Mobeus leads £2.2m series-A for Kudos

The company plans to use the fresh capital to expand its data and suite of services, and further improve its dissemination and impact.

Unquote understands that Mobeus portfolio director Ed Wass will join the company's board to support the management.

To finance this investment, the GP deployed capital from its four VCT funds: Mobeus Income & Growth VCT, Mobeus Income & Growth 2 VCT, Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT and The Income and Growth VCT.

Previous funding
Kudos received several seed rounds in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, for a total amount of around £2m.

Company
Launched in 2014 and based in Wheatly, near Oxford, Kudos provides a digital research platform to maximise the reach and impact of academic research. The company serves around 250,000 researchers across 10,000 universities and academic institutions in 190 countries.

People
Mobeus Equity Partners – Jane Reoch (investment director, growth team).
Kudos – Melinda Kenneway (co-founder, CEO).

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