FinTech start-up Leslie secures Zip backing in seed financing round
Summary
UK FinTech firm Leslie has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding in a recent financing round. The company secured the funding from a range of investors including KKR co-founder Henry Kravis, Zip founder Larry Diamond and Middleby Corporation. Leslie’s technology – accessible to the end-user through a QR code – enables any food or beverage service provider to set up their menus in a matter of minutes. Leslie co-founder Joey Barnett said, “One of the industries that hasn’t undergone any drastic transformation is hospitality and there are so many missed opportunities that tech is poised to capitalise on. With our exclusive partnership between Leslie and Middleby we are at the forefront of innovation and will offer our client base a solution like no-other to aid and enhance the customer experience and increase revenues.” Elsewhere in the QR code space this year, Revolut previously introduced a QR code payments solution for small businesses in February.