Ambr, a London-based startup utilizing AI to enhance workplace wellbeing, has secured £950,000 in pre-seed funding from a number of investors to address the root causes of workplace stress. The list includes a number of well-known investors like Fuel Ventures and Czech Look AI Ventures. The latter shared the news with AIN.

Investment details

  • Fuel Ventures, a leading UK-based early-stage investor, acted as the lead investor during the £950,0000 (roughly €1.1 million) pre-seed round. Other backers included Loyal VC, SeedBlink, APX, Pi Labs, Veridian Ventures, and Plug and Play. 

  • Look AI Ventures, a Czech VC firm that focuses on AI entrepreneurs, is also one of the supporting investors this round. In the press release, the firm’s Partner Angelo Burgarello highlighted Ambr's collaboration with technology partners, which will enhance existing platforms' capabilities in the modern, interconnected workplace.

About Ambr

  • Co-founded in 2022 by Zoe Stones, Jamie Wood, and Steph Newton, Ambr is a platform that uses AI and machine learning to analyze real-time data from over 50 workplace tools to identify patterns and trends related to employee well-being. 

  • Stress in fast-paced work environments leads to burnout, disengagement, and high employee turnover. Burnout costs organizations $120 billion to $190 billion annually, and traditional methods like pulse surveys and digital wellness apps struggle to effectively address these deeper issues.

  • It provides tailored recommendations to address stress's root causes, ensuring practicality and precision, without disrupting workflows or compromising privacy. The company's clients include Uber, BSC Consulting, and Uplink.

"This new investment from Look AI Ventures [and other investors — ed.] marks a significant milestone in Ambr's journey. We're excited to accelerate our growth and expand our impact on workplace well-being. With this funding, we plan to enhance our AI capabilities to provide even more accurate and actionable insights while also further developing predictive models for proactive stress management. Our solution is already making a significant impact, but we believe we've only scratched the surface of what's possible," comments Zoe Stones, Co-Founder & CEO at Ambr.

Ambr intends to continue developing predictive models for proactive stress management and advance its AI capabilities to deliver even more precise and useful insights with the help of this funding.