Portfolio
4
companies
Laced
Laced operates an authenticated digital marketplace for rare sneakers and luxury fashion.
Oxwash
Oxwash offers sustainable on-demand laundry and wet-cleaning services using advanced technology.
Omnipresent
Omnipresent provides a SaaS-based global employment platform that helps businesses build and manage international teams compliantly.
Omnipresent Group
Omnipresent Group provides compliance and employment infrastructure for remote workforces.
The investment round was led by Talis Capital with participation from H&M Group Ventures and existing backers.
"At Talis, we partner with founders who are set to redefine their industries with unconventional thinking, and Laced embodies this. We saw the business’ potential from the very beginning and this funding round demonstrates our continued support in becoming the leading marketplace for sought-after sneakers and high end luxury fashion."
The Series A round was led by Untitled VC and will support national expansion and technological development.
"This new funding will be used primarily to develop our technology and invest deeply into the complete decarbonisation of our proprietary washing process."
The Series A round was backed by Episode 1, Playfair Capital, and Truesight Ventures, alongside an undisclosed lead investor.
"While talent is evenly distributed around the world, for too long, opportunities have not been. I have experienced first hand the challenge of hiring globally. When I was a CEO attempting to grow a team across different jurisdictions I was dismayed by the baroque complexity and lack of affordable tech-driven solutions."
Playfair Capital and Episode 1 co-led the seed financing to help the company scale its compliance platform across 80 markets.
"Remote work is one of the great equalisers of our time,"
