Tyneside volunteering app onHand has secured backing from Shazam’s co-founder Dhiraj Mukherjee for a second time as part of a £3.2m funding round.
Last year the Gateshead tech firm – which makes volunteering easier for company employees – secured a £1m investment in the region from investors including the music app’s founder. Now Mr Mukherjee is ploughing further funds into the company, which has been described as ‘Uber for volunteering’, in a $4m (£3.2m) pre-Series A funding round.
Launched in 2019 by Sanjay Lobo, the app offers businesses a way to engage and support employee wellbeing in the new world of work. It has been used by countless businesses, including Newcastle Building Society, which used it to help employees complete more than 1,000 sessions to help local communities.
