Gophr, the UK last-mile delivery company, picks up £4M funding
– Gophr, a U.K.-based last-mile delivery provider, has raised £4 million in funding.
– The round was led by pan-European B2B investor Nauta Capital.
– The company had previously raised £1 million in two rounds, including £500,000 from publicly listed Auctus Alternative Investments.
– Noteworthy, Gophr’s co-founder and CEO, Seb Robert, tells me the 2015-founded company reached monthly net profitability around three years ago and was net profitable for the whole of last year.
– Like other delivery companies, Gophr has benefited from a pandemic bump, but fortitude aside, is aiming to step on the gas.
Grip Raises $13M in Series A Funding
– Grip, a London, UK-based market engagement platform, raised $13M in Series A funding.
– The round was led by Kennet Partners.
– The company intends to use the funds to expand digital offerings and territories.
– Grip provides a market engagement platform for virtual and in-person events working with the majority of the world’s largest event organisers including Reed Exhibitions, Messe Frankfurt, VentureBeat, and TechCrunch.
Rheaply Raises $8M to Scale the Circular Economy and Enable Businesses to Take Action Against Climate Change
– Rheaply raises $8M in Series A round led by High Alpha with investment from 100 Black Angels & Allies Fund, Concrete Rose Capital, Hyde Park Angels, M25, MCJ Collective, Morgan Stanley Multicultural Innovation Lab, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, and Salesforce Ventures.
– Rheaply’s platform eliminates potential waste by instituting the principles of a circular economy, a model that emphasizes “designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems.”
– Rheaply has helped organizations divert over 14.5 metric tons of waste and produce $1.6M in cost savings via over 5,000 transactions.
Leasecake Raises $3 Million to Scale Location Management Platform
– Leasecake, an Orlando, Florida-based commercial real estate operating system for location management, announced today it raised $3 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Las Olas Venture Capital, a seed-stage venture firm based in South Florida that specializes in B2B software investments.
– Leasecake is the sole source of truth for parties on all sides of a lease transaction, with the primary focus on multi-unit tenants and their tenant-rep brokers.
– The software supports underserved small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) by helping them stay on top of mission-critical, time-sensitive events that can significantly impact their business.
– Capital raised in the seed round will fuel Leasecake’s next iteration of product development and provide funding for business development activities.
Headless Commerce Platform Company Fabric Raises $43 Million
– Fabric is a headless commerce platform purpose-built for growth.
– The company raised $43m in Series A funding.
– Norwest Venture Partners led the round and Redpoint Ventures and Sierra Ventures also participated.
– Scott Beechuk, a partner at Norwest Venture Partners, will join the board of directors in connection with the funding.
– The company plans to expand its product offerings, accelerate retailer onboarding and workflow, continue to meet the ever-changing needs of retailers and eliminate the need for replatforming.
– The round will also go toward recruiting top talent.