Fintech lending pioneer, Zopa, raised £44 million from a group of investors last week that led to Augmentum receiving a £3.5 million boost. This was Zopa’s ninth funding round since launch in 2005 and raised its valuation to £350 million. Zopa intends to use the money to launch a retail bank, a move designed to broaden its funding sources at a time when the City regulator is tightening its oversight of peer-to-peer lending and crowdsourcing.
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.