Arbolus, the expert insights platform, has closed on a £16m growth equity investment led by Kayne Anderson Partners Fund V, which is being sub-advised by Composition Capital, a Los Angeles-based growth stage technology investor. With this new investment, Arbolus is primed to reinforce its position as the leading disruptor in the expert insights industry, with a mission of making human knowledge digital and widely accessible.
Most investors and consultants are familiar with traditional expert networks and understand their critical role in informing investment decisions. However, this £1.8bn market has seen little innovation and remains largely analog, marked by reactive service, inconsistent quality and legacy workflows. Arbolus is building a future where bespoke, attributable insights are instantly available to inform investment decisions. Growth continues to be driven by a multi-product approach, where clients engage with Arbolus’s experts using a variety of tools, depending on their use-case and stage in the deal cycle. In addition to traditional expert calls, clients can:
In what has been an exceptional period of growth since Arbolus’s last round, the London-headquartered business has more than doubled revenue, increased the team size to 180 and has seen increased customer demand. Much of this growth is driven by the launch of Canopy, which continues to gain traction and transform how investors conduct research. This new capital will help Arbolus bolster US commercial operations, develop further products and continue its disruption of the expert network and broader information services industries.
