Portfolio News

Our Venture Partner Martyn Holman writes on how unequal returns in Venture Capital have influenced the industry.

Monese nominated for City AM’s Innovative Company Award

Co-founder of Previse discusses the implications of late payments

BusinessCloud releases their recent 101 Fintech Disrupters list, which feature three of our portfolio companies

Augmentum invests £2.5 million in a ‘part-own, part-rental’ proposition

Monese, a European challenger banking app, recently raised a Series B round

Seedrs partners with US equity crowdfunding platform to create a transatlantic partnership

Tide recently secured £8m of funding with £3m convertible note from Augmentum Fintech

Explores Augmentum Fintech’s recent trio of investments into the European B2B fintech space

Previse recently secured £3.5m of Series A funding with £2m from Augmentum Fintech

Two fintech startups Zopa and CommuterClub collaborate to reduce the cost of travelling for commuters.

Interactive Investor sells its Internaxx Bank SA operation to Swissquote Group

Zopa raises a new round of funding in steps towards becoming a next generation bank

In a statement, Jeff Lynn, CEO and co-founder of Seedrs, said: "Secondary markets are challenging to operate successfully, and we are very conscious of our obligation. That is why we are launching this product in beta form initially, so that we can observe behavior...

A warning by a former regulator of risks building up in peer-to-peer lending has been attacked by the industry as ill-informed and unfair. Lord Adair Turner, the former chairman of the UK’s financial watchdog, said on Wednesday that “P2P” platforms could be the source...

Whatever 2016 brings, one thing will remain true: the biggest challenge for entrepreneurs and owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is to find the funds they need to launch and grow their business. As a result, more companies than ever are turning...

In a sign that Fintech has entered the realm of the establishment two leading entrepreneurs have been recognized by the Queen of England in the annual Honours List which was published yesterday. Samir Desai, co-founder and CEO of Funding Circle, has been honoured as a...

From banking to investment, mobile technology has revolutionised access to financial services as clients demand the ability to transfer money or take out an instant loan while they are on the move. In the past year, traditional lenders have been working hard to keep...