The funding coincides with a worldwide partnership to launch the new buildable Kano PC.
"The Education sector is undergoing massive change enabled by technology, and our collaboration with Kano is truly advancing the vision of “technology for all,”"
— Jordan Chrysafidis, General Manager, Worldwide Education Device Sales
Highland Europe leads a £20m Series B round in Farewill to fund UK expansion and product development.
"Dealing with death is one of the hardest parts of life, and we started Farewill to take some of the pain out of the process. The latest investment from Highland Europe shows their conviction in our vision for fairer, more transparent services in this space. It means we can build on what we’ve started, growing our world-class team and designing easy-to-use tools that help people during incredibly tough times. We’ll also carry on raising millions in pledged legacy income for the third sector, and we’re aiming to get to £1 billion by 2023. There’s a real need for change in this industry and we’re really proud to be leading it."
The publisher-focused data platform has secured £14m from Octopus Ventures and EQT Ventures to drive North American expansion and research.
"We’re really excited to announce this new milestone, which will help us to continue the momentum of helping publishers to understand and monetize their audiences. It’s our mission to reset advertising and to protect privacy while making data useful, and this funding will help us towards working for this goal."
Northzone led the £20m Series B round to support international expansion and strengthen UK market share.
"Where people work and how they work is changing by the day, all the more so since Covid-19 struck. Now the way in which people get paid is changing, too, and at scale. Wagestream provides a financial flexibility that is perfectly suited to today’s agile and progressive workforce."