When was Hero founded?

Hero was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Hero located?

Hero is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is registered at 590 Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London, United Kingdom, N13 5RY.

Who is the current CEO of Hero?

Adam Levene of Hero. They have also founded 1 company and are angel investors in 2 startups.

Which legal entities is Hero associated with?

Hero is associated with Hero Towers Limited.

How many employees does Hero have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Hero is 348.

Is Hero a funded company?

Hero is a funded company, having raised a total of $15.1M across 7 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jun 17, 2015.

How much is Hero worth?

The last known valuation of Hero was £***** as of Jul 09, 2021.

When was the latest funding round of Hero?

Hero's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jul 09, 2021, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is In Store Retail Tech. Globally, the In Store Retail Tech sector has seen $1.39B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Hero rank among its competitors?

Hero ranks 2nd amongst 21 active competitors, of which 2 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Hero, which secured $311K in Jul, 2021.

Who are the top competitors of Hero?

Hero's top competitors include Salesfloor, OneShop and Messagenius. Among them, Hero secured the most recent funding round in July, 2021.

Hero - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Hero App is an app based chatting platform to book local services from local businesses around. Users can chat with businesses to book appointments, requests food delivery, movie tickets, etc. on-demand. In Feb. 2016 partnered with Made.com e-commerce store which provides a team of experts to help user recommend anything user is looking for. Based out of London, England.

Website: usehero.com
Social
Email ID: *****@usehero.com
Phone Number: +44 **********
Registered Address: 590 Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London, United Kingdom, N13 5RY

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

London, United Kingdom

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$15.1M in 7 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jul 09, 2021, $*****

Last Known Valuation

£***** as on Jul 09, 2021

Investors

S28 Capital & 31 more

Ranked

2^nd among 21 active competitors

Employee Count

348 as on Jun 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Salesfloor & 36 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Bambuser (Apr 19, 2024)

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Hero is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Hero Towers Limited CIN: 09570325 , United Kingdom, Active	Apr 30, 2015	-	61 (As on Dec 31, 2021)

Hero got acquired by Bambuser on Apr 19, 2024.

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Hero has raised a total funding of $15.1M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 17, 2015. Hero has 13 institutional investors and 19 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Hero:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 09, 2021	5962077	Series A	6693341	8602545	6562372	5733121
Jan 28, 2020	8603222	Series A	4286872	4607381	5901548	2653213
Jun 01, 2019	9471136	Series A	4013427	1810758	2038228	2058415

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The founders of Hero is Adam Levene. Adam Levene is the CEO of Hero.

Here are the details of Hero's key team members:

Adam Levene: Founder & CEO of Hero. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Alistair Crane: ex-CEO of Hero. They serve on the board of 1 company.

Hero's Board of Directors

Hero's board has 7 active members. Adam Levene and Alistair Crane are part of team and Riccardo Cirillo, Michael Hass, James Trueit, James Piccirillo and Kent Ho are independent board members.

Here is the list of Hero's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Adam Levene	Team	-	Current	11y 4m
mqrptax	Team	-	Current	7y 5m
Riccardo Cirillo	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 1m
mjczmzm	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 5m
cgnsv{i	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 7m
{qswubc	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 1m
ajognjg	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 4m
vsumllm	Independent board member	-	Past	7y 4m

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Hero's employee count trend

Hero has 348 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Hero's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Hero include Salesfloor, OneShop and Messagenius. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Hero, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Salesfloor 2013, Montreal (Canada), Series B	Provider of clienteling tools for in-store businesses	$30M	White Star Capital, BDC & 3 others	59/100
2nd	Hero 2015, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	App to chat with local businesses	$15.1M	S28 Capital, DIP Capital & 30 others	47/100
3rd	OneShop 2020, New York City (United States), Funding Raised	Platform offering personalized client communication solution for retailers	-	LAUNCH Accelerator, Start Equity Ventures	32/100
4th	Messagenius 2014, Rome (Italy), Seed	Enterprise messaging and communication management solution	-	Startupbootcamp, Alchemy Crew & 2 others	30/100
5th	Proximty Insight 2013, New York City (United States), Funding Raised	In-store clienteling strategies	-	Salesforce, Gresham House Ventures & 1 others	28/100
6th	Izit 2013, Santiago (Chile), Funding Raised	Product recommendation app for offline retailers	-	Chileglobalventures, Digevo Ventures	28/100
7th	Fiverun 2011, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Facilitating secure domain name transactions with buyer protection and flexible payments	-	Bee Partners, VamosVentures & 4 others	26/100
8th	StoreChatt 2020, Stockholm (Sweden), Unfunded	Provider of communication and operation management for grocery retailers	-	-	25/100
9th	Viniwee 2016, Vadodara (India), Unfunded	Mobile app for product discovery and shopping from offline retailers	-	-	24/100
10th	Shopfloor Engage 2008, Reading (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Provider of shop floor social media employee advocacy platform for retailers	-	-	24/100