Cornerstone Partners has led a seed investment into fitness platform Boxx to expand content and staff.
"At Boxx, accessibility is one of the core values that underpin our brand. From the initial conversation with Cornerstone, not only did they understand our vision but their commitment to back underrepresented founders and their shared values was something that really stood out for us. In addition to Cornerstone, we have a number of other angels participating in this round, who bring value in a multiple of ways. Together we believe this will help us deliver on our mission to create a connected fitness product that makes boxing inspired fitness accessible to all. We are extremely excited to see what the future holds."
The seed round was led by high profile technology executives including Shutterstock CEO Jon Oringer.
"We believe in the importance of creating an inclusive internet where both adults and children can actively participate in online communities while enjoying a truly positive experience. With the help of our technology, platforms have a better way to manage content with visibility into potential problems and the ability to head off negative experiences for their community members. Thanks to our investors that have shown the belief in our dream, with their help and guidance Checkstep can expedite our project to provide safe, ethical moderation of harmful or false content that causes so much damage to society."
GC Angels led the pre-seed round to help develop the company software offering and expand the team.
"Remote working has boomed during COVID-19. We’re excited to help newly remote workers to discover their core values and work more productively with their teammates. By enabling us to recruit a new senior developer. And appoint Jess Jackson to our board. This investment will also strengthen the diversity of our already inclusive team. As we look to scale up in the UK and beyond."
The financing round was backed by investors including Ascension and Connect Ventures.
"Just four weeks into launching and we’re delighted to have a number of notable investors on board who really believe in our vision and back this app. We’ve got big plans with a clear mission, to change a culture of how people date. This is just the start and we will deliver. Dating apps just got exciting again."
Chrysalis Investments provided £75m of the total Series D financing, which comprises primary and secondary equity.
"Smart is an innovator and continues to establish itself as the leading retirement technology platform provider globally. In just a few years it has disrupted the retirement savings industry, working with some of the world's most well-known financial services providers to create a better way to save toward retirement and access funds during retirement."
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