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August 20, 2024

Monzo alumni raise £2.8m led by LocalGlobe for AI customer service agents that 'act like humans'

UK challenger bank Monzo continues to be fertile ground for producing Europe's next generation of founders

Tom Matsuda

4 min read

A trio of former Monzo employees have raised £2.8m in a seed round led by LocalGlobe for Gradient Labs, an AI customer service startup that supports companies working in “complex and higher-risk environments”. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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