The Falmouth startup has raised £700k in a round co-led by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund and Haatch Ventures.
"We want to make it as simple as possible for any streamer, anywhere, to host their own interactive show. That could be a quiz, a gameshow, a talk show with interactive elements, or any of the many formats we are planning to roll out in the next 12 months"
The Falmouth startup secured backing from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund and Haatch Ventures to grow its live streaming platform.
"We want to make it as simple as possible for any streamer, anywhere, to host their own interactive show. That could be a quiz, a game show, a talk show with interactive elements, or any of the many formats we are planning to roll out in the next 12 months"
The London startup secured backing from Pentech and Speedinvest to drive the development of its neural image compression software.
"As humans, our eyes have evolved to care about certain colours and properties of the natural world. It helped us survive as hunters and gathers. We are more sensitive to the colour green as it represents fertile areas with food and water; we notice the slightest of movements in still scenes, as this helps us flee from sneaking predators."
The investment round was led by Praetura Capital with backing from Boundary Capital Partners and other investors.
"The UK alone spends £3.1bn on treating chronic wounds each year, while the US spends $50bn. Add to this the significant escalation in costs, not to mention the considerable distress to patients and families if the only course of treatment for non-healing wounds is amputation. It’s clear that there’s a real need for innovation in this area."