GeckoLabs provides a student engagement platform that enables universities to capture, manage and follow up with prospective students. The company is used by over 50% of the UK higher education market, including Cambridge, St Andrews, Edinburgh and Durham. It also has almost 30 clients in the USA and Canada. GeckoLabs raised £1.8m in the reported funding round, bringing total funding to £3m. The company intends to use the funds to continue developing new products and to open an office in New York to grow market share in North America. Founded in 2012 by Matt Lanham and based in Edinburgh, GeckoLabs plans to add 10 jobs in the UK and 28 roles in the US and Canada. GeckoLabs develops cloud-based software that helps universities and colleges manage and improve their student recruitment processes. Founded in Edinburgh in 2012, the company works with over 30 of the UK’s top universities and colleges, including Robert Gordon University, Newcastle University, University of East Anglia, University of East London and University of Southampton. It participated in the ignite100 accelerator in 2012 and previously received investment from Northstar Ventures, IP Group and four angel investors. The company plans to use new funding to strengthen marketing, develop new customer tools, and open a London office that will create 10 jobs. GeckoLabs also aims to expand into North America and Asia in the near future. The operating focus remains on deepening adoption among higher-education institutions in the UK while preparing for international growth.

Total raised

$4M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Jul 2019