The financing round was backed by new and returning investors including Impact Shakers Ventures, Daring Capital, and Lightbulb Trust.
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Impact Shakers
Venture CapitalImpact Shakers is an impact fund that invests in ventures addressing overlooked challenges.
Portfolio
2
companies
By category
- HealthTech£650K
- AI/ML£625K
By location
- United Kingdom£650K
- London£625K
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Earlybird AI
Earlybird AI develops voice-powered conversational AI software to support frontline workforces and tackle economic inactivity.
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Voda
Voda builds digital mental health tools designed specifically for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Team

Alina Klarner
Partner
Alina brings venture capital and consulting experience from roles at Impact Shakers, Marlin Equity Partners, and PwC. She focuses on investments in climate tech and inclusion tech.
LinkedInRecent investments
£650K
£625K
Earlybird AI raises £625k in pre-seed funding from Google for Startups and other backers to expand its voice technology platform.
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Google for Startups and a syndicate of impact investors backed the round to help the firm deploy its conversational AI assistant for frontline workers.
"It's a really exciting time for us. We're absolutely thrilled to have the trust and backing of our investors to solve what is a major crisis – millions of people are not in the workforce or falling out of it entirely. We've seen high employee turnover, in some instances up to 300% and the demand for workers has never been greater. Our technology powers organisations to improve engagement of these individuals by deeply understanding their needs and enabling them to receive better support, resulting in more people accessing and sustaining work,"