Seed27 May 2021

Subly raises £700k in Seed funding from Loyal VC and other investors to scale its transcription platform

The round was led by Loyal VC with participation from Wayra and AI Startup Incubator to fuel product and team expansion.

£700KSeed

Subly provides an online platform for automatic transcription, translation and subtitling to make content accessible globally. The company operates as a fully remote team across multiple countries.

Subly has secured £700k in a Seed funding round led by Loyal VC, alongside participants such as Wayra and AI Startup Incubator. The capital will be directed towards accelerating product development, expanding the team and supporting user growth across international markets. The fresh injection follows a period of rapid adoption by creators and enterprises seeking accessible video content solutions.

The transcription and translation startup has scaled its operations rapidly since introducing paid subscriptions, serving tens of thousands of users worldwide. With the latest financial backing, the company intends to build out its proprietary technology stack to maintain momentum in a growing market for virtual productivity and content localisation tools.

From the founder

Investor perspective

"I have had the pleasure to meet many businesses and entrepreneurs, over the past few years. Every once in a while, you find a gem. Investing in Subly just made sense. With the increased need for productivity tools for employees and the speed of content consumption, Holly and the team at Subly are the creators of new subtitling capabilities driven by speed and agility. As this market is growing daily and subtitles are becoming part of our virtual lives, it just made sense to invest in Subly and their leader Holly, who has the drive and energy to lead this sector and business growth globally."