The Yorkshire technology firm has raised seed funding from Angelfish to accelerate product development and international expansion.
"Angelfish is delighted to increase its holding in yboo and to be negotiating the potential injection of substantial funds to secure the rollout and expansion of the yboo model. In the last few months, since the initial funding, yboo has significantly advanced the technology behind the model and attract considerable trade interest within the price comparison sector."
BGF Ventures led the seed financing for Streetbees to support team expansion and platform development.
"In a world where brands are willing to invest huge amounts of resources to better understand their consumers, there has to be a better way to capture insights and Streetbees has found it. We use geolocation and mobile technology to engage the right person in the right place to answer brands' questions. Streetbees' grassroots research approach is providing the brands with the rich consumer insights they need at large scale at an affordable price as we connect them directly with their consumers without any intermediaries."
The doctor-on-demand application closed the crowd and angel raise at a post-money valuation of £5.2m.
"We’re delighted to welcome Dr Sandeep, Hiten and Yann to our growing team at Qured at such an exciting time in the company’s journey. From initially just covering Clapham to now providing our service to South West London and Zones 1 and 2 in just over six months is both fulfilling and exciting. It reinforces our belief that there is a heightened demand for an affordable and convenient healthcare service which works around people’s lives, offering easier, quicker and hassle-free access to primary healthcare."
The theatre app surpassed its £200k target with backing from its community of users.
"This is a very exciting time for our company and I would like to thank all our investors for sharing our vision. Together, we will continue to make theatre more accessible and help introduce new audiences to our fantastic industry."