EDINBURGH-based portable pizza oven pioneer Ooni has raised £150,000 crowdfunding from investors within 24 hours of launching a campaign on the Kickstarter platform.

The company will use the funds raised to support the launch of its Ooni Karu charcoal-fired oven which it says can cook authentic pizza in just 60 seconds.

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Led by chief executive and co-founder Kristian Tapaninaho, Ooni raised £40,000 in the first hour of the Kickstarter campaign.

Founded as Uuni in 2013, Ooni ships to over 80 countries around the world. The company raised £500,000 crowdfunding in 2017.