Seed30 July 2020

Spotta secures £934k seed funding led by Cambridge Angels and REMUS to expand operations

Cambridge Angels and REMUS led the seed round to support international expansion and product development.

£934KSeed

Spotta produces smart insect-monitoring sensors that track pests continuously to enable early detection. The technology serves commercial buildings, forests, and farms around the world.

Spotta has raised £934k in a seed funding round led by Cambridge Angels and REMUS. The investment will be used to support team expansion, launch new products, and drive international growth across markets in the UK, US, and Europe. Additional backing came from Martlet Capital, Wren Capital, and the Angel CoFund.

The company has developed smart pest monitoring technology, including its Bed Pod product for hotels, to help industries transition from reactive pest management to proactive solutions. This latest capital injection follows earlier commercial milestones and recognition for its innovative use of artificial intelligence and the internet of things.

From the founder

"For decades, pest management has been held back by laborious, error-prone manual monitoring. With our technology it is finally possible to change this and help industries around the world to make a step change from reactive to proactive management of pests. This will save billions and massively reduce the amount of pesticide used globally. We’re delighted to have strong support from a wide group of investors who share our vision. This funding will allow us to scale up our commercial operations and continue to address the £320bn global problem of insect pests."

Robert Fryers

CEO and co-founder at Spotta

Investor perspective

"Throughout its initial market roll-out with the Bed Pod, Spotta has proven that its pest detection and identification technology has real-world capabilities and delivers customer value in a global marketplace. This was a very strong follow-on round and that speaks to the capability of the management team and their execution success. We look forward to supporting Spotta as it continues on its commercial journey."