Ankra, a Stockholm, Sweden-based cloud infrastructure automation platform, secured €1.1 million in pre-seed funding.
SaaS Investors
The round was led by UK B2B investor SuperSeed, with participation from angel investors.
SuperSeed invests in seed-stage in business-to-business (B2B) technology, with a focus on software as a service (SaaS), artificial intelligence, and industry 4.0 and helps them reach their first £1m in revenue. . Founded in 2018 and is based in London, England.
Ankra Use of Funds
The fresh funding will be used to further develop Ankra's platform to meet the demand from its client waitlist and to support its growing operations in the UK market.
Ankra aims to streamline and simplify the way software development teams manage and maintain their cloud infrastructure, saving developers valuable time and resources. The company plans to launch its product to selected customers in 2024.
About Ankra
Founded in 2021 by Mark Shine, Mattias Karlsson Åsell, and Benjamin Klingsbo, Ankra is an end-to-end automation platform intended to automate developer operations. The company's platform provides automated cloud infrastructure services, agnostic clusters to deploy Kubernetes to any cloud provider in minutes, automated CI/CD to containerize the application, and business management services. Ankra's platform automates cloud infrastructure setup and maintenance in a compliant manner, enabling companies and products to go live in days instead of enduring month-long setups.
Funding Details
Company: Ankra AB
Raised: €1.1M
Round: Pre-Seed Round
Funding Month: October 2023
Lead Investors: SuperSpeed
Additional Investors:
Company Website: https://www.ankra.io/
Software Category: Cloud Infrastructure Management Solutions
Source: https://www.eu-startups.com/2023/10/stockholm-based-ankra-gets-e1-1-million-to-save-developers-hours-of-setup-work-and-maintenance/