Seedrs Alumni Membership within the press | January 2020

January has been a busy month for Seedrs Alumni. Right here’s a set of the press protection our portfolio corporations obtained during the last month that includes JAJA, Plum, Revolut, SpiceBox, Improve Pack and Coconuts Natural.

JAJA and Plum named in Sifted’s high 9 fintechs to observe in 2020 

Challenger bank card firm, JAJA was named by Sifted as the number one fintech to observe in 2020. Financial savings and funding bot Plum was additionally named on this listing. 

Good-Loop secures $1.6m seed funding to drive social good mission 

Moral video platform Good-Loop has secured a buy-in to the tune of $1.6m, with vital funding from You & Mr Jones, a model tech group based by former Havas chief government David Jones.

Revolut valued at $5bn forward of latest funding spherical 

Revolut is reportedly set to be valued at $5bn (£3.85bn) in an upcoming funding spherical, leadby Investor Expertise Crossover Ventures (TCV). 

SpiceBox forward of the development for the way forward for restaurant supply 

Plant-based Indian takeaway, SpiceBox is now providing takeaways in reusable tiffin packing containers. The Walthamstow-based restaurant encourages prospects to convey their tiffins every time they order, to allow them to be refilled. No waste or leaky containers!

Improve Pack raises £5m seed spherical for journey rewards 

Improve Pack raised £5m in seed funding after securing recent funding. After increasing into the Asia Pacific area in August, Improve Pack will quickly enter the North American market with plans to open an workplace in Toronto within the first six months of this 12 months.

Coconuts Natural founder talks about how crowdfunding launched her enterprise 

Coconuts Natural founder, Cecily Mills, spoke to WomenUK about her expertise crowdfunding throughout her two rounds with Seedrs.