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 Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Hero is 343.

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.

Where does Hero rank among its competitors?

Hero ranks 3rd amongst 23 active competitors, of which 3 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, eGain and Track walk-ins. Among them, Hero secured the most recent funding round in July, 2021.

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

Hero is an acquired company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2015 by Adam Levene. It operates as an App to chat with local businesses. Hero has raised $15.1M in funding from S28 Capital, with last known valuation of £*****. The company has 23 active competitors, including 3 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Salesfloor, eGain and Track walk-ins.

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
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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 & 32 more

Ranked

3^rd among 23 active competitors

Employee Count

343 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Salesfloor & 42 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	Documents
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 14 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	4397228	Series A	4575345	9145308	3208606	7080824
Jan 28, 2020	2126148	Series A	2450910	8710207	9304777	4926862
Jun 01, 2019	3880151	Series A	3086519	1551576	8153615	3030187

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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, Kent Ho, Michael Hass, James Trueit and James Piccirillo are independent board members.

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

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Adam Levene	Team	-	Current	11y 0m
ksozulv	Team	-	Current	4y 7m
Riccardo Cirillo	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 9m
idrbay{	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 5m
jxmxkce	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 1m
{vdnpgb	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 4m
f{jiikh	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 9m
ulwvhik	Independent board member	-	Past	4y 9m

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Hero's employee count trend

Hero has 343 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Hero's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Hero include Salesfloor, eGain and Track walk-ins. 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	61/100
2nd	eGain 1997, Sunnyvale (United States), Public	Provider of SaaS-based customer management software solutions for retail businesses	-	Oak Hill, Transaction Capital & 4 others	60/100
3rd	Hero 2015, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	App to chat with local businesses	$15.1M	S28 Capital, DIP Capital & 31 others	47/100
4th	Track walk-ins 2016, Ahmedabad (India), Unfunded	Customer engagement app for offline retailers	-	-	39/100
5th	iCheck 2015, Hanoi (Vietnam), Public	App to retrieve information by scanning product barcode	-	-	31/100
6th	Messagenius 2014, Rome (Italy), Seed	Enterprise messaging and communication management solution	-	Startupbootcamp, Alchemy Crew & 2 others	30/100
7th	Proximty Insight 2013, New York City (United States), Funding Raised	In-store clienteling strategies	-	Gresham House Ventures, Salesforce & 1 others	28/100
8th	Izit 2013, Santiago (Chile), Funding Raised	Product recommendation app for offline retailers	-	Chileglobalventures, Digevo Ventures	28/100
9th	OneShop 2020, New York City (United States), Funding Raised	Platform offering personalized client communication solution for retailers	-	LAUNCH Accelerator	28/100
10th	Gingr 2012, Montenegro, Seed	Whatsapp for Local Businesses	$28K	GSF, 500 Global	27/100