Memorify, a technology startup helping people organise and relive personal life memories, has raised more than £420,000 in a pre-seed round from private investors supported by Sheffield Angels, Anglia Capital Group and FundmyPitch. Strong investor demand pushed the round beyond its original £200,000 target.
The platform is designed to turn thousands of scattered photos, videos and voice notes into structured personal stories that can be revisited and preserved. It aims to address the challenge many people face when digital memories are spread across devices and platforms without a system to organise them into a meaningful narrative.
Founded by tech entrepreneur Charlotte Ridley, the idea for Memorify emerged after she lost her father suddenly while pregnant with her first child and struggled to locate and revisit the digital memories that represented his life. The experience highlighted the difficulty of bringing together fragmented digital moments into a coherent personal story.
Memorify’s first product, the YOREE app launching in July 2026, uses the company’s technology to organise photos, videos and memories into structured narratives designed to help users rediscover meaningful experiences. While families represent the initial focus, the platform is intended for individuals documenting personal milestones, travellers and those preserving personal legacies.
Alongside private investment, Memorify has secured support through a competitive Innovate UK grant recognising the company’s work developing ethical and privacy-first artificial intelligence systems. Funds from the round will be used to accelerate product development, expand technology capabilities and prepare for international growth.
What struck me wasn’t the absence of memories, it was the absence of structure. The moments existed across devices and platforms, but there was no intelligent system designed to bring them together into a meaningful story. That’s when I realised this wasn’t just my problem, it was a global one. Humanity has never documented so much of its life, yet never felt so disconnected from its memories. We are entering an era where memory is not just data - it is identity, wellbeing and legacy. Memorify exists to help people reconnect with the moments that matter and enable the multigenerational secure storage of those memories.
