The Telegraph featured Augmentum portfolio company Tide on 6th October:
“An arm of a Japanese investment giant has poured tens of millions of pounds into challenger bank Tide as the lender prepares for a major hiring spree.
Japan’s SBI, an early spin-off from technology investing powerhouse SoftBank, has added £44m to Tide’s war chest alongside existing investor Augmentum in a fundraising that values the lender at north of £200m.”
Read the full article here
Rahil is an Analyst at Augmentum. He joined the fund full-time following a Summer internship in 2018.
Prior to Augmentum, Rahil studied Geography at Durham University and has previously worked with Mayfair Insurance Company and Sipsmith Gin.
When he is not curating the office Alexa playlist, Rahil tries to keep up with his passion for DJing that began at university.
Learn more about Rahil in this blog post.
Georgie heads up engagement at Augmentum, which involves supporting portfolio companies, engaging with investors and the wider fintech ecosystem (including marketing and events), and supporting the team internally.
Georgie has worked in a number of startups across people, strategy and growth leadership positions. Following her MBA and a consultancy project with Crowdcube, Georgie moved into venture capital.
Passionate about diversity and inclusion, particularly in VC and entrepreneurship, Georgie founded women in tech network Elevate, led on UK expansion for Her Campus Media, volunteers with Diversity VC and mentored with The Girls Network.
Ellen is an Associate at Augmentum. Prior to joining Augmentum, Ellen was an Associate Consultant at OC&C Strategy Consultants and worked at people analytics startup Bunch in Berlin. Ellen studied Economics at Edinburgh University.