# Checkfirst funding: rounds and investors

> Checkfirst has raised $2.2M across 5 rounds since 2022. Investors include Notion Capital. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/checkfirst (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Portugal · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Checkfirst*

5 rounds we have observed, with the one investor named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Regtech

Raised 12 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$2.2M** raised across 5 rounds since 2022, from 5 sources

**$124K** Round **$1.5M** Pre-seed **$221K** Round **$174K** Round **$146K** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $146K Oct 2025
- **Biggest round:** $1.5M Pre-seed · May 2024
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2023 2024 2025

**$124K** Round

**$1.5M** Pre-seed

**$221K** Round

**$174K** Round

**$146K** Round

- **First round:** Round, $124K
- **Biggest round:** $1.5M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 9 months

## The rounds

- **Oct 2025** Round **$146K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jul 2025** Round **$174K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jan 2025** Round **$221K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **May 2024** Pre-seed **$1.5M** *1 new* [Notion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notion-capital) Source recorded
- **Aug 2022** Round **$124K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

## Funding filed with regulators

Checkfirst filed 5 raises, $1.5M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Oct 2025 **$146K** UK share allotment
- Jul 2025 **$174K** UK share allotment
- Jan 2025 **$221K** UK share allotment
- Mar 2024 **$824K** UK share allotment
- Aug 2022 **$124K** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From Checkfirst's own website: 3 founders, 8 on the team.

**Benjamin Lambert** Co-founder & CEO

**Oyvind Henriksen** Co-founder & Chief Product Officer

**Rami Elsawy** Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer

- **Aman Hemchand** Head of AI Transformation
- **Orestis Tzanetis** Head of Partnerships
- **Anastasia Kusnadi** Customer Implementation Manager
- **Franz Vitulli** Product Manager
- **Georgia Borthwick** Customer Implementation Manager
- **Maged Zaki** Senior DevOps & Cloud Engineer
- **Omar Fouad** Senior Software Engineer
- **Sam Leworthy** Product Designer

Advisers *Jean Michel Marnoto* *David Goodfellow* *Dimitar Kazakov* *Harry Woolfall* *Jeff Ruddle* *Rodolfo Flores Martinez*

## Everyone who backed them

[Notion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notion-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Checkfirst as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Golden Egg Check](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-egg-check) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Checkfirst

### Who invested in Checkfirst?

Checkfirst's investors include Notion Capital.

### How much has Checkfirst raised?

Checkfirst has raised $2.2M across 5 rounds since 2022.

### When did Checkfirst last raise?

Checkfirst's most recent round, $146K, was in Oct 2025.

### What was Checkfirst's biggest round?

Checkfirst's largest round on record is $1.5M (Pre-seed), in May 2024.

### Who backed Checkfirst first?

Checkfirst's first round on record, in May 2024, was backed by Notion Capital.

### What stage is Checkfirst at?

Checkfirst's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in May 2024.

### Where is Checkfirst based?

Checkfirst is based in Portugal.

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