Simon is co-founder and partner at Mosaic Ventures. He also serves as an investor and board member across several companies, including Veriff and Mavenoid.
The pre-seed round was led by Cherry Ventures and Mosaic Ventures with backing from several angel investors.
"If you want to transition to a new career or learn a new skill, mentorship is the most effective way to reach that goal. But, due to the changing employment landscape, finding relevant mentors is harder than ever, especially for startup employees. With Vektor AI, you get direct professional guidance from someone who has been in your shoes and can help you get to where you want to go."
Notion Capital led the Series B round for Hokodo, with participation from continental European and existing investors.
"We’ve been following Hokodo since the beginning and made an initial investment as part of their Series A. We’re delighted to lead their Series B and double down on our support of Hokodo,"
The London-based fintech secured backing from Mosaic Ventures alongside over 65 angel investors to scale its engineering team.
"At a time when UK citizens are facing the worst inflation crisis for 30 years, household expenses are the largest component of people’s living costs, and yet most of us are routinely exploited by companies who hack our inattention to sneak in loyalty taxes at every turn. Nous will change that. Unlike anyone else in this field, we’re on the side of households, and we’re building a service to make people’s lives simpler and fairer."
The round was led by Mosaic Ventures to support the rollout of the company investment application to the UK market.
"Compared to mature markets such as the US, retail investment across Europe is still at the beginning of its growth journey. The customer experience hasn’t really been cracked, and the majority of current offerings serve just their local country. Lightyear’s mission is to offer access to global markets for pan-European investors, providing all the necessary data and education they need — with a simple, transparent business model that removes all the hidden and confusing fee structures. We’re delighted to support co-founders Martin Sokk and Mihkel Aamer, two veteran execs from TransferWise, at the start of their journey to empower retail investors – experienced and new alike – across the continent"
The financing round was led by monashees with backing from existing investors including Notion Capital, Mosaic Ventures, and Metaplanet Holdings.
"The combination of state-of-the-art technology with energy markets expertise provided by Vortexa is unlocking immense value for our clients, partners and society – our success is a reflection of theirs"
The Series C round was led by Augmentum Fintech, SBI Group and mojo.capital to support continued company growth.
"At Habito, we’re on a mission to make mortgages easier for anyone who wants to own a home in the UK. For too long, the odds have been stacked against customers who still have to put up with poor service, uncompetitive products and punishing loyalty penalties. The tide is turning on traditional home financing and we’re here to usher in a new future of home financing that combines the very best of human expertise with the efficacy of technology and reduces cost, stress, time and friction for all."
