Grid Finder

Grid Finder provides a discovery and management platform for online racing communities.

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK—Founded 2021—Website

£300KTotal raised

Grid Finder operates an online platform that connects gaming communities and assists with race management, tournament organisation and driver recruitment. The Newcastle upon Tyne firm also provides a marketplace for virtual racing services, coaching and vehicle liveries.

Founders

Tom Bunten

Founder

Tom is an exited founder, angel investor, and non-executive director who serves as chief executive officer of Traxion.GG and founder of Grid Finder. He also brings military experience as a reserve officer and former commanding officer in the Royal Navy.

Chris Honniball

CIO & co-founder

Chris is the chief information officer and co-founder of Grid Finder. He previously served as chief technology officer at Traxion.GG and held software development roles at AvatarFleet and Exceedia.

Investors

Seed3 February 2023
£100K
Creative UKLead
Pre-Seed21 June 2022
£200K
KB
Kevin BealesLead

Funding history

Seed3 February 2023

£100K

Grid Finder secures £100k seed investment from Creative UK to expand its development and marketing teams.

Creative UK provided the capital through the North of Tyne Culture and Creative Investment Programme.

Pre-Seed21 June 2022

£200K

Grid Finder raises £200k in pre-seed funding led by Kevin Beales to develop its sim racing platform

The pre-seed investment was led by Kevin Beales and will fund platform development and community growth.