Dealing with death is never easy and it often adds stress at a time when a family needs it the least. Farewill provides efficient, affordable, and simple will writing service online as well as probate and direct cremation options. Cofounder and CEO Dan Garrett walks us through how the company transforms an industry that has been doing things the same ways for 150+ years, the company’s future plans, response to COVID deaths, and recent funding round led by Highland Europe.
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Plum Raises Another $10M to Automate Personal Finances and Increase Savings
Ideally, we’d all like to save more and spend less. In reality, that’s not as easy as it sounds. However, Plum is an automated personal finance saving assistant and app that analyzes your finances by connecting to your bank accounts and setting aside an amount that you can comfortably set aside. These savings can then be invested in themed funds or even earn interest through the app. CEO and Cofounder Victor Trokoudes shares more on the popular app that is soon expanding to Ireland, France, and Spain, the app’s thoughtful automated features for savings that work, and the company’s latest round of funding from investors that include Global Brain Corporation, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, VentureFriend, and the UK government’s Future Fund.
Concirrus Adds Another $6M to its Series B for its Insurance Intelligence Platform
In the insurance industry, any information that helps assess risk is absolutely critical when it comes to underwriting and specialty marine insurance is no different. Concirrus is the intelligence platform that helps all relevant parties in the insurance industry (asset owners, insurers, brokers, and investors) understand true risk in real-time. CEO and Cofounder Andy Yeoman shares some insights on bringing sophisticated intelligence to the insurtech space, the company’s future plans, and recent round of funding, which brings the total funding raised to £31.1M.
Verne Global Raises $27M to Expand its Icelandic Data Campus That Supports High Performance Computing
In 2016, Iceland was voted the world’s safest location to host a data center, Strategically placed mid-way between the world’s two largest data markets, Europe and North America, Verne Global is located on a secure former NATO Base. We caught up with CEO Dominic Ward to learn more about Verne Global, its expansion plans, and latest round of funding from investors that include Wellcome Trust, Novator Partners, General Catalyst, and Sefnir.
Carbon Clean Solutions Raises $22M for its Next Gen Carbon Capture Technology That Decarbonises Heavy Industry
Power plants, boilers, kilns, and chemical facilities and discharging an incredible amount of CO2, endangering the earth and our habitats. Carbon Clean Solutions Limited has developed a lost cost carbon dioxide capture and separation technology that captures CO2 prior to it entering the earth’s atmosphere. CEO and Cofounder Aniruddha Sharma walks us through the novel technology that’s significantly cheaper than existing solutions, the company’s expansion plans, and recent $22M funding round from investors that include Equinor Ventures, ICOS Capital, WAVE Equity Partners, Chevron Technology Ventures, and Marubeni Corporation.
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7bridges Raises $3.4M for its Logistics Platform that Replaces Legacy Supply Chain Technologies
Currently, most businesses use multiple tools and systems to run their logistics operations – many of which are not fully digitised (even in large enterprises). This is problematic, as it’s hard to gather insightful data from disparate systems, and it’s even harder to make strategic changes! 7bridges uses AI-powered automation for its centralized and agile supply chain management platform. CPO and Cofounder Matei Beremski walks us through the company’s core technology, expansion plans, and recent round of funding from investors that include Crane Venture Partners and LocalGlobe.
Decibel Raises $40M for its AI-Powered Platform That Helps Brands Improve Customer Experience Across All Channels
Digital experience analytics platform Decibel uses AI to automatically identify where, why, and how the user experience can be optimized. CEO and Cofounder Ben Harris shares how the company is improving user experience across every digital touchpoint. Since its founding in 2014, Decibel has scaled the team to over 100 employees and has raised a total of $54M.
