Wombat, the UK’s first thematic & curated fractional investment platform, has closed a £2million seed round to help the fast-growth business serve consumers’ increasing appetite for shares investing. The seed round, led by Fuel Ventures, will help Wombat further develop the platform to provide easy access to the world of investment and further open up its ability to offer fractional shares in global, household brands. Wombat’s fractional investment platform is the first of its kind in the UK and is encouraging a new generation of investors to save for the future by helping them to invest in shares, without the complexity and cost that is so often associated with trading on the stock market.