A European seed fund partnering with founders bridging the gap between talent and opportunity.
Portfolio
4
companies
FourthRev
FourthRev builds digital skills programmes in partnership with universities and industry.
Academy
Academy trains and accelerates diverse technology talent for ambitious companies.
Yoto
Yoto operates a screen-free audio platform that gives children safe control over stories and music.
Blackbullion
Blackbullion provides a financial wellbeing and funds management platform for students.
Jan Lynn-Matern
Founder and Partner
Jan brings early-stage investment and board experience across multiple companies. He also serves as founder and general partner at Emerge.
LinkedInThe round was led by Educapital with participation from Reach Capital, Emerge Education and Danner Capital.
"If the workforce is to succeed in this new economy, it will require a specific and different set of technological, emotional, and higher cognitive skills. Our mission is to support the workforce and learners through these changes,"
LocalGlobe has led a seed financing round for Academy to build talent and leadership infrastructure for the technology sector.
"Too many of the most talented individuals are not able to access careers in technology – creating a talent bottleneck for the whole of the tech industry. If we are to build a globally successful tech industry then we need the best people starting their careers in technology at fast-growing companies – the exact talent blueprint that drove THG to its multi-billion dollar success. This funding round will help Academy to create that common talent and leadership infrastructure for the most ambitious companies."
The audio platform for children raised the capital from backers including Acton Capital and JamJar Investments to expand across Europe and North America.
"In times where kids are growing-up on screens, one of the most important skills they need is to be able to use technology consciously and with balance. Yoto’s proprietary audio platform puts children in full control of how and when they consume audio content,"
The London-based education technology company raised the capital from backers including Reach Capital and Emerge Education to expand its team and platform.
"Having the backing of Emerge Education and Reach Capital who are behind some of the leading innovators in our industry, confirms our approach and ambitions for growing digital skills globally. It’s our hope that with this the investment, we will be able to build on our unique global partnerships and our world-class online learning experiences, to unlock the opportunities which a digital economy offers society and address this growing problem of our time."
The seed follow-on round was led by Lord Stanley Fink with backing from MPA Education, Emerge Education, and JISC.
"Money is the last great taboo and it’s our goal to ensure an engaging and effective financial education for young people,"
