The GM-backed transport data provider has added $13.1m in a round led by existing investor DIP Capital and backed by the UK’s Future Fund.

Wejo, a UK-based connected car data repository backed by carmaker General Motors (GM), has received £10m ($13.1m) in a funding round led by venture capital firm DIP Capital.

The round also featured convertible note financing from the UK government’s Future Fund, formed to support innovative businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Founded in 2014, Wejo sources data from connected vehicles and provides it to end users including insurers, breakdown recovery services and local governments. It plans to invest the funding in…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.