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The upcoming raise follows the company's decision to decline a multibillion pound acquisition offer from Adobe.
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The latest funding rounds from the UK tech ecosystem. Updated 20 October 2026.
Announcements
1,486
Total raised
£42.6B
disclosed amounts
This month
£57.2M
raised so far
The upcoming raise follows the company's decision to decline a multibillion pound acquisition offer from Adobe.
The private financing round will support product innovation and geographic growth across university markets.
"This financing is a powerful validation of our teamʼs vision and the measurable impact weʼre having on the student rental industry. The market is rapidly shifting towards demand for an all-in-one, student OS, with the home at the heart of everything, and our platform is uniquely positioned to capitalize on that demand. Ashta Capitalʼs strategic involvement underscores the strength of our mission and positions us toaccelerate growth across key university markets across the US, along with the rollout of new products that will genuinely change the way students rent but also interact with their finances and everything that is not their degree, whilst atuniversity. We aim to service 1,000,000 students across the UK and US within the next 12 months. Our mission is to change student rental, forever."
The funding brings total capital raised to date to $9m with backing from prominent sports figures.
"I’ve invested in quite a few things over the past couple of years, but my latest one is MAGIC AI. I honestly believe that within the next five years it will be one of the most creative AI products ever made. I can see the bigger picture — the future of AI and of fitness. More and more people are into training now, and with the Mirror you’ve got your own workout, your own trainers, right there at home instead of always needing the gym. I think it’s the perfect plan for the future."
Strange Ventures led the pre-seed round, which was closed in six weeks using the ThatRound platform.
"The ThatRound platform helped us accelerate our raise — we closed £500k of our pre-seed in just under a couple of months. The ability to easily find, compare, and apply to different investor syndicates and angel groups saved us enormous time and energy."
The triple dragon investment will help the EdTech studio expand its curriculum-aligned mobile games.
"Before I headed into the studio, I watched every previous episode of the show and prepared responses for every possible question. I was surprised at how impressed all of the tycoons were, and I’m delighted to have been offered investment from not one, but three of them"