SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the Series A round to support domestic expansion and team growth.
"We are delighted to partner with SoftBank as we scale in the UK and internationally. They’re a natural partner due to their ambition and their commitment to edtech in Europe and globally. Our mission is to provide all children wherever they are and whatever their background with an affordable, high-quality education. We are doing this by combining exceptional teacher-made content with industry defining technology. This investment will allow us to bring the very best people to the UK’s fastest growing edtech company."
The Series H round was led by Abu Dhabi Growth Fund ADG to support rapid expansion and product development.
"This round comes off the back of a fantastic year for Monzo. We’ve seen record revenues, launched new products and tools and continued to top the charts for our services. We’ve hired some incredible talent. This investment means we’ll grow further and faster as we continue on our journey to reinvent banking, and become the one app that sits at the centre of our customers’ financial lives."
Kleiner Perkins leads Series B investment in artificial intelligence video platform Synthesia.
"Today, consumers expect video and audio content. And they take that preference with them to work. We’re seeing this drive rapid demand for scaleable content creation solutions in the enterprise,"
Tiger Global leads Series A investment into experience commerce platform Easol.
"It’s been a tough two years, however, very inspiring to watch our incredible team pull together in extreme circumstances to support our creators through the hardest time of their businesses to come out of this stronger than ever."
The funding round was led by 24Haymarket to support international growth and product expansion.
"Despite the global pandemic, we have been able to continue along an accelerated growth trajectory by being flexible, and pivoting our offering to meet changing customer needs and adapt to the challenging global operating environment,"