Portfolio
15
companies
BondAval
BondAval offers a new form of payment security for supply chains.
Callosum
Callosum builds software that distributes artificial intelligence tasks across heterogeneous chips and models to improve inference efficiency.
Cord
Cord provides a single API that allows any app or product to become social and collaborative.
Count
Count provides a data platform that combines warehousing, transformation and reporting tools for early-stage technology companies.
Credit Kudos
Challenger credit bureau using open banking to transform credit assessment.
Dex
Dex provides an artificial intelligence talent agent to match software engineers with technology companies.
Flow Engineering
Flow Engineering develops a collaboration platform for hardware engineering teams.
Granola
Granola turns workplace conversations into searchable company memory.
Monolith AI
Monolith AI builds artificial intelligence software that helps engineers optimise product development workflows.
Perlego
Perlego operates a subscription-based digital library providing unlimited access to academic and educational titles.
SquadPal
SquadPal provides a social community application to keep remote teams connected and engaged.
StackOne
StackOne provides a next generation embedded integration platform as a service for enterprise software companies.
Wassist
Enabling brands to deploy AI-powered WhatsApp agents for customer interaction and commerce.
WeGift
WeGift provides a digital payouts platform that automates corporate rewards and incentives.
iLoF
iLoF develops an artificial intelligence powered photonics platform for personalised medicine.
Charlie Songhurst
Board Member
Playfair led the pre-seed round for the London-based conversational commerce startup, with participation from several prominent tech angels.
"WhatsApp is about to become the default commerce channel for businesses. OpenAI wants those conversations to happen in ChatGPT and Google wants them in Search, but customers already spend their time on WhatsApp. We built Wassist so brands can own those conversations themselves,"
The Cambridge-born startup secured backing to scale its software stack and expand its London team.
"Big labs are currently betting that one model will rule them all. We think that’s wrong and our work proves this. Nature shows that real intelligence emerges from many systems working together. We’ve brought together incredible talent to enable a paradigm shift in how we build intelligent systems to solve real-world problems, with the infrastructure to make that possible, on any chip, anywhere in the world."
The London-based artificial intelligence note-taking startup secured backing from Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross.
"Since our launch a year ago, people have started referring to Granola as their ‘second brain’. With Granola 2.0, we’re bringing that power to your entire team, tapping into the most up-to-date, relevant data on what’s happening in your company, the conversations your employees are having day in, day out"
The financing was co-led by a16z speedrun and Concept Ventures to support product development and international growth.
"Dex’s mission is to empower individuals to do meaningful work byconnecting them with opportunities that align with their ambitions and values. Our aim is to redefine how talent and opportunity connect, globally. We’re working at the forefront of what is possible when it comes to conversational, generative AI and we’re thrilled to have some of the best AI investors in the world helping us to achieve that vision."
The seed round was led by Episode 1 with participation from Playfair Capital, Portfolio Ventures, and others.
"In less than a year, Romain and Guillaume have built a differentiated product that is loved by its users. Their best-in-class security and real-time architecture means they can serve entire categories their competitors cannot. They are rapidly becoming the default option for privacy conscious tech teams looking to scale integrations. We couldn’t be more delighted to back this team to disrupt the integrations market."
