding in 2016, Drover has evolved and grown into a serious contender in the UK car retail market, and is quickly scaling in France. Our car-as-a-service proposition, with no large downpayment and one flat monthly fee including all the car's bills, has proven remarkably resilient in 2020, with record revenues in Q2 and Q3. Partnering with Shell will only strengthen our position as the leading flexible ownership model, in the UK and beyond"
