Companhia de software como serviço baseada em Manchester (SaaS), Pimberly Has concluiu uma série em financiamento ao redor após um investimento de | FINANCENPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, que faz parte do Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). Desenvolvimento de produtos, sucesso do cliente e desenvolvimento de novos negócios. Seus clientes de alto nível incluem Moonpig e Ellis Brigham. Somente um monte de grande talento, mas crucialmente tem o financiamento disponível para ajudar seus negócios a escalar e crescer. Garantir esse investimento nos dá o impulso de que precisamos ampliar os negócios de acordo com as necessidades de nossos clientes. ”
The £2.0million funding announcement follows 16 months of rapid growth for Pimberly, whose SaaS Product Information Management (PIM) platform helps retailers, distributors and manufacturers to increase sales through accurate and engaging product information.
The Series A growth capital will allow the business to focus on product development, customer success and new business development.
Pimberly’s PIM platform enables users to harness and enrich increasing volumes of product data across multiple channels and regions. Its high-profile customers include Moonpig and Ellis Brigham.
Martin Balaam, CEO of Pimberly, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to have attracted such prestigious investment. Reaching this Series A funding milestone so quickly is an achievement for every member of the team and underlines the exciting potential of Pimberly. I am also proud to be showing that the North of England not only has a heap of great talent, but crucially has the funding available to help its businesses scale and grow.
“We created Pimberly because, as ecommerce continues to grow, so too does the need for companies to enrich their product information, handle an increased volume of data in multiple formats, and present it all to the consumer in a way that improves the overall shopping experience and encourages them to buy. Securing this investment gives us the impetus we need to scale up the business in line with our customers’ needs.”
Dr. Graham Davies, diretor de investimentos da Mercia Fund Managers, disse:“ Pimberly é um ótimo exemplo da inovação e liderança que está alimentando a potência do norte. Sua tecnologia inovadora já está interrompendo o mercado e esperamos ver onde esse emocionante negócio de Manchester pode ir com esse financiamento. ”
Ken Cooper, diretor administrativo do British Business Bank, disse: “This is one of the larger equity transactions from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and it highlights the strength of the region’s software sector. Pimberly has the potential to disrupt in the UK tech market and we look forward to seeing the business develop over the next few years.”
The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund project is supported financially by the European Union using funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020 and the European Investment Bank.
