Series A10 November 2021

Tended raises £2.4m in Series A funding led by Blackfinch Ventures to expand its safety technology platform

Blackfinch Ventures led the Series A round to support product development and company growth.

£2.4MSeries A

Lincoln-based Tended has developed a wearable geospatial safety solution that alerts rail workers when they leave designated safe zones.

Safety technology startup Tended has secured £2.4m in Series A funding to support its ongoing growth and develop its safety culture solution. The investment round was led by Blackfinch Ventures, with additional participation from Basinghall Partners, UKRI, and several industry angels.

The fresh capital will be directed towards expanding the firm's operations and advancing research and development for its wearable devices and behavioural psychology platform. Tended already serves high-profile industrial clients including Siemens, Rolls-Royce, and Network Rail.

This latest injection brings Tended's total raised to date to £4.4m.

From the founder

"Every company has its own unique set of safety challenges. Interventions such as training and processes only go so far to improve safety. We’re helping companies uncover and understand the underlying influences of unsafe actions and provide the resources to help them change those behaviours."

Leo Scott Smith

CEO and founder at Tended

Investor perspective

"Tended is an inspiring company with a vision to significantly improve safety in workplaces using precision and science-based tools. Basinghall is delighted to support Tended on its journey and also to make Tended’s solutions accessible to our Industry Partners."