ThinCats, the leading alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs, has supported rapidly growing leadership training provider, KnowledgeBrief, with £5m of funding to support its next phase of growth.
Founded in 2005, KnowledgeBrief (KB) is a leading provider of business and leadership training, delivering high-quality tech led learning solutions to organisations spanning from blue-chip corporates to growing SMEs. Through its proprietary digital learning platforms, KB offers a suite of apprenticeships, leadership courses and training libraries, built on content developed by the senior leadership team.
Over 400 organisations currently trust KB to deliver their professional development programmes, with more than 3,000 individuals nationwide having had, and benefitting from its training and leadership pathways. The business has seen significant organic growth in recent years, doubling turnover in the past two years, underscoring the growing demand for its innovative learning solutions.
This new funding partnership provides KB with a strong platform for continued expansion, enabling the business to broaden their course offering and invest further in people and technology, ultimately strengthening its position as a market leader in apprenticeships, digital learning and leadership development.
We are very pleased to be working with ThinCats and have them as a new funding partner. The business is entering a very exciting phase and is now ideally set up to deliver against the next few years’ plans and beyondJustin Gowen, CFO KnowledgeBrief
Andrew Sanders, Business Development, ThinCats said; “We’re delighted to fund a dynamic, growing business, supporting an ambitious management team who have earned a deserved reputation for delivery in the market. We look forward to supporting KnowledgeBrief as it continues to go from strength to strength.”
Cowgills provided financial due diligence for the refinancing and legals were provided by Irwin Mitchell (ThinCats) and Cripps (Knowledge Brief).