Radar Companies Alternative Lending · London
Radar · Alternative Lending in London

Best Alternative Lending Companies in London, United Kingdom

The 444 best Alternative Lending companies in London, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Finastra.

444companies tracked
$18Bdisclosed funding
2unicorns
211have raised

Ranked: Best Alternative Lending companies in London

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityRecent signals
1Finastra
Provider of financial software solutions for lending, payments, and universal banking
83Partners top 14%Talent top 17%Innovation top 27%Market top 28%
All 13 signals ▾
Partnerstop 14%
Talenttop 17%
Innovationtop 27%
Markettop 28%
Fundingtop 28%
Techtop 29%
Newstop 33%
Producttop 33%
Fin. healthtop 39%
AItop 45%
Moattop 48%
Globalbottom 45%
Growthbottom 43%
Partners: 6 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 6 deals
Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100
$5.3B34 mo ago1,890Kevin Lomax
Co-Founder
DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+33Top 5M
2Sonovate
Provider of an embedded finance and invoice funding platform
$2.7B47 mo ago102
102 → 152 (+49%) · sector median +60%
Richard Prime
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
WordPressZohoSalesforce+32Top 5M
3Abound
Provider of personal loans with flexible repayment options and holistic assessment
64Funding top 23%Growth top 28%Talent top 38%Fin. health top 39%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 23%
Growthtop 28%
Talenttop 38%
Fin. healthtop 39%
Techtop 40%
Marketbottom 42%
Globalbottom 39%
Moatbottom 38%
Funding: Raised $1.5B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 3 yrs (1.7/yr)
Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$1.5B14 mo ago10Michelle He Cfa
Co-founder and COO
WebflowVimeoGSAP+21Top 500k1 job opening
4Kriya
Provider of business payment terms invoice finance and working capital
$515M28 mo ago130Anil Stocker
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+22Top 5M
5Merchant Money
Platform offering working capital loans to SMEs.
$420M40 mo ago22
22 → 41 (+86%) · sector median +60%
1 award
6Storfund
Currency exchange firm
$413M55 mo ago3Akbar Ahsan
Co-Founder & COO
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+23Top 10M1 partnership
7Molo
Provider of digital mortgage lending services
$368M68 mo ago33
33 → 56 (+70%) · sector median +60%
Konstantin Drugakov
Co-Founder
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+39Top 5M1 award
8TradeBridge
Provider of financing solutions to e-commerce businesses
40Funding top 35%Innovation top 38%Talent top 38%Product top 40%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 35%
Innovationtop 38%
Talenttop 38%
Producttop 40%
Globalbottom 46%
Growthbottom 40%
Techbottom 40%
Marketbottom 34%
Newsbottom 18%
Funding: Raised $316M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr)
Innovation: 2 new-product events in 24 mo · 6 product lines
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100
$316M13 mo agoOlivier Bonavero
Co-Founder
HubSpot CMS HubSalesforcecore-js+14Top 10M1 partnership
9ClearScore
Online platform offering credit scores, reports, and financial monitoring tools
$294M15 mo ago193
193 → 481 (+149%) · sector median +60%
Dan Cobley
Co-Founder
Apple iCloud MailD3Bootstrap+33Top 500k1 partnership · 2 awards
10SalaryFinance
Provider of salary linked loans advances and employee savings accounts
$293M63 mo ago28Mannsi Bhojani
PA to Co-Founder
TypeScriptVuetifyAngular+19Top 500k
11Lendable 🦄
An online platform for personal loans
$289M51 mo ago2Martin Kissinger
Co-Founder & CEO
SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+18Top 500k1 expansion
12Blend Network
Developer of P2P marketplace for commercial mortgage loans
$252M28 mo ago6Yann Murciano
Founder & CEO
RubyChart.jsRuby on Rails+25Top 5M1 award
13Fluro
Online platform offering personal loans
$221M44 mo ago34Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Three.js+18Top 5M
14Carmoola
App-based marketplace for used car loans
55Funding top 18%Talent top 28%Tech top 29%Customers top 29%
All 11 signals ▾
Fundingtop 18%
Talenttop 28%
Techtop 29%
Customerstop 29%
Moattop 39%
Producttop 46%
Growthtop 48%
Globalbottom 37%
Partnersbottom 35%
Marketbottom 30%
Newsbottom 21%
Funding: Raised $186M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 4 yrs (1.5/yr)
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100
$186M11 mo ago8Roman Sumnikov
Co-Founder
HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26Top 1M1 job opening
15Flagstone
Platform providing access to multiple high-interest savings accounts from various banks
$172M27 mo ago89Natalie Solis
EA to CEO & Founder
SalesforceBootstrapAzure Front Door+20Top 1M1 partnership
16Moniepoint 🦄
Provider of integrated financial services for businesses and individuals
89Customers top 8%Tech top 9%Funding top 21%Market top 25%
All 11 signals ▾
Customerstop 8%
Techtop 9%
Fundingtop 21%
Markettop 25%
Moattop 26%
Innovationtop 31%
Newstop 31%
Producttop 31%
Talenttop 38%
Growthtop 40%
Globalbottom 47%
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.65★ across 492,525 ratings (3 apps)
Tech: 80 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100
$166M7 mo ago1,000Felix Ike
Co-Founder & CTO
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceTypeScript+28Top 10k
17Prodigy Finance
Provider of credit products for students pursuing advanced academic degrees
57Funding top 23%Tech top 31%Moat top 31%Market top 33%
All 11 signals ▾
Fundingtop 23%
Techtop 31%
Moattop 31%
Markettop 33%
Customerstop 35%
Producttop 40%
Fin. healthtop 46%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 48%
Growthbottom 29%
Newsbottom 21%
Funding: Raised $161M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 12 yrs (1.1/yr)
Tech: 44 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$161M19 mo ago168
168 → 167 (-1%) · sector median +60%
Cameron Stevens
Founder & CEO
SkolengoApple iCloud MailMariaDB+22Top 500k
18Updraft
Online marketplace for credit card debt refinancing loans
$158M29 mo ago5Mat Braddy
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+31Top 1M3 awards
19Wagestream
Providerof financial benefits platform for on demand pay
$144M26 mo ago183Portman Wills
Co-Founder
SentryLeafletVue.js+20Top 1M
20Iwoca
Provider of an online platform for working capital loans
$139M19 mo ago315
315 → 597 (+90%) · sector median +60%
James Dear
Co-founder | Head of Systems & Numbers
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22Top 100k2 awards
21Liberis
Provider of embedded finance solutions for small businesses
$135M30 mo ago220Charles Mindenhall
Co-Founder
DatoCMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26Top 5M
22LendInvest
P2P lending platform for mortgage loans
$129M21 mo ago181
181 → 207 (+14%) · sector median +60%
Christian Faes
Chairman & Co-Founder
SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27Top 5M1 job opening · 1 launch
23Uncapped
Online platform for revenue-based financing
$119M31 mo ago4Asher Ismail
Co-Founder
WebflowVimeoBootstrap+27Top 5M
24Ebury
Provider of global payment solutions, currency risk management, and business lending
$118M29 mo ago1,057
1,057 → 2,031 (+92%) · sector median +60%
Juan Lobato
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30Top 500k1 launch · 1 expansion
25Colendi
Provider of a P2P platform for point-of-sale financing
$98M24 mo ago111Mihriban Tekmen
Co-Founder
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+14Top 5M1 award
26Bumper
Online car repair financing platform
53Funding top 26%Growth top 29%Moat top 29%Tech top 30%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 26%
Growthtop 29%
Moattop 29%
Techtop 30%
Talenttop 38%
Fin. healthbottom 41%
Globalbottom 39%
Marketbottom 31%
Funding: Raised $96.1M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 9 yrs (1.3/yr)
Growth: Headcount 23 → 38 (+65%) across vintages · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$96M5 mo ago38James Jackson
Co-Founder & CEO
StoryblokApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26Top 500k1 partnership
27Habito
Online mortgage broker
$90M36 mo ago135
135 → 152 (+13%) · sector median +60%
SentryEnvoyReact+17Top 1M
28Koyo
Online marketplace for personal loans
$67M43 mo ago5Alex Young
Founder of KOYO
Node.jsReactNext.js+9Top 50M
29Lenkie
Provider of working capital loans for platform-based businesses
$62M15 mo ago2Sanjeev Jeyakumar
Co-Founder & CEO
30Hokodo
Developer of API for invoicing platforms and marketplaces
67Funding top 26%Talent top 28%Moat top 31%Tech top 32%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 26%
Talenttop 28%
Moattop 31%
Techtop 32%
Growthtop 45%
Markettop 47%
Producttop 49%
Globalbottom 46%
Newsbottom 21%
Funding: Raised $54.7M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr)
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100
$55M13 mo ago107Richard Thornton
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Webflowcore-jsjQuery+16Top 5M
31Stenn
Online platform for invoice financing
$50M40 mo ago38Greg Karpovsky
Founder & CEO
WebflowSentryApple iCloud Mail+16Top 10M
32Saxon Trust
Provider of real estate loans
$44M33 mo ago6
339fin
Provider of an AI-native platform for debt market data and intelligence
80Growth top 27%Funding top 30%Tech top 30%Innovation top 33%
All 12 signals ▾
Growthtop 27%
Fundingtop 30%
Techtop 30%
Innovationtop 33%
Fin. healthtop 33%
AItop 35%
Producttop 36%
Newstop 37%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 39%
Marketbottom 49%
Globalbottom 39%
Growth: Headcount 57 → 120 (+111%) across vintages · Revenue +72% YoY
Funding: Raised $37.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 9 yrs (0.6/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100
$37M2 mo ago120Hussam EL-Sheikh
Co-Founder & CTO
SanitySentryNode.js+34Top 1M
34TAB
Online marketplace for mortgage loans
$37M30 mo ago5Duncan Kreeger
Founder & CEO
Vue.jsInertia.jsApache HTTP Server+11Top 10M
35Amplifi Capital
Provider of SME loans
$29M28 mo ago135ButterCMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+12Top 50M
36Onsi
On-demand pay and rewards management platform
$23M18 mo ago67Benjamin Hay
Co-Founder
Framer SitesApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15Top 5M
37Tembo Money
Online marketplace for residential mortgage loans
62Tech top 27%Talent top 28%Funding top 33%Growth top 37%
All 9 signals ▾
Techtop 27%
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 33%
Growthtop 37%
Producttop 40%
Moattop 42%
Fin. healthtop 44%
Marketbottom 39%
Globalbottom 39%
Tech: 55 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100
$14M4 mo ago17Geoff Wright
Co-Founder & CTO
SentryNode.jsNextAuth.js+30Top 500k1 award
38Leanpay
Provider of installment payment solutions for businesses
$14M22 mo ago82Misa Zivic
Co-Founder & CEO
Node.jsVue.jsNuxt.js+11Top 50M1 award
39Funding Xchange
Provider of an online marketplace for business loans
$12M26 mo ago27
27 → 35 (+30%) · sector median +60%
Katrin Herrling
CEO & Co-Founder
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+23Top 50M1 partnership
40Triver
AI-enabled marketplace offering working capital loans for businesses
$12M8 mo ago10Jerome Le Luel
Founder and CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+29Top 10M1 job opening · 2 launchs
41SAPI
Lending as a service platform for business financing
40Talent top 38%Funding top 40%Growth top 45%Moat top 48%
All 7 signals ▾
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 40%
Growthtop 45%
Moattop 48%
Techbottom 43%
Marketbottom 40%
Globalbottom 36%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $9.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100
$10M6 mo ago50Alexis Lennep
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+26Top 10M
42Zeti
Developer of an online lending platform connecting electric vehicle fleet operators with institutional lenders
8Funding top 45%Global bottom 37%Market bottom 21%News bottom 18%
All 4 signals ▾
Fundingtop 45%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 21%
Newsbottom 18%
Funding: Raised $8.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond United Kingdom
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 8/100
$9M23 mo ago61 partnership
43Aslan
Digital lending platform offering on-demand pay
$8M18 mo agoJames Gozney
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+21Top 50M1 launch
44Xelix
Developer of an AI-powered platform for accounts payable automation software
$7M10 mo ago23Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Ruby+20Top 5M1 partnership · 1 award
45April Mortgages
Online lending platform offering mortgage loans
$3M22 mo agoDirk Bekkers
CEO
ProcessWirePHPNginx+10Top 5M1 award
46PayDay Takaful
Provider of employee financial benefits and wellbeing solutions
$3M8 mo agoManar Abbas
Co-Founder
47Sprive
Provider of an app-based debt repayment solution
$2M13 mo ago3Saad Hashim
Co-Founder & COO
WebflowBootstrapTikTok Pixel+26Top 1M
48Liquify
Provider of an invoice financing marketplace connecting SMEs
$2M11 mo agoAlberta Asamoah
Co-Founder & CCO
49Ontik
Provider of a digital trade credit platform for trade merchants
$1M12 mo ago6John Smith
Co-Founder
Microsoft ASP.NETReact Routerstyled-components+10Top 10M
50Sencillo
Provider of a platform for planning and managing education fee payments
$461K6 mo agoMatthew Powell
Co-Founder & CFO
1 launch · 1 partnership

Top 12 Alternative Lending companies in London

#1
Series C · London, England · founded 2016 · 120 employees
$37Mraised

Provider of an AI-native platform for debt market data and intelligence. It offers real-time debt market monitoring, comprehensive data, and artificial intelligence tools. The platform delivers insights across public, private, and distressed credit markets. It provides data, intelligence, and AI tools for deal origination, credit investing, and transaction advising.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 27%
Funding
top 30%
Tech
top 30%
Innovation
top 33%
Fin. health
top 33%
AI
top 35%
Growth: Headcount 57 → 120 (+111%) across vintages · Revenue +72% YoY · Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY
Funding: Raised $37.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 9 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2026)
Tech: 41 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 39k LinkedIn followers — 4.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Series C$170M
  • Dec 2024Series B$50M
  • Dec 2022Series A$23M
  • Oct 2021Series A$10.9M
Founders & team
Hussam EL-SheikhCo-Founder & CTOSteven HunterCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Seedcamp, 500 Global, AI Seed, Redalpine, Fly Ventures, Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAmplitudeAws Certificate ManagerCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
Series B · London, England · founded 2013 · 38 employees
$96.1Mraised

Online car repair financing platform. It is a payment platform that allows users to split the cost of car repairs and servicing into monthly installments. It provides users with information and data on vehicles for buying, selling, or maintaining purposes.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%
Growth
top 29%
Moat
top 29%
Tech
top 30%
Talent
top 38%
Fin. health
bottom 41%
Funding: Raised $96.1M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 9 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Dec 2025)
Growth: Headcount 23 → 38 (+65%) across vintages · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 1 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Runford Motor Group) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Conventional Debt$80.2M
  • Aug 2025Series B$11M
  • Dec 2024Series B$2.6M
  • Apr 2024Series B$2.5M
Founders & team
James JacksonCo-Founder & CEOJack AllmanCo-Founder
Investors
Suzuki Global Ventures, Marubeni Ventures, Naviter Capital, Autotech Ventures, Shell, InMotion Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#3
Series B · London, England · founded 2020 · 10 employees
$1.5Braised

Provider of personal loans with flexible repayment options and holistic assessment. They offer individuals access to financing based on a comprehensive evaluation of their financial situation. This includes income, spending habits, and existing credit commitments. The aim is to provide affordable lending solutions tailored to individual needs.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%
Growth
top 28%
Talent
top 38%
Fin. health
top 39%
Tech
top 40%
Market
bottom 42%
Funding: Raised $1.5B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 3 yrs (1.7/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Mar 2025)
Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Data Scientist, Software Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Conventional Debt$322.6M
  • May 2024Series B$1B
  • May 2024Conventional Debt
  • Oct 2023Series A$242.9K
Founders & team
Michelle He CfaCo-founder and COOGerald ChappellCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Citi, GSR Ventures, Salica Investments, K3, Waterfall, Deutsche Bank
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileCookieyesCore-Js
#4
Series C · London, England · founded 2019 · 1000 employees
$165.5Mraised

Provider of integrated financial services for businesses and individuals. It offers a comprehensive platform encompassing payments processing, banking solutions, credit facilities, and business management tools. These services are designed to streamline financial operations and facilitate growth for its clientele. The platform aims to provide seamless access to essential financial resources.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 89how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 8%
Tech
top 9%
Funding
top 21%
Market
top 25%
Moat
top 26%
Innovation
top 31%
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.65★ across 492,525 ratings (3 apps)
Tech: 80 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Devops: Envoy
Funding: Raised $166M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series C (Oct 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 229k LinkedIn followers — 26.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series C$90M
  • Jan 2025Series C
  • Oct 2024Series C$110M
  • Aug 2022Series B$50M
Founders & team
Felix IkeCo-Founder & CTOTosin EniolorundaCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Novastar Ventures, Global Ventures, Oui Capital, Soma Capital, FMO, Kepple Africa Ventures
Tech stack
AngularAnimate.CssAnt DesignApolloApple Icloud MailBootstrap
#5
Series B · London, England · founded 2021 · 8 employees
$185.9Mraised

App-based marketplace for used car loans. It provides users with a platform that directs users to a car dealership or digital car marketplaces to buy a new car with finance and provides a suitable finance payment plan. The application is available for iOS devices.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%
Talent
top 28%
Tech
top 29%
Customers
top 29%
Moat
top 39%
Product
top 46%
Funding: Raised $186M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 4 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Jun 2025)
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 39 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Head of Growth Marketing
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Conventional Debt$407.9M
  • Sep 2024Conventional Debt$133.7M
  • Jan 2024Series B$19.7M
  • Feb 2023Conventional Debt$114.7M
Founders & team
Roman SumnikovCo-FounderIgor GordiichukCo-Founder and Chief Technology OfficerAmy MckechnieCo-Founder
Investors
NatWest, Blenheim Chalcot, InMotion Ventures, Venture Friends, Clocktower Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapBranchCdnjsCloudflare
#6
Series C · London, England · founded 2017 · 17 employees
$14.1Mraised

Online marketplace for residential mortgage loans. It enables first-time mortgage buyers to increase the deposits by sharing mortgage across two properties. It also enables family members to pay off the loan interest. It also provides a comparison platform for residential mortgage brokers.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 27%
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 33%
Growth
top 37%
Product
top 40%
Moat
top 42%
Tech: 55 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Observability: Fullstory, Sentry
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $14.1M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series C (Feb 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series C$21.9M
  • Nov 2024Series B$17.7M
  • Apr 2023Series A$6.2M
  • Aug 2021Series A$3.5M
Founders & team
Geoff WrightCo-Founder & CTOEddie RossCo-Founder & CPORichard DanaCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Love Ventures, Aviva, Ascension, McPike Family Office, Goodwater Capital, Aviva India
Tech stack
AhoyApple Icloud MailBootstrapCdnjsChakra UiCloudflare
#7
Funding Raised · London, England · founded 2013
$316.1Mraised

Provider of financing solutions to e-commerce businesses. The solutions provided are cash financing for different business operations, real-time trading data to assess the performance of the business, funding, and more. It claims to help businesses in freeing up their cash payables to invest in growth opportunities, in supplier management by providing flexible payment terms and helping in improving stock margins. It caters to sectors like e-commerce, corporate, and healthcare.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%
Innovation
top 38%
Talent
top 38%
Product
top 40%
Global
bottom 46%
Growth
bottom 40%
Funding: Raised $316M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2025)
Innovation: 2 new-product events in 24 mo · 6 product lines
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. NPA - National Pharmacy Association) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Conventional Debt$93.9M
  • Mar 2023Conventional Debt$122.3M
  • Nov 2021Conventional Debt$100M
Founders & team
Olivier BonaveroCo-FounderMark CoxheadCEO
Investors
Castlelake, UBS
Tech stack
AosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsHotjar
#8
Acquired · London, England · founded 2015 · 193 employees
$294.4Mraised

Online platform offering credit scores, reports, and financial monitoring tools. It provides access to credit scores and reports to the consumer. The credit score and reports are extracted from Equifax. The company generates revenue from the commission after a consumer buys a financial product suggested by the company and is offered by a partner.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 52k LinkedIn followers — 5.9% of this cohort's audience · 75 engagements/post (1.5× cohort median)
Activity: 1 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. Stream) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Conventional Debt$37.9M
  • Jun 2021Series D$278.8M
  • Jul 2015Series A$15.6M
Founders & team
Dan CobleyCo-FounderJustin BasiniCo-Founder & CEOAndy SleighCOO
Investors
Invus, QED Investors, Blenheim Chalcot, Lead Edge Capital, Brightbridge Ventures, HSBC Innovation Banking
Tech stack
AhrefsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularjsApple Icloud Mail
#9
Series B · London, England · founded 2018 · 107 employees
$54.7Mraised

Developer of API for invoicing platforms and marketplaces. It provides customer-centric insurance and financing solutions to e-invoicing platforms, marketplaces, and cloud accounting platforms. It offers invoice protection for transactional risk management and secure freight to protect customer interests in transit.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%
Talent
top 28%
Moat
top 31%
Tech
top 32%
Growth
top 45%
Market
top 47%
Funding: Raised $54.7M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Apr 2025)
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. Hokodo) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Series B$11.4M
  • Apr 2024Conventional Debt$108.4M
  • Apr 2023Series B
  • Apr 2022Series B$40M
Founders & team
Richard ThorntonCo-Founder & Co-CEOLouis CarbonnierCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Investors
Mosaic Ventures, Notion, Anthemis Group, Citi, Viola Group, EIC Fund
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#10
Series A · London, England · founded 2019 · 50 employees
$9.6Mraised

Lending as a service platform for business financing. It enables lending companies to offer business loans to sellers, earning a revenue share while growing the ecosystem. It offers a platform where businesses can get funded based on revenue. It also offers merchant advance and payment management solutions.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 40%
Growth
top 45%
Moat
top 48%
Tech
bottom 43%
Market
bottom 40%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $9.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Nov 2025)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Conventional Debt$75M
  • Nov 2025Series A$5M
  • Mar 2024Series A$9.6M
Founders & team
Alexis LennepCo-FounderMai LeCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Hudson Cove Capital Management, TripleA, Passion Capital, Digital Horizon, Launchbay Capital, Start Capital
Tech stack
AhrefsAmazon Web ServicesBackbone.JsDiviElementorGoogle Analytics
#11
Series A · London, England · founded 2022 · 10 employees
$11.8Mraised

AI-enabled marketplace offering working capital loans for businesses. It allows users to apply for loans through its platform, upload documents and invoices, and receive loan amounts completely online. It mainly offers working capital loans, invoice financing loans, and more to businesses by using an AI decision engine and data infrastructure to analyze the borrower.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -1 · hiring: Senior Associate - Strategy and Operations, Business Development Manager
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series A$18.9M
  • Sep 2025Conventional Debt$135.2M
  • Jul 2024Seed$3.2M
  • Nov 2023Venture Debt$25M
Founders & team
Jerome Le LuelFounder and CEO
Investors
Stride, Axeleo Capital, Motive Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Axeleo
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#12
Series C · London, England · founded 2007 · 168 employees
$160.7Mraised

Provider of credit products for students pursuing advanced academic degrees. These financial instruments facilitate the payment of tuition and related educational expenses for individuals enrolled in postgraduate programs. The business model involves assessing creditworthiness to determine eligibility for financing without requiring collateral or third-party guarantees. Borrowers receive funds to cover costs associated with their studies, with repayment terms structured to align with future income potential. The process includes evaluating academic and professional backgrounds to manage risk and determine loan terms.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%
Tech
top 31%
Moat
top 31%
Market
top 33%
Customers
top 35%
Product
top 40%
Funding: Raised $161M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 12 yrs (1.1/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Nov 2024)
Tech: 44 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 21k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Conventional Debt$310M
  • Jun 2023Conventional Debt$350M
  • Sep 2021Conventional Debt$750M
  • Jan 2021Unattributed$2M
Founders & team
Cameron StevensFounder & CEO
Investors
Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, AlphaCode, CPP Investments, DFC, Global Investment Bank
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache TomcatApple Icloud MailApple Sign-In

Funding & investor landscape

$18Btotal disclosed funding
188companies funded
601disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Techstars12 rounds
Ascension11 rounds
Barclays11 rounds
Anthemis Group9 rounds
Global Founders Capital9 rounds
Seedcamp9 rounds
Entrepreneur First8 rounds
Fuel Ventures8 rounds
Seedrs8 rounds
BCR7 rounds

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Jack Allman
Co-Founder · Bumper
Michelle He Cfa
Co-founder and COO · Abound
Gerald Chappell
Co-Founder & CEO · Abound
Felix Ike
Co-Founder & CTO · Moniepoint
Tosin Eniolorunda
Co-Founder & CEO · Moniepoint
Roman Sumnikov
Co-Founder · Carmoola
Igor Gordiichuk
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer · Carmoola
Geoff Wright
Co-Founder & CTO · Tembo Money
Eddie Ross
Co-Founder & CPO · Tembo Money
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,987,464 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Alternative Lending coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Alternative Lending companies are there in London, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 444 indexable Alternative Lending companies headquartered in London, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Alternative Lending companies in London, United Kingdom?
The Alternative Lending companies in London, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $18B in disclosed equity funding across 188 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Alternative Lending company in London, United Kingdom?
Finastra is the highest-funded Alternative Lending company in London, United Kingdom, with $5.3B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Alternative Lending companies in London, United Kingdom are funded?
188 of the 444 Alternative Lending companies in London, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Alternative Lending unicorns are there in London, United Kingdom?
2 Alternative Lending companies in London, United Kingdom on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in London, United Kingdom Alternative Lending companies?
The most active investors in London, United Kingdom Alternative Lending companies on this list include Techstars, Ascension, Barclays, Anthemis Group, Global Founders Capital.
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