Norway-based startup Equality Check secures US$ 1.5M in Seed funding

Scandinavian startup Equality Check, a communal employee review platform about equality and diversity in the workplace, has bagged US$ 1.5 million in a Seed round led by Alliance Venture on 5 August 2021.

Investors: The latest investment round featured Alliance Venture, a Norwegian VC firm, as the lead investor with participation from early-stage VC investment firm Antler.

Purpose of funding: The startup seeks to deploy the proceeds from the investment round towards leveraging product development and growing its presence in the market.

About Equality Check

Established in 2018 by Marie Louise Sunde and Isabelle Ringnes, Equality Check envisages building enhanced workplaces through the tools of pellucidity and responsibility with its online marketplace. It aids corporations in harnessing their full employee potential through modification and growth irrespective of sex, religion, caste or age. It empowers a corporation’s workforce to give unnamed feedback related to unbiased opportunity, business environment etc. The firm has been growing for a while now and has recently partnered with a few of Norway’s renowned corporations such as E24 and even KPMG. Besides, the startup has also backed corporations with reporting on novel legislation formalities about their varied numbers and endeavours, as compulsory under Norwegian regulation.

What the Founder has to say: “The world has witnessed a rising global trend for gender unbiasedness and acceptance of different cultures. It is exhilarating to watch corporations show faith in Equality Check’s attempt to stimulate the practice of equal chances and skill development in the workplace. Every company requires assistance to study and analyse its data, comprehend its weaknesses and be informed about the ways to encourage diversity.”- Marie Louise Sunde, Founder and CEO of Equality Check.

What the Investors have to say: “According to us, organisations accepting people from different backgrounds intrigue the most talented. Recruiting and keeping proficient human resources is of paramount importance for any company. The way we see it, diversity and equality will gradually gain importance in the foreseeable future. Marie and Isabelle’s effort to create instruments to aid companies to invigilate and enhance their diversity and inclusion work is commendable. We have faith and trust in their team and are ready to support their cause. Leading Equality Check’s latest funding round was an honour, and we are delighted to back the startup in its next phase of growth.”- Johan Gjesdahl, Managing Partner at Alliance Venture.

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