Pearson, Tencent and Mandatum Life helped supply the AI forecasting platform developer with series B capital that took its total funding to $39m.

UK-based forecasting software provider Prowler.io secured $24m yesterday in a series B round that included publisher Pearson, internet group Tencent and Mandatum Life, an insurance-focused subsidiary of financial services group Sampo.

The round also featured real estate development manager RB Capital, venture capital firms Passion Capital and Amadeus Capital Partners, growth equity firm Atlantic Bridge, the Singaporean state-owned SG Innovate and University of Cambridge-backed patient capital fund Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC).

Founded in 2016, Prowler has created an artificial intelligence-powered…