Distributed Secures Fresh £1.5 Million Boost to Revolutionize Tech Hiring
In a whirlwind deal, the AI‑driven talent platform Distributed has just added £1.5 million of seed funding from Fuel Ventures, raising its total capital to £1.65 million. The fresh cash will help the company push its Elastic Team platform and grow its UK workforce—yes, the team’s hiring plan is a 600 % jump by late 2019!
What Distributed Actually Does
- Clients give a quick brief of what they need.
- Distributed’s machine‑learning engine reaches out across its global network.
- Talent lands the job—no more HR headaches.
Since its 2017 debut, Distributed has already won 50 clients in its first year and earned over £1 million in revenue. Listeners like Mastercard, Sytner Group, Heron AI, REISS and RBS are already in the mix, and the platform is slated for public launch soon.
Why It Matters
“Tech talent’s look like a rare Pokémon—hard to find, high in demand,” explains CEO Callum Adamson. “Distributed solves that by deploying AI‑smart specialists to real projects, giving companies what they need and paid talent working where they love.”
Fuel Ventures founder Mark Pearson added, “The software development market is exploding, and Distributed sits right in the middle of that megatrend. We’re setting a new bar for digital delivery.”
The Plan
Distributed’s roadmap:
- Scale UK headcount by 600 % to meet platform launch.
- Expand its partner network.
- Push continuous innovation of the Elastic Team tech.
“Our goal is to empower millions of digital experts worldwide while freeing companies from the usual resourcing headaches,” Adamson said. “Think of it as the ultimate side‑kick for your tech squad.”
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