onHand provides an employee volunteering and sustainability platform that connects employees with a network of charities and tracks CO2e reductions. The platform facilitates engagement across sustainability actions, poverty and homelessness support, befriending phone calls, simple tasks to support the elderly, youth mentoring and crisis support. Led by CEO Sanjay Lobo (MBE), onHand gives businesses real-time impact and social value data while helping increase employee purpose, wellbeing and talent retention. The company intends to use the £3.3M Pre-Series A to accelerate growth of its business development, technology and impact teams, expand abroad and fuel further product expansion. onHand is now available worldwide. onHand is an on-demand volunteering app that helps businesses engage employees by matching them with community activities. Led by CEO Sanjay Lobo and based in London, the service was set up in collaboration with the U.K.'s largest charities. The app connects employees with tasks such as food-waste and homelessness initiatives, befriending phone calls to tackle loneliness, shop drops to support older adults, youth mentoring in BAME communities, and eco clean-up missions. The company recently launched a partnership with Trainline. onHand raised £1m in funding to further invest in its technology, expand its reach across the U.K., and introduce additional volunteering opportunities for employees.

Total raised

$5M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jan 2023