Passionfruit funding news – London-based Passionfruit Secures $9Million in Series A Round Funding

The $9M funding round is led by Seaya, with participation from existing Seed round investors Firstminute Capital, Playfair Capital, Cornerstone and Portfolio Ventures.

Founded out of a realisation that, in the 21st century, both freelancers and companies are seeking a more efficient, direct and agile way to work with one another, Passionfruit has grown to offer a AI-powered platform that radically simplifies a company’s ability to discover, arrange and engage vetted independent talent, initially in Marketing, while also providing on-project collaboration tooling, empowering all parties to plan, implement and report on entire work-streams within a single, streamlined platform.

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Historically, getting external support from a classical big agency, be it in Marketing, Consulting or Market Research, has been too expensive for the majority of businesses, and so most companies are forced to get by with stretched and non-specialised internal teams.

Raffi Salama, Co-Founder and CEO of Passionfruit said, “We started our business because we believed that the next generation deserved a new way to operate their professional lives, and we realised that if we could reimagine career infrastructure end-to-end for the 21st century, businesses would also be enabled to operate in a more agile way, one that drives more efficient growth.” “This investment is a vote of confidence in our vision of a world where everyone works in a way that works for them, while businesses are operating and growing more cost-effectively, with the right people in the right place at the right time.”

Issah Abdul Moomin, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, said: “Work doesn’t work well for too many people. Businesses often struggle to bring the right expertise to their most important challenges, and freelancers face barriers to accessing meaningful opportunities. This funding allows us to continue building the operating system that empowers independent workers and businesses to collaborate efficiently and productively.”

This round of funding will allow Passionfruit to continue developing world class products to enhance collaboration between independent workers and businesses, expand further into North America, as well as adding focus on software for businesses to track progress in real time across their entire growth planning, execution & reporting cycles.

Beatriz Gonzalez, Founder and Managing Partner of Seaya says, “As tech investors we believe in the opportunity for innovation to bring real change and disruption to the workplace. We have been looking for a chance to participate in this revolution; Passionfruit, led by Raffi and Issah, have created an unprecedented value proposition connecting tier I talent with leading global brands. We are looking forward to supporting this amazing team in their vision to break down barriers and contribute to a fundamental change in the way we work.”

About Passionfruit

Initially focussed on Marketing departments, Passionfruit stands as the complete command centre for accessing and collaborating with independent workers, catering to a diverse community of mid-sized and Fortune 500 businesses across North America, the UK and Europe.