Sona, a London, UK-based workforce technology startup, raised $2.2m (£1.6m) pre-seed funding.
The round was led by Speedinvest, with participation from angel investors Andy Leaver from Notion Capital, Lorenzo Franzi from Flash Ventures and several partners from Novator Partners LLP.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the development and adoption of its app for employees that don’t typically work at a desk.
Founded by serial entrepreneurs Ben Dixon, Oli Johnson and Steffen Wulff Petersen, Sona provides an app for frontline staff to manage their work and engage with their employer. Features include live schedule view, absence management, instant messaging, and Open Shifts, a shift booking platform matching shift vacancies with employees willing to take on more hours.
The platform has been developed and deployed in partnership with a range of founder customers across the care, retail and voluntary sectors, including Colten Care and MHI UK (Shout 85258) ahead of a full product launch next month.
FinSMEs
10/08/2021