# Online will-writing service Farewill completes £7.5 million capital raise - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/01/22/online-will-writing-service-farewill-completes-7-5m-capital-raise/ - Published: 2019-01-22T09:03:29+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **Farewill, the online will-writing service, has raised £7.5m in its second funding round.** The service enables people to write a will online in under 15 minutes and have it checked by a legal expert within five days, at £90 for a single will and £135 for a couple, and including unlimited access to live phone and chat support. Launching less than two years ago, [Farewill](https://farewill.com/) now writes 1 in 30 wills and by the end of 2019 is forecast to be writing 1 in 10. Farewill currently has 50 charity partners including [Cancer Research UK](https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/) and Macmillan Cancer Support for whom it has already raised £95 million in pledged income. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) The capital raise sees further investments from listed fund [Augmentum Fintech](https://augmentum.vc/), Taavet Hinrikus, Transferwise, and Tracy Terrill ex CTO of LegalZoom. Other investors include [JamJar](http://www.jamjarinvestments.com/), SAATCHiNVEST, dmg ventures, Kindred Capital, Tiny VC And Venture Founders. They join the likes of Alex Chesterman, founder of Zoopla who invested in Farewill’s seed-round. This investment round will go towards doubling the workforce by the end of 2019 and delivering customer support and satisfaction though its online service. Dan Garrett, Farewill co-founder and CEO said: > “Dying is the largest financial event of your life, with £1 trillion expected > to pass between generations over the next years. It’s a serious amount to protect > and pass on correctly. And yet it is largely ignored. > “We have a unique and exciting opportunity to lead the way in building simple, > easy-to-use tools for dealing with death, putting people back in control and giving > everyone peace of mind over what happens when they die. It’s clear our investors > are making a big bet on us doing something unprecedented, as we aim to build the > first consumer brand in death. > “The mix of unicorn founders Alex Chesterman (Zoopla) and Taavet Hinrikus (Transferwise) > and fintech specialists like Augmentum, is a testament to our team and approach > to the market.” * **[Courts & Tribunal Service to set up new alert service for charitable bequests](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/02/01/courts-tribunal-service-set-new-alert-service-charitable-bequests/)**( 1 February 2019) * **[All wills made through Make a Will Online to now undergo solicitor check](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/02/14/all-wills-made-through-make-a-will-online-to-now-undergo-solicitor-check/)**( 14 February 2019) * **[Cancer Research UK launches first legacy advertising campaign since 2016](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/02/15/cancer-research-uk-launches-first-legacy-advertising-campaign-since-2016/)**( 15 February 2019) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)