The pre-seed round was led by Gradient Ventures to support ongoing product development.
"We didn't understand why booking a holiday or buying a book online had better usability than buying a home for several hundred thousand pounds. We've set out to give home-buyers the fantastic experience they deserve, by giving them a suite of tools to help every step of the way."
The pre-seed round was backed by investors including firstminute capital and Tuesday VC.
"Building my first startup straight out of university and scaling it to a team of over 500, I knew we had to become an effective learning organization. Yet I couldn’t find a simple way to equip our teams with the learning opportunities they needed to continuously grow their skills, learn more, and move faster."
The funding round was co-led by Octopus Ventures and Anthemis Group with participation from various angel investors and funds.
"The main hurdle for many parents to effectively save for their children’s future is a lack of awareness about what they can do and a lack of tools that help them do that easily. The money we’ve raised today is going to give us the opportunity to change this, providing better education to families and building financial products and tools solely designed for families."