Investors Chronicle: Exploiting the fintech investment opportunity
Investors Chronicle wrote about Augmentum in this article from 12 June: "Augmentum Fintech(AUGM:111p), a leading venture capital investment group that became the first London Stock Exchange listed fintech fund when it raised £94m, at 100p a share in March 2018, has...
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Equity Raise: Proposed Initial Placing, Offer for Subscription and Intermediaries Offer
Further to the announcement made by the Company on 5 June 2019, the Board of Directors of Augmentum Fintech is pleased to announce the proposed issue of new ordinary shares (“Ordinary Shares”) to raise gross proceeds of approximately £30 million (the “Initial Issue”)...
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Augmentum Fintech: Plenty of room to grow [Fidante Report]
Fidante took a closer look at the growth opportunities for Augmentum Fintech ahead of our annual report: "Augmentum Fintech (AUGM) will publish its first full-year report on 11 June 2019. Since its IPO on 13 March 2018, the company has deployed its capital...
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London Fintech Podcast: IPO-ing & patient VC capital via closed-end funds?
Augmentum CEO Tim Levene spoke to London Fintech Podcast's Mike Baliman. "Today we merge two fascinating topics – the Gold Medal for a startup – the Public Listing and innovating in Venture Capital to provide more patient capital. Our guest who connects these two is...
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Podcast: The Future of Finance with Augmentum CEO Tim Levene
The Future of Finance podcast hosted Tim Levene, Partner & CEO at Augmentum Fintech. They talked through his entrepreneurial journey from a juice bar in Canary Wharf to the first publicly traded fintech-focused VC in the UK and the sheer scale of opportunity in...
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Previse win ‘Finance Technology of the Year’ at the National Tech Awards
One fintech that’s feeling some UK establishment love is Onfido, a London-headquartered digital identity company that’s just made it through to the next round of the FCA’s global sandbox.
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LSE Report: Fintech comes of age
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...
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Onfido: FT’s fintech ‘one to watch’
One fintech that’s feeling some UK establishment love is Onfido, a London-headquartered digital identity company that’s just made it through to the next round of the FCA’s global sandbox.
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Supplier payments’ “decades old” culture in desperate need of innovation
Fintech innovation is overhauling the supplier payments sector before another Carillion-style disaster occurs, according to Paul Christensen, CEO and founder of machine learning supplier payments firm Previse.
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Banking challenger Monese tops 1m customers
The banking app, which counts Monzo, Revolut and Starling Bank among its rivals, said over 3,000 people are now joining Monese every day across its dual UK and European current accounts.
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Augmentum Fintech: The fund that chases down the fintech firms that could change our financial future
This is Money wrote about Augmentum Fintech's approach and expected level of success: "The fund invests savers' money in a variety of fast-growing, privately owned financial technology businesses. These so-called fintech firms, which investors wouldn't be able to...
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My First Million: Paul Tustain, founder of BullionVault
BullionVault and WhiskyInvestDirect Founder Paul Tustain shares his entrepreneurial journey in the Financial Times.
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Onfido raises $50M led by SBI Investment and others to create the Identity Verification Standard for Businesses Globally
Onfido, the global identity verification provider, today announced it has raised $50M in funding, bringing the total investment in the company to over $100M.
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Augmentum are proud to be Innovate Finance members
We are delighted to announce that Augmentum Fintech are the first investor members of Innovate Finance. Innovate Finance is an independent membership association that represents the UK’s global fintech community. Founded in 2014 and supported by the City of London and...
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Augmentum Fintech: A year in review
Our core mission at Augmentum has always been to support game-changing businesses disrupting the finance landscape. This time a year ago we decided to practice what we preach, through launching the UK's first publicly-listed fintech fund. Today we are reflecting on...
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Augmentum Fintech Capital Markets Day 2019
On Tuesday 5th March we held our first Capital Markets Day in the heart of London at The Brewery, welcoming investors and analysts from across the country (and indeed beyond) to learn more about Augmentum Fintech's portfolio companies. We were delighted to have...
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ClearBank and Tide granted £60 million from RBS Alternatives Remedies Package
Metro Bank, Starling Bank and ClearBank (in partnership with Tide) have been awarded a combined £280m from an RBS fund designed to boost business banking competition.
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Monese integrates with Avios loyalty currency
Monese, the globally-connected banking service, has joined up with Avios, the loyalty currency, so users can easily track and maximise their Avios balance and check their transactions.
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Business lender iwoca raises £150m from Augmentum Fintech and NIBC
Small business lending challenger iwoca has closed a total fundraise of £150m, led by an earlier £7.5m investment from London-listed fund Augmentum Fintech.
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“What’s Next in Fintech” Rebank podcast with Tim Levene
"We’ve seen an evolution in fintech from the early days – transitioning from disruptors and disintermediators to partners and platforms. Where do we go from here?" Listen to Augmentum Co-Founder Tim Levene in conversation with Rebank's Will Beeson, discussing the...
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