UK-based Visibly secures €6.9M from Creandum, Seedcamp, others

London-based Visibly, a startup focusing on blue- and green-collar industries, has raised $7.5M (approximately €6.97M) in a fresh round of funding.

Visibly aims to transform regulated training for the infrastructure sector with its certification-as-a-service tech, expanding certification options for blue- and green-collar workers. This helps address labour shortages, facilitating progress on climate and infrastructure initiatives.

The funding was led by Creandum, a pan-European early-stage venture capital firm. Its portfolio includes over 150 companies, including Spotify, Klarna, and Pleo. 

Existing investors Seedcamp, Brighteye Ventures, Triple Point, and other business angels, including Herbert Sablotny, Celia Francis and Nick Kingsbury, also participated in this round.

How was Visibly born?

According to a statement by Visibly, the UK infrastructure sector is deeply rooted and highly regulated and relies on training to manage its significant physical risks. 

Traditional training methods, upheld by legacy providers, are costly, restrictive, and often outdated, creating barriers for workers and compromising safety. Visibly, founded in 2021 by Kane St Quintin, aims to modernise this system. 

By reinterpreting regulations, Visibly’s certification-as-a-service technology ensures blue- and green-collar workers receive relevant, up-to-date training, enhancing safety and expertise in the built environment.

The company’s technology provides workers with on-demand education tailored to their individual capabilities and real-world applications. It also offers benefits typically available to office workers, such as peer-to-peer feedback and expert-led coaching.

Founder and CEO, Kane St Quintin says, “Think of someone digging a hole (excavating). Sounds simple, but hit a high-pressure pipeline and you’ve got fatal consequences. It’s a dangerous task – so how is it taught? In a classroom, with a 20-question written assessment. This is clearly ridiculous. It’s situations like this – and their larger-scale impact – that we’ve set out to change.” 

Capital utilisation

The funding will help Visibly expand its team, accelerate product development, and increase the range of regulated certifications offered.

Hanel Baveja, Investor at Creandum, says, “We’re excited to back the Visibly team in disrupting a massive and completely underserved market in Europe: blue- and green-collar certification and compliance.”

“As we’ve seen with many amazing companies we have partnered with, their unparalleled focus on user experience in a legacy-dominated market and first-hand experience with these problems convinced us that this was the team to back.”