AlbionVC backed the seed round alongside PROfounders Capital, Ascension, and Emerge to support platform development.
"HR teams are stuck in a cycle of manual admin and legacy tools are failing them. They are forced to choose between clunky ticketing systems that employees hate, or basic chatbots that can’t actually get work done. We built Kinfolk to break this cycle. By shifting from manual coordination to autonomous execution, we let HR teams scale their operations and focus on the strategic work that actually drives company growth. We’re excited to give People teams the operating system they deserve, one that actually performs work instead of just managing it."
White Star Capital led the Series A round with backing from Educapital, Emerge, Active Partners, and Coalition Capital.
"We set out to combine the best teachers, leading technology, and the power of social media to build a platform that delivers the education that young people want and deserve. Our model makes learning affordable and ends the postcode lottery of achievement. With this funding and the support of our investors, we can take the next step in making world-class education available to every child in the UK, and now in the US. It brings us one step closer to being able to provide free access for every UK child on free school meals, which we set as a long-term company goal."
The seed round was co-led by Emerge and SuperSeed Ventures to accelerate growth across enterprise recruitment teams.
"We saw how rigid and impersonal recruitment processes were failing both companies and candidates. During a time when human connection mattered more than ever, conversations were missing from the equation. We created Popp AI to fix that—by making it possible to engage candidates in meaningful dialogue, even at scale."
