Ember secures £1.6m in seed funding led by Anthemis to scale its tax-tech platform
Anthemis led the seed round to support product development and customer acquisition at Ember.
Ember is a financial technology company that integrates essential accounting and tax tools directly into banking platforms for small businesses. The firm partners with major financial institutions to simplify tax management and administrative workflows.
Tax-tech startup Ember has secured £1.6m in a seed funding round led by Anthemis to accelerate its growth and product development. The fresh capital will also support customer acquisition and recruitment efforts as the company scales its automated accounting platform for small businesses. Existing backers Innovation Nest and Spring Ventures also participated in the round.
Founded in 2019, Ember provides real-time financial tracking and automated tax filing for freelancers and contractors across the UK. The platform integrates with open banking to simplify compliance and offers direct support from financial experts.
From the founder
"Ember is at a crucial point in our growth as a software and a company. Having achieved proof of concept and organic customer growth since our pre-seed round, we’re now ready to bring on customers at scale and expand the progressive functionalities of the platform."
Aaron Shaw
Co-founder at Ember
Use of funds
- 01Continue product development
- 02Grow the team
- 03Accelerate go-to-market
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Ember
Ember provides an integrated financial management and tax platform for small businesses.