YFM announces £3m investment into AI driven ESG data platform
YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has announced a £3m growth capital investment, as part of a £3.4m total round, into Integrum ESG, a platform that provides insights about sustainability and ethics for asset managers and their advisers.
The investment will help London-based Integrum ESG to expand in response to growing demand for its platform.
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Hide AdIntegrum has a team of 20 staff across two offices based in the City of London and the financial district in New York.


Its clients include major investment institutions, hedge funds, and private equity firms.
Created in 2019, the Integrum ESG Platform provides an ESG (environmental, social, and governance) scoring and benchmarking tool for both public and private market asset managers and their advisers.
The data solution was the idea of the company’s founder, Shai Hill, a former equity analyst for asset management and securities firm.
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Hide AdCommenting on YFM’s investment into the platform, Shai Hill said: “From the outset, YFM recognised and supported our vision of helping to create a world where investors can understand the importance of sustainability.
"They were excited by our business model, which blends AI with human intelligence to support professional investors, and have consistently provided expert guidance, underpinned by their years of experience in helping tech-driven companies to grow.
"We look forward to embarking upon the next phase of our growth journey with the backing of the YFM team.”
YFM Partner, David Wrench, added: “There is an increasing need for asset managers, in both private and public markets, to accurately capture, benchmark and report ESG data at the portfolio level.
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Hide Ad"However, the traditional model of manually collating information, then filtering, reviewing, assessing and benchmarking it against ESG regulations is expensive, time consuming and subject to human error and information oversight.
"Moreover, the approach of relying on third-party ‘black box’ ratings is at increasingly risk of regulatory challenge.
"Integrum ESG has developed a game-changing solution, through the development of proprietary technology and a deep understanding of the needs of their market. We are certain that demand will continue to grow for their innovative platform.”
YFM invests £2m to £15m in UK businesses through its offices in London, Leeds, Manchester, Reading, and Birmingham.
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Hide AdIt helps established businesses launch new initiatives, make acquisitions, and upgrade technologies. It manages more than £680m in venture capital trusts and private equity funds. The YFM team involved in the latest deal included David Wrench, Jack Redwood and Jamie Roberts. Advisers to YFM on the deal included Trowers and Hamlin, K3 Advisory, Leckie Kershaw, Finomatic, Sales Blueprint, Sonia Allinson-Penny and Philip Hare & Associates.
The advisers to Integrum ESG included Wallace LLP and Square Mile Accounting.
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