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16694950 First deal Jun 2021

Deals

£45M

Total Capital Raised/Funded

Deal History

VC Funding Series B 24 Jul 2025

Investor: Taavet Hinrikus, Superangel, Ott Kaukver, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Metaplanet, Markus Villig, SpecialistVC, Jaan Tallinn, Nordic Ninja, Skaala

£17M

VC Funding Series A 14 Jul 2022

Investor: Virgin Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mosaic Ventures, Taavet plus Sten, Metaplanet

£21M

VC Funding Other 15 Sept 2021

Investor: Taavi Tamkivi, Taavet plus Sten, Mosaic Ventures, Harsh Sinha, Eileen Burbidge, Metaplanet

£6M

VC Funding Pre-Seed 3 Jun 2021

Investor: Taavet Hinrikus

£1M

Funding Timeline

June 2021

VC Funding Pre-Seed £1M

Taavet Hinrikus

September 2021

VC Funding Other £6M

Taavi Tamkivi, Taavet plus Sten, Mosaic Ventures, Harsh Sinha, Eileen Burbidge, Metaplanet

July 2022

VC Funding Series A £21M

Virgin Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mosaic Ventures, Taavet plus Sten, Metaplanet

July 2025

VC Funding Series B £17M

Taavet Hinrikus, Superangel, Ott Kaukver, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Metaplanet, Markus Villig, SpecialistVC, Jaan Tallinn, Nordic Ninja, Skaala

Financial History

Directors & Officers

Companies House

Company Number: 16694950
Status: Active
Registered Address: 13-17 High Beech Road, Loughton, IG10 4BN, England
SIC Codes: 33120
Persons with Significant Control: Mr Kevin Mark Juniper

ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, right to appoint and remove directors