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Needi: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

needi provides a complimentary, concierge gift-matching service using psychology and AI, to pinpoint the perfect gifts and experiences for your recipient, from the best, local independent businesses. Our team of expert gift finders, specialise in saving companies time and money sourcing hugh quality, personal gifts and experiences from the UK's best independent businesses. From thank you gifts for small start-ups to well being events for FTSE 100 companies, needi helps companies motivate and retain the best staff and clients, through thoughtful, affordable gifting, events and experience days. We exist to multiply happiness globally through meaningful and responsible gifting. Our vision is to eliminate waste from the gifting economy and support the livelihoods of independent business owners all over the world.

needi.co.uk LinkedIn Manchester, United Kingdom 11-50 employees
E-Commerce Gift Retail B2B
Total raised
$1.2M
Rounds
1
Latest
Seed
Oct 2024

Needi has raised $1.2M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Seed of $1.2M announced in Oct 2024.

That round is below the $3.4M median round size for Commerce and Shopping companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Needi Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$1.2M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Seed
$1.2M in Oct 2024
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Manchester, United Kingdom

Latest funding round on record: Oct 2024.

Needi Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Seed
$1.2M

Needi Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Steph Scholes
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Needi team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Needi Funding Compared to Other Commerce and Shopping Startups

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Companies
Median round
5,273
$4.0M
16,485
$3.1M

Needi's latest round of $1.2M is below the median round in Commerce and Shopping. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Needi Funding FAQs

What does Needi do?

needi provides a complimentary, concierge gift-matching service using psychology and AI, to pinpoint the perfect gifts and experiences for your recipient, from the best, local independent businesses. Our team of expert gift finders, specialise in saving companies time and money sourcing hugh quality, personal gifts and experiences from the UK's best independent businesses. From thank you gifts for small start-ups to well being events for FTSE 100 companies, needi helps companies motivate and retain the best staff and clients, through thoughtful, affordable gifting, events and experience days. We exist to multiply happiness globally through meaningful and responsible gifting. Our vision is to eliminate waste from the gifting economy and support the livelihoods of independent business owners all over the world.

How much funding has Needi raised?

Needi has raised $1.2M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Seed of $1.2M announced in Oct 2024.

When did Needi last raise funding?

Needi's most recent funding round on record is a Seed of $1.2M, announced in Oct 2024.

Who founded Needi?

FundedIQ lists Steph Scholes (Founder) at Needi.

Where is Needi headquartered?

Needi is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Needi have?

Needi is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Needi's funding compare to other Commerce and Shopping startups?

Needi's latest round of $1.2M is below the $3.4M median round size for Commerce and Shopping companies on FundedIQ across 3,501 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Needi Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Needi is left off this page rather than filled in.

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