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LO:TECH raises $12m: Evertrace spotted Tim Meggs 153 days before its first round

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LO:TECH raises $12m: Evertrace spotted Tim Meggs 153 days before its first round

LO:TECH has raised a $12m Series A led by MMC. The London-based company builds trading infrastructure for markets that run around the clock and onchain.

Evertrace spotted Tim Meggs, co-founder of LO:TECH, 153 days before its first funding announcement.

Before the round

The timeline
Evertrace detected the signal12 April 2024
First funding announced12 September 2024
Time before the first announcement153 days
Latest round announced2 November 2026

On 12 April 2024, Evertrace detected a stealth signal for Tim Meggs. Tim was in stealth, working on something new. That was 153 days before LO:TECH's first funding announcement.

Tim Meggs, a former quant trader, founded LO:TECH with Marcus Horsley. The company first announced funding on 12 September 2024, with a $1.6m seed round.

What they’re building

More markets now trade around the clock, from digital assets to prediction markets. LO:TECH builds trading infrastructure that runs continuously across traditional markets, digital assets and prediction markets.

The company recently launched execution services for institutional clients.

The round

MMC led the $12m Series A, with Faction, 13 Books Capital and Atka. LO:TECH will use the funding to expand its trading infrastructure and execution services, open offices in New York and Singapore, and seek regulatory authorisations, including in the US.

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