The WorkBuzz Group appears ahead to increasing into the U.S. because of YFM’s funding
WorkBuzz, a fast-growing worker engagement platform, has secured a $7.9m (£6.2m) funding spherical led by YFM Fairness Companions (YFM)
— Steve Frost, CEO of WorkBuzz
MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM, June 22, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — WorkBuzz, a fast-growing worker engagement platform which is headquartered in Milton Keynes (U.Okay) and has lately launched within the U.S, has secured a $7.9m (£6.2m) funding spherical led by YFM Fairness Companions (YFM) and together with present buyers Mercia and Foresight Group (Foresight), which had been each investing from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).
The funding will allow WorkBuzz to pursue worldwide growth, improve gross sales and advertising and marketing, and ship new tech improvements to its rising roster of shoppers.
WorkBuzz offers companies with an agile worker engagement platform, backed by knowledgeable consultancy, which helps forward-thinking organizations collect real-time suggestions from their folks, analyzes this in real-time utilizing AI, and guides managers on the place to focus to be able to construct nice cultures and enhance worker retention.
Launched in 2018 by worker engagement knowledgeable Steven Frost, WorkBuzz has nearly doubled in dimension in every of the final two years and at present serves over 400 organizations together with 5 Guys, Shell Vitality and HS2.
With generational expertise shortages, hybrid-working, and altering worker expectations, enhancing worker engagement is a high precedence for many organizations, with latest analysis carried out by WorkBuzz indicating that 74% of firms surveyed are actually monitoring this metric.
Steven Frost, WorkBuzz CEO, stated: “We’re happy with what we’ve achieved thus far and are very grateful for the help of our shoppers and companions, however it seems like we’re simply getting began. This newest spherical of funding might be transformative – it’s 180% greater than in our complete historical past thus far. We’re excited to scale up our investments in our platform and new improvements, co-creating these with our shoppers, in addition to develop into the U.S. With generational expertise shortages and disruptive applied sciences like generative AI, there’s by no means been a extra thrilling time to construct an HR tech firm and make an impression.”
Adam Hart, Investment Director YFM added: “WorkBuzz goes via a very thrilling interval of progress and has the ambition and drive to considerably develop upon this. They’ve been capable of entice huge title shoppers because of a mix of modern software program and clear area experience within the worker engagement area. As rising numbers of organizations search to forge stronger connections with workers in a fancy surroundings, WorkBuzz has the potential to make a huge effect on this market.”
That is the third funding spherical backed by Mercia and Foresight, which have supported the corporate since 2021 utilizing funding from MEIF.
Keira Shepperson, Director, Regional Funding on the British Enterprise Financial institution, stated: “The Midlands Engine Investment Fund invested in WorkBuzz in 2022 and helped to create new jobs within the area, supporting the corporate’s enhance in annual income and progress. This follow-on funding might be utilized by the corporate to additional its progress and enterprise out into worldwide markets.
“The MEIF invests in modern and progress centered firms within the Midlands area and its continued help of WorkBuzz exhibits the MEIF’s dedication to backing excessive progress potential SMEs within the area.”
The YFM staff included Adam Hart, Zach Francis and Jamie Roberts.
The funding was secured from YFM Managed, British Smaller Corporations VCT and British Smaller Corporations VCT2.
The Midlands Engine Investment Fund mission is supported financially by the European Union utilizing funding from the European Regional Growth Fund (ERDF) as a part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Progress Programme 2014-2020 and the European Investment Financial institution.
Advisers on the deal included: RPL; Industrial DD, Shoosmiths, Authorized, Leckie Kershaw, Tech DD, Human Issue Well being Verify, Organisational DD, Graeme Scott, Monetary DD and Philip Hare & Associates LLP, Philip Hare, VCT recommendation. Chris Roberts at CRA facilitated the introduction.
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About YFM
YFM invests £2m to £10m into companies with robust progress potential positioned throughout the UK via a regional community of places of work in London, Leeds, Manchester, Studying and Birmingham. YFM Fairness Companions are specialist, independently owned, non-public fairness buyers. Having lately celebrated 40 years of investing expertise, our portfolio could have modified over time, however our ethos has remained the identical – to help small companies throughout the UK of their subsequent part of progress.
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