Leo Capital and Passion Capital led the pre-seed round to help challenge traditional card payment rails.
"We are grateful to have the support and partnership of such strong investors validating our plans to break the card payment duopoly in the UK and to improve cash flows and economics for the country’s small merchants. At a time of record inflation and in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, the UK’s small and medium merchants are struggling to contain their costs, provide great service to the customers, and maintain profit margins. Atoa is here to empower merchants and to improve their cash flow and bottom line."
The over-subscribed funding round was supported by private UK and European investors and the Capital Pilot Boost Fund.
"Throughout two years of concept development, we’ve proven our concept and demonstrated that mental wellbeing and coaching should be prioritised in sports performance. We can’t wait to scale our product and continue creating immersive content for amateurs and pros alike."
The pre-seed round was led by Cherry Ventures and Mosaic Ventures with backing from several angel investors.
"If you want to transition to a new career or learn a new skill, mentorship is the most effective way to reach that goal. But, due to the changing employment landscape, finding relevant mentors is harder than ever, especially for startup employees. With Vektor AI, you get direct professional guidance from someone who has been in your shoes and can help you get to where you want to go."
The hospitality tech start-up has raised its fourth pre-seed round from industry leaders to fund its commercial rollout.
"Ambl’s USP is in its ability to connect spontaneous moments of dining and drinking out with brilliant venues who have real-time availability. In just one click, venues can turn-off or turn-on the platform to show seats are currently available: combatting last minute cancellations, detrimental no shows or unexpected lulls in bookings. The best bit, turning on the autoresponder does all the hard work for the venue – adding bookings to calendars and responding promptly to customers."
