London’s 101 Fastest Growing Finance Startups

At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.

We’ve ranked the top 101 Finance companies in London. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).

We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:

• Track record
• Executive leadership
• Market share
• Innovation
• ESG rating

Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Top Finance Companies & Startups (London)

Monese

Monese is a digital banking option that provides mobile-only, multi-currency accounts in countries across the European Economic Area.

FlowBank

FlowBank is a multi-asset trading platform that offers a wide range of online banking & investment services to brokers & corporate clients.

Bought By Many

Bought By Many is a pet InsurTech company that provides insurance products and a streamlined customer experience.

SFC Capital

Early-stage investor combining its own angel syndicate & seed funds to provide investors with diversified exposure to SEIS/EIS businesses.

Bud

Bud is a financial network combining APIs & data to create a new species of connected experiences.

LATOKEN

LATOKEN is the leading platform for multi-asset tokenization and cryptocurrency exchange.

LocalGlobe

LocalGlobe is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and impact investments.

Startupbootcamp

Startupbootcamp is a global network of industry-focused startup accelerators that provides investment and mentorship services.

Seedrs

Seedrs is a UK-based investment and crowdfunding platform.

Generation Home

Generation Home is a new mortgage lender dedicated to making homeownership work better for everyone.

Fintern

Fintern is a lending startup looking to offer an AI-driven alternative to costly payday loans.

Moneybox

Moneybox is a mobile savings and investment app that offers a range of saving and investment products including Lifetime ISAs and Pensions.

TradingView

TradingView provides traders and investors with charts, tools, and social networking.

Reef Finance

Reef Finance is a DeFi platform that enables cross-chain integrations across various DeFi protocols.

MMC Ventures

MMC Ventures is an investment firm that invests in technology companies at Seed and Series A.

LANDBAY

Landbay is a specialist Buy to Let mortgage lender using peer-to-peer technology to fund its loans.

DigiSEq

DigiSEq is an innovative global FinTech company providing Programme Managers, Issuers or NFC wearable manufacturers.

Kwanji

Online FX Comparison Platform Bridging Emerging & Traditional Markets

Nucoro

Nucoro enables financial institutions to build digital savings, investment and wealth management propositions at speed and scale.

Kin and Carta

Kin + Carta is a global digital transformation business that advises, creates, and connects marketing and customer experience.

Concentric

Concentric invests in software technology business in the financial services, mobility, real estate, industrial, and logistics sectors.

Ondato

Complete KYC and AML management suite that helps businesses onboard clients, authenticate users, and safely conduct their remote processes.

Trussle

Trussle is a free online mortgage broker that works with much-needed transparency.

Pi Labs

Europe’s first and most active VC firm investing in early-stage proptech entrepreneurs.

HSBC

HSBC is a banking and financial services organization that offers a comprehensive range of services.

Wayhome

Start owning a home today from just 5% deposit

dopay

dopay provides a cloud-based payroll service that allows employers to calculate salaries and make payments electronically.

ezbob

ezbob is a UK based software provider for banks and other financial institutions.

Kingsway Capital

Kingsway Capital is a investment management firm.

Calastone

Calastone is a global transaction network for the mutual fund industry.

Countingup

The one that does your books. Countingup is the UK’s #1 banking & accounting app. Dead easy. Super fast. Self sorting.

Octopus Ventures

Octopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor specializing in health, money, deep tech, and consumer.

APEXX Global

APEXX consolidates global payment providers into a single integration point, optimising the cost of complex payment ecosystems.

Gro

Gro develops protocols or autonomous programs designed for a simple and friendly DeFi experience.

Jaja

Jaja is a fintech company that provides digital and physical credit cards and other financing services.

Glint

Glint is a FinTech with an app and debit card that enables clients to save, exchange, spend and send multi-currencies and physical gold.

Fnality International

Fnality International provides a digital cash system that uses blockchain technology to settle financial transactions.

Koyo

Koyo uses machine learning to serve customers with competitively priced credit

Pave

The proper path to good credit

CIRCA5000

The investment platform of the human future

Hambro Perks Ltd.

Hambro Perks is a London-headquartered international investment firm focused on private technology investing.

AllBright

AllBright is a funding and education network that provides the support and finance needed for female-led businesses to launch and scale.

Flux Systems

Flux Systems develops software platform that keeps a track of payment receipts by automatically linking them to payment cards.

Elliptic

Elliptic makes cryptocurrency transaction activity more transparent and accountable.

Foresight Group

Foresight is an infrastructure and private equity investment manager that manages funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients.

Applied Blockchain

Applied Blockchain builds private and secure business applications

Traydstream

Traydstream automates the most critical aspects of converting, checking and managing trade finance documents.

Oval Money

Oval offers an app for financial coaching and planning that helps people save according to their rules.

Marshmallow

Marshmallow is a full-stack insurance carrier driven by technology.

Chaser

Chaser helps businesses get their invoices paid on time, automatically.

Steadview Capital

Steadview is a tech-focused investment firm that invests in technology oriented businesses.

CDC Group

CDC is the UK’s development finance institution.

Butter.co.uk

Butter lets you spread the cost of shopping from any online store with a simple monthly instalment plan. Download the app now!

Notion Capital

Notion is an early-stage venture fund that focuses on technology and cloud computing markets.

Bumper

Bumper is a payment platform for car dealerships.

Old Mutual

Old Mutual Group is an international investment, savings, insurance, and banking group.

Neyber

Neyber is financial wellbeing provider that helps UK employees to be better with their money.

Hoxton Ventures

We back Europe’s best global tech companies, before the rest of the world believes

Keebo

Hey, we’re Keebo, the credit card designed for the new generation to build better credit and improve financial wellbeing.

Capitalise.com

Capitalise uses a little funding magic to identify the best financing options available for your business.

Parfin

Parfin is a Fintech company building the services and infrastructure needed to unlock the digital assets revolution.

LDC

LDC is a private equity company which provides funds for buyouts and development capital transactions in UK unquoted companies.

Abatable

Abatable is the robo-advisor for high quality carbon offsetting.

Fund Ourselves

Short-term credit from the people to the people.

Zinc.VC

Zinc.VC is a London-based business builder that runs 9 month mission-led programmes to build scalable commercial impact-led businesses.

MarketFinance

MarketFinance is a FinTech company providing business finance solutions that help companies grow.

Molten Ventures

Molten Ventures is Europe’s largest listed tech VC firm. We inject the most visionary companies with energy to help them transform and grow.

SoftBank Vision Fund

SoftBank Vision Fund specializes in growth capital and social impact investments.

Barclays

Barclays is a global financial services company that provides various financial products and services worldwide.

Anthemis Group

Anthemis Group is a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses.

Lykke

Lykke is building a global marketplace for all asset classes and financial instruments.

Rvvup

Bridging the 3 Generations of Payments

Sparta Global

Sparta Global provides high calibre graduates with intensive training in Testing, SDET, PMO, DevOps and Development

Creditspring

Creditspring is the UK leader in Subscription Finance, helping people save money on borrowing costs by not charging interest.

PremFina

PremFina is an innovative premium finance company providing insurance brokers with a high margin white-label premium finance solution.

Tradeteq

The global hub for trade finance distribution

Coinfloor

Coinfloor is an established group of cryptocurrency exchanges for institutional or sophisticated investors and traders.

Knoma

Knoma offers a payment solution and marketplace for lifelong learning.

IslamicFinanceGuru

IslamicFinanceGuru is a hub that helps Muslims with their investment, personal finance and entrepreneurial journeys.

Plend

Building a better way to borrow, where people are no longer held back by their credit history

Gryphon Group Holdings

A UK start-up insurer which is planning to sell life insurance in the UK.

Business Growth Fund

Business Growth Fund is an influential investor in small and mid-sized businesses.

CloudMargin

CloudMarginwas is the cloud-based collateral management solution.

Bumper

BUMPER is a DeFi price protection protocol that protects the value of crypto assets.

Netwealth

Netwealth is an online wealth management service that brings together an experienced team, user-friendly technology and lower fees.

SPG

Creating trusted payment experiences that customers love and a company that people love to work for. Assets include Shieldpay and Paycast

Arix Bioscience

Arix Bioscience is a healthcare and life science company.

Huddlestock

SaaS, Fintech, Mobile App, Wealth Management, Asset Management, Trading, Investing

Parkwalk Advisors

Parkwalk is an investment management firm focused on UK-based technology companies that are spun out of UK university and research centres.

Revix UK Limited

Revix is a platform that empowers everyday people to invest and manage their own wealth.

BB Energy

BB Energy expertise in trading, operations, chartering, logistics, storage, refining, and financing with energy trading services.

WestBridge Capital

WestBridge Capital is a private equity firm that invests between £10m and £20m in SMEs.

Funding Xchange

Funding Xchange is transforming and connecting the SME funding eco-system through digital eligibility and affordability assessment tools.

RLC Ventures

RLC Ventures is an award-winning VC which continues to back founders building global tech companies, from idea to exit.

Copper

Copper is a cryptocurrency custody firm that provides a secure infrastructure for the institutional digital asset investment community.

Nomod

Nomod creates a financial operating system for forward-thinking companies in emerging countries.

Novicap

NoviCap is an online platform that allows businesses to receive early payments for outstanding invoices.

Stride.VC

Stride.VC is a venture capital firm targeting seed stage startups in the UK and France

Piton Capital

Piton Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

WAY2VAT

WAY2VAT offers a fully automated VAT reclaimfor businesses, based on an AI proprietary technology

Uncapped

Uncapped is a provider of revenue-based financing that enables founders to raise growth capital without interest or equity.