Every week we highlight new funding successes from companies bringing about change in their industries.  We amplify the voice of companies delivering on tech innovation whilst also utilizing remote work, or being clear on the importance of D&I to their brand. All ingredients that talent.ai focus on when selecting the best of the last 7 days. 

We see these journeys as an inspiration, offering insights to other founders, startups and innovators looking to evolve their stories into something extraordinary.  We know the hard work behind these accomplishments and always seek to recognise and applaud those involved from leadership and founders and their entire teams. 

Congratulations to all the founders and teams!

Series A

Attio 

CEO & Co-Founder – Nicolas Sharp

CTO & Co-Founder – Alexander Christie

Attio is a CRM developer building a new stage in CRM tech, empowering companies with the best tools and data-driven models. Their CRM allows companies to build their own workflows and structures. 

London-based Attio has revolutionized CRM and already has huge clients like Coca-Cola, ChatGP’s Open Ai and more. The company closed a substantial Series A investment of $23.5 Million last week led by Redpoint Ventures. 

New funds will accelerate growth, especially in their engineering and product teams, as well as expansion of their go-to-market presence globally. CRMs are necessary tools of modern business, and having the freedom to customize will certainly push Attio to the front of the pack.

Student Finance 

CEO & Co-Founder – Mariano Kostelec

CTO & Co-Founder – Marta Palmeiro

StudentFinance can be called a hybrid fintech and education startup, that uses AI to create a strategy for upskilling for in-demand sectors, and invests in the development of professionals. Providing success-based financial for education.  

Madrid-based StudentFinance is addressing the huge talent gap in tech with more tech, powered by AI and generating upwards mobility for hundreds of workers. The company just closed on a €39Million Series A investment led by Iberis Capital on the equity side and SmartLenders Asset Management on the debt side. 

New funds will be used for their ambitious growth plans. StudentFinance hopes to double the size of its teams and expand in key markets like the UK, Germany and Spain. A great union of tech, innovation and an idea that betters people’s lives while solving a problem!

Hectare 

CEO & Co-Founder – Jamie McInnes

Co-Founder – Daniel Luff

Hectare is an agriculture SaaS solution provider that brings together all parties from the food supply chain to increase efficiency and sustainability. Offering everything from logistics to inventory solutions.

Hampshire-based Hectare secured an additional $20 Million in Series A funding last week led by its existing investors adding to a total of $49 Million in funding. The company is already one of the biggest in its niche with over 130K farms using its services. 

New funds will be used for product development and market expansion. Agritech is one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems and Hectare is already seeing the results of its efforts!

Robin AI

CEO & Co-Founder – Richard Robinson

CTO & Co-Founder – James Clough

Robin AI is a cutting-edge contract writing and negotiations solution provider. The company uses a specifically trained AI to take unstructured legal data and structure it in a contract. 

Their technology allows Robin AI clients to lower contracts cost and legal fees by up to 70% and make contract signings around 60-80% faster. 

London-based Robin AI just signed a $10.5 Million investment led by Plural and will become Anthropic’s launch partner in the legal sector. AI is one of the hottest niches in the tech market and specificity in AI training will become one of the most interesting aspects to play with. We’d sign the contract with Robin AI today!

Series B

Temporal Technologies 

CEO & Co-Founder – Maxim Fateev

CTO & Co-Founder  – Samar Abbas

Temporal Technologies is an application development platform that allows users to build better and quicker using developer-friendly primitives. Its platform unifies and eases app management for development teams. 

Washington-based Temporal closed a $75 Million Series B-Prime led by new investors Greenoaks. The company has already surpassed the $1 Billion valuation and has grown 20x in users and revenue since its previous Series B funding round.

New funds will be used to continue product development, adding new features for developers and empowering its communities. Temporal has had an incredible start to the year with two Series B rounds totalling almost $200 Million, we can’t wait to see their growth in the coming months.

Flock 

CEO & Co-Founder – Ed Leon Klinger

CTO & Co-Founder – Antton Peña

Flock is an insurtech company provisioning coverage for commercial and autonomous motor fleets. The company is fully digital and data-driven. Using drone collected data, and analyzing information to increase safety. 

London-based Flock secured a Series B investment of €35.9 Million last week led by a local VC Octopus Ventures. The new funds will allow for more expansion unto new markets and motor segments. 

Flock also plans to increase its data-driven approach. The company plans to double the size of its UK teams and increase its engineering + data science talent. Flock is looking like a safe bet on the road to success!

EvolutionIQ 

CEO & Co-Founder – Tomas Vykruta

COO & Co-Founder – Michael Saltzman

EvolutionIQ offers Artificial Intelligence solutions for insurance carriers. The company uses AI to analyse and determine how workers that have suffered injuries can return to work.

New York-based EvolutionIQ covers both sides of insurance processes making it easier for companies to manage claims, reducing times and losses while increasing customer satisfaction. The company secured last week a $7 Million Series B investment led by Brewer Lane Ventures. 

EvolutionIQ will use its new funds to increase its artificial intelligence capabilities offering new modules for industry-specific cases. The company has identified an incredibly effective insurance niche and gap, providing incredible ROI for clients.