Historic Futures provides global supply chain traceability solutions, enabling businesses to gain visibility into their supply chain from raw material to finished product. Its core product, String, is supply chain traceability software. The company plans to use the £2.6m in funding to roll out String in sectors such as textiles and timber. String is used by major brands, retailers and labeling organisations, including M&S, Levi’s, Walmart, MSC and FSC. The company is led by Managing Director Tim Wilson and was founded in 2003. Backers include Oxford Technology ECF, new investor Bridges Ventures (which committed £1.6m), existing shareholders and a series of new angel investors.

Total raised

$4M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Dec 2011