Eldridge led the Series B round alongside existing backers Index Ventures, Sussex Place Ventures, and Contour Ventures.
"The pressure on business leaders to deliver more change at a faster pace, and with more resiliency, is not new. However, the move to a distributed and remote workforce has made it ever more challenging. As a result, we are seeing digital transformation and the drive to move work from analogue to digital, rising rapidly on the C-level agenda,"
Hindustan Media Ventures led the £1m seed round alongside crowdfunding and angel support to fund international expansion and product development.
"We’re delighted with the outcome of our fundraising efforts. Wurkr is emerging as a start-up success story, as we worked to expand during the pandemic crisis in an economically challenging landscape. Since our launch, we were able to develop the business without government grants, and this seed funding round helps to position us strongly for the next phase of our growth strategy. The incredibly high calibre of our investors is testament to the very real and needed solution that Wurkr’s platform brings to the market."
Downing Ventures led the Series B round with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Uncorrelated Ventures, MMC Ventures, and Chestnut Street Ventures.
"Securing a further significant round of funding is an important step in the development of the business and a huge vote of confidence in our team, technology and achievements to date,"
VGC Partners led the seed round with capital from its Technology Seed Fund IV.
"Maria and the team have done an outstanding job of growing the business to this stage, and we’re looking forward to working with them to support the business going forward. Additionally as a member of the Alexa UK Incubator Programme, the founders will receive additional mentorship directly from the Amazon team."