Train Effective: Raises £300k in Seed Funding Round

Train Effective Raises £300k in Seed Funding Round

  • Train Effective, a London, UK world-class football (soccer) academy, raised £300,000 from over 250 investors in a seed round through Crowdcube
  • New investors this round include a C-level executive of a Silicon Valley unicorn, pro football players, entrepreneurs and more
  • The funding will be used to drive app growth
  • TrainEffective provides a digital sports training app that features masterclasses by Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand as well as Premier League experts
  • As a mobile app, the platform can be used anywhere, anytime, and by players of all kinds of levels, from amateur to pro
  • More than 500,000 players have already signed up on the platform since launching in spring 2019
Steve Sam
Steve Sam
Steve Sam is a financial reporter, analyst, and commentator with a strong focus on banking technology, digital payments, and the future of financial services.

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