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Vulse Celebrates New Post-Investment Hires

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We are excited to announce three new additions to our growing team. The hires follow on from securing £150,000 investment from SFC capital earlier this year. Mercy Fulani, Callum Hall and Wilson Wong join the team, securing positions in the marketing and development departments, respectively. 

 

Mercy Fulani has been appointed as the new Marketing Content Manager at Vulse. Joining from her role as lead marketing executive of a department in a cyber security company, Mercy will help the team to develop innovative strategies that amplify brand awareness, engage target audiences, and solidify Vulse's position as a market leader in content creation. 

 

Callum Hall joins the team as a junior developer having previously worked in technology recruitment and software development training. He will use his expertise to work on front-end projects at Vulse. Also joining the team is junior developer, 

 

Wilson Wong, who’s background includes biology, e-commerce, financial management, and coding, Having recently relocated to the UK and completed a coding bootcamp with Manchester based, software development training provider, Northcoders, will work on front and back-end projects at Vulse. 

 

Rob Illidge, CEO said: “It is an exciting time for the company and I am happy to be able to welcome a team of such diverse talents. The company is experiencing significant growth as a demand increases for content platforms like Vulse. We are dedicated to bringing ease into the day-to-day life of creators. Whether they are individuals, solopreneurs or managers, our platform will keep them informed on best practices and help them reduce the time spent preparing content by up to 90%, giving them more room to create.” These hires follow on from working alongside The Manchester Metropolitan University as part of the region's AI Foundry, and securing a 10% investment from global software developers, CarbonCode. We are also aiming to raise an additional £200,000 of investment to close our current funding round.

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