CheckStep: UK safetyTech startup Checkstep closes 1.3m seed round

Checksteps, the UK startup providing advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) products for contextual content moderation to social media and enterprise platforms, has raised seed funding of $1.8m alongside the key hiring of Kyle Dent as Head of AI Ethics. The raise will advance its scale-to-market plans and enable further hires to enhance AI functionality - continuing its journey towards offering end-to-end content moderation processes. The round is led by Shutterstock's Founder Jon Oringer, the former CBO of Uber Emil Michael and Microsoft's former head of Corporate Strategy Charles Songhurst and is supported by VCs, Angel and private investors that share Checkstep's vision of a safe, inclusive internet for all.