Press Release
August 2, 2023

Grasp Raises $4 Million in Seed Financing

The London Technology team advised Grasp on its seed financing round raising approximately $4 million. The round was led by Balderton Capital.

Founded by early Revolut employees Ed Matthews and Jacob Sidorov last year, Grasp aims to increase the rate at which humans learn. Its educational platform will enable people to accelerate their learning, deepen their knowledge, and expand skill sets. It will start with modern vocational skills like programming. The company intends to use the funding to further develop its platform and expand the team, with key hires in product, data science, and engineering.

Balderton Capital is a multistage venture firm with more than two decades of experience supporting Europe’s best founders from Seed to IPO. Balderton invest across the technology sector, with a proven track record backing fintech, B2B SaaS, digital health, mobility, gaming and marketplace companies.

The Goodwin team consisted of Sophie McGrath, Jack Christian and Laura Kelly. 

For more details, please read the press release.