LSE Report: Fintech comes of age - Augmentum Fintech Management Ltd

The London Stock Exchange’s ‘Fintech Comes of Age’ report explored their research on the growth and maturity of UK fintech.

“London has become a global hub for fintech. It is the ideal listing destination for fast-growing companies to increase visibility with customers and suppliers and where long-term institutional investors are seeing growth opportunities in the fintech sector. Investors appreciate the strong governance standards and robust legal and regulatory environment. Together, these factors contribute to the strong community and depth of experience for the increasing numbers of fintech firms that are present here.”

Augmentum CEO Tim Levene said “The maturing UK fintech ecosystem has remained attractive to investors and the average deal size has grown significantly over the last year. The UK has reinforced its position as a leading hub of global finance and technology, accounting for half of Europe’s top fintech VC deals.”

See the report here

Rahil Patel

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 Hazell

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.