Welbee: Empowering School Leadership Through AI Innovation

Welbee provides a powerful platform designed to improve staff wellbeing and performance in schools. Currently supporting over 600 schools across the UK, Welbee enables leadership teams to track, measure, and act on staff engagement through evidence-based feedback systems.

Mark Solomons, Founder and CEO of Welbee, has spent many years working with school leaders and understands the unique challenges of supporting staff wellbeing and driving sustainable improvements across school communities.

The company faced several challenges. Most of the team’s time and energy was focused on servicing current customers and running the business day to day, leaving limited capacity to pursue new business opportunities or innovate at pace. There was a growing need to shift focus toward developing new products and securing fresh revenue streams. In addition, Welbee needed to begin preparing for the fundraising process to support the next phase of its growth.

Through Innovate UK Business Growth, we arranged an initial meeting to review the company’s growth journey and identify key areas of support.

As Welbee’s Innovation & Growth Specialist, Luke Thomas worked closely with Mark and his team through a series of tailored strategy sessions. Together, they explored routes to maximise the commercial opportunity of a new AI solution, strengthen their IP position, and prepare for investment to scale.

They also looked at potential market expansion and how best to position Welbee for investor conversations. As a result of this work, Welbee has now secured a commitment of £500,000 from investors, providing the capital needed to accelerate product rollout, strengthen the team, and deepen market penetration.

Welbee has since launched a groundbreaking AI-enabled product that marks a significant step change in the value they offer their clients. This new product uses artificial intelligence to provide leadership teams with real-time, tailored insights and recommendations – helping them take targeted action quickly. With this innovation, Welbee has tripled the potential revenue they can generate from each client, opening up a transformative growth opportunity.

This new AI-enabled product introduces a high-value recurring revenue stream for the company, enabling more personalised support and smarter analytics for schools. It’s a first in the education wellbeing space, and we’re continuing to explore how Welbee can protect and leverage their innovation to maintain a strong competitive advantage.

"Having Luke as a trusted advisor has made a real difference. He’s someone we’ve turned to regularly to work through the big decisions — from innovation and product strategy to investor readiness. His input helped us stay focused on what matters most and approach fundraising with confidence and clarity." Mark Solomons, Founder and CEO of Welbee

The business is now entering a new growth phase. With a solid client base, innovative technology, and funding secured, Welbee is well-positioned to scale its impact across the UK education sector—and beyond.

Learn more at https://welbee.co.uk