Fleet admin startup Bonnet to raise $800k for UK launch

Fleet admin startup Bonnet to raise $800k for UK launch
Bonnet founder and CEO Steph Kennard says what started as a consumer app quickly became B2B as fleet managers “came out of the woodwork” in need of a similar solution.
Ben Moore
Fleet paperwork management startup Bonnet is raising $800,000 in pre-seed capital, much of which is being filled through crowdfunding.Founded by Steph Kennard in 2019, Bonnet was originally focused on providing a consumer mobile application to help households keep track of their vehicles’ warrant of fitness (Wof) and registration.But Kennard said she soon found companies with fleets of passenger vehicles interested in a version for businesses.“Fleets just came out of the woodwork asking us to build the solution on desktop, and once...

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