FinTech Growth Fund

Peel Hunt is acting as Sole Financial Adviser to the FinTech Growth Fund

Providing a vital injection of capital to Growth Stage UK FinTech.

The FinTech Growth Fund has been created to deliver one of the key recommendations of the 2021 Kalifa Review of UK FinTech. Commissioned by the UK government to assess how the sector can continue to have the resources and business environment it needs to thrive, it called for a new fund to support the strong cohort of growth companies that have already been founded in the UK but need more private funding to scale.

FinTech Growth Fund Website

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Problem - UK’s best FinTechs remain underfunded

The UK is a global leader in UK FinTech, with 3,000+ FinTech companies
Few UK funds can support growth stage FinTechs through to IPO

01 Problem - UK’s best FinTechs remain underfunded

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Review - The Kalifa Review identified a £2bn gap in funding

2021

Strategic FinTech review commissioned by the UK Chancellor identified a £2bn gap in funding for UK’s growth stage FinTechs
A key recommendation of the review was the launch of a £1bn FinTech Growth Fund

What is the Kalifa Review?

02 Review - The Kalifa Review identified a £2bn gap in funding

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Funding gap increased

The best UK FinTechs have remained underserved and subject to exits before they realise their full potential
UK domestic VC remains concentrated in the early stage

03 Funding gap increased

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The Solution - up to £1bn FinTech Growth Fund

Ready to supercharge the best-in-class FinTechs. Dedicated to investing in UK Growth-Stage FinTechs.

04 The Solution - up to £1bn FinTech Growth Fund

FinTech Growth Fund Management Team & Advisory Board

Lord Philip Hammond - Chairman

Philip has had a distinguished career in British politics as a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2019. He held a range of senior cabinet posts, most recently serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2016 to 2019. Prior to this, he served as Foreign Secretary (2014-2016), Defence Secretary (2011- 2014) and Transport Secretary (2010-2011). He was awarded a life peerage by HM The Queen in July 2020.

Before entering Parliament in 1997, Philip had a wide-ranging business career spanning the house-building and property, healthcare equipment and oil and gas sectors.

As Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip focused on the long-term productivity challenges facing the UK economy and was a strong advocate for the Financial Services sector, and especially for the fast-growing fintech sector. He championed the cause of SMEs and the need for greater access to long-term growth capital to allow successful British start-ups to scale up in the UK, rather than seeking capital overseas.

Angel Issa

Management Team: Co-Managing Partner & CIO

Former Global Head of Corp Dev & Strategic Investments at Nomura and former Global Head of Principal Investments at Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas.

Joe Parkin

Management Team: Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner

Former Managing Director at BlackRock - Head of Banks, Digital Channels, and UK Inorganic. Previously leading UK iShares and Digital Wealth.

Kaushalya Somasundaram

Partner

Former Executive Director and UK Head of Payments, Partnerships & Industry Relations at Square; Former Managing Director and Global Head of FinTech Partnerships & Strategic Innovation Investments Director at HSBC.

Phil Vidler

Management Team: Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner

CEO of FinTech Alliance and former Group Strategy Director at Pollinate. Former Head of Global Markets HM Treasury.