The oversubscribed round was supported by AI expert Daniel Hulme and Stakeholderz.
"It has been fantastic working with Educational Intelligence, and we are so pleased to see them successfully close this round. A huge congratulations to Mike and Cathal – we will keep our investment community in close touch with how EI develops."
The funding round was led by Round2 Capital and will support international expansion and software scaling.
"We’ve been on a mission to solve schools’ workforce challenges. This investment brings us closer to our goal of helping the education system save over $125 million annually through our fairer, more efficient recruitment model. As we enter into the next phase of our journey, we aim to reach out to more educational institutions across the UK and US."
The climate training provider has raised £1m from backers including The Climate Planet Foundation, Nicco Perra and Sam Wisnia.
"We all want a future with clean air, healthy soil, stable weather and unpolluted water. This is why we’re all on the same team when it comes to preventing the climate and nature emergency – everyone wins when we accelerate the evolution of our economy and society to one that’s sustainable and regenerative."
— Matthew Shribman, Co-founder and Chief Scientist
The funding round was led by XTX Ventures with participation from existing backers including Mercia Ventures and SFC Capital.
"Graide provides transparent, explainable AI, a requirement in today’s world, and can cover all subjects taught from school to university level, saving teacher time. We are pleased to welcome XTX Ventures, which has extensive experience in AI and machine learning, as a new investor in this round."