Meet the Team: Fareedah Daranijo
We are delighted to welcome Fareedah Daranijo to our team, as our Digital Marketing & Operations Assistant. Learn more about her in our latest “Meet the Team” feature.
Augmentum’s Ellen Logan and Georgie Hazell named to Women in Fintech Powerlist
Augmentum’s Ellen Logan and Georgie Hazell have been recognised on this year’s Innovate Finance Women in Fintech Powerlist, which exists to celebrate female leaders and innovators transforming financial services.
Meet the team: Reginald de Wasseige
We are delighted to welcome Reginald de Wasseige to our Investment Team. Learn what he finds most exciting about the European fintech scene, his favourite business biographies and how he has found relocating to London during the pandemic in our latest ‘Meet the Team’ feature.
Akash Bajwa Named as one of 20 European Tech Leaders to Follow on Clubhouse
“Founder of the European Tech Club, he moderates conversations in the Club and drops smart comments about European tech and fintech.” Augmentum’s Akash Bajwa has been named by Sifted as one of twenty European tech leaders to follow on Clubhouse.
Funds Insider: Financials have ‘huge upside’
David Stevenson explored the case for financials in his latest piece for CityWire’s Funds Insider. “In the same vein I would also thoroughly recommend a specialist investment trust called Augmentum (AUGM), run by Tim Levene, which I have invested in and puts money to work in much earlier stage fintech businesses, many of which are in the UK.”
Good Money Guide: Investing in Unlisted Fintech Companies
“Retail investors have embraced this emerging asset class, seeing us as one very effective way of indirectly getting exposure to a diversified set of assets.” Good Money Guide’s Richard Berry spoke to Tim Levene about the ups and downs of investing in fast-growing, unquoted fintech businesses.
The Kalifa Review of UK Fintech
The Kalifa Review of UK Fintech was published this morning, setting out a plan for the UK to retain its global leadership in fintech by helping the country’s financial technology firms to scale up, access the talent and finance they need, and deliver better financial services.
Mayor’s International Business Programme: The Fintech Club – 10th March
This special edition of The Fintech Club will cover the outcomes of the UK government’s Independent Strategic Review of UK Fintech, looking at priority areas for industry, policy makers, and regulators to explore to foster innovation, maintain an ecosystem that supports growing firms, and promote the integration of new technologies across financial services.
Receipt Bank rebrands to Dext
Receipt Bank rebrands to Dext. Hear all about their new chapter from CEO Adrian Blair and Tim Berners-Lee at their free event on 23rd February.
iwoca named in The Sunday Times Fast Track
iwoca has been named as the no. 1 small business lender and top fintech firm on The Sunday Times Fast Track.
Innovate Finance: Fintech Investor Office Hours Week
Augmentum’s Martyn Holman and Ellen Logan are looking forward to speaking with Innovate Finance members tomorrow as part of their Fintech Investor Office Hours Week.
Ellen Logan named as one of Europe’s top 30 young VCs
Augmentum Associate Ellen Logan named by Sifted as one of Europe’s top 30 young VCs, “poised to lead the next era of European venture”.
Onfido delivers record revenue year for 2020
Global identity verification and authentication company Onfido has announced another record growth year in 2020, with global annual recurring revenue (ARR) increasing by 82% YoY.
Event: Power to Black Founders
We’re looking forward to being involved in the next Power to Black Founders event with Founders Factory, TechNation and 10×10.
Gamestop craze is boon for funds platform interactive investor
“The stampede of small retail investors into the stock market has sent customer numbers surging at one of Britain’s biggest investment platforms.”
Augmentum enters the DeFi space with ParaFi
As we kick off 2021 we are delighted to announce our investment in and partnership with ParaFi Capital, who are backing pioneers in the decentralised finance (DeFi) and blockchain spaces.
Supporting Investment: How VC fund structures affect investor behaviours
How do investment funds structure their capital, and what does this mean in practice for the companies in which they invest? Whilst it might seem an obscure question, the reality can have quite some impact
2020: A Year in Review
As we come to the end of an unprecedented year, we wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on what has been an exceptionally busy twelve months for our team and portfolio companies.
Meet Volt.io, Augmentum’s Latest Investment
We are delighted to announce an investment into open banking payments platform VOLT.
Interim Results Announced
We are delighted to announce the Augmentum Fintech plc Interim Results for the six months ended 30 September 2020.