George is a partner at Molten Ventures, formerly Draper Esprit, with a background spanning venture capital, equities at Credit Suisse, and founding Migrate.co.uk.
Simon is the CEO of Draper Esprit, where he previously served as founding partner. His career includes non-executive director roles at Ledger and Trustpilot, alongside experience as an investor at Revolut.
The financing round was led by Seraphim Space Investment Trust and will fund the deployment of seven infrared imaging satellites.
"With COP 26 just around the corner and Europe and parts of the USA having suffered the hottest summer on record, there is growing acceptance that we need to act now to try to mitigate the impacts of climate change on our everyday lives and economy. But while many think of industries such as aviation as some of the least sustainable, the built environment is actually one of the primary polluters across our globe. But regular individual monitoring of these buildings is too expensive both in terms of time and cost, meaning much of the environmental and sustainable ratings are often years out of date. That’s simply not good enough when we clearly need to act now and means many are not aware of just how poorly a building is performing in terms of sustainably."
The funding round was led by Draper Esprit and will support kitchen expansion, team growth, and product innovation.
"In the five years that we have been cooking, we’ve seen the demand for plant-based food explode. We’ve got a tonne of exciting plans to bring the movement to even more people’s kitchens, and this investment will allow us to do just that."
Goldman Sachs Asset Management led the Series C round to support international expansion and platform development.
"Financial institutions are increasingly turning to modern, cloud-based technologies in order to handle growing payment volumes efficiently and in real-time. We are delighted to be leading this investment round and look forward to working together with Form3 and other shareholders to help realise their ambitious global roadmap and strategic growth plan."
