London: Digital Capital of Europe?
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Transparent, low-cost money transfers across currency bordersTransferred > £3 billion+16-20% per monthValued at $1 billion
h"ps://transferwise.com/
FinTech
2Estonianexpats
FinTech
RoboAdvisor,construc>ngporUolios,principallybyinves>nginexchange
tradedfunds(ETFs).
FundingCircleisapeer-to-peerlendingplaUorm,withmorethan£600millioninloansfrom40,000investorstomorethan
8,000UKbusinesses.
300bou>ques.1address.FashionTech
Founded in 2008 Marketplace showcasing over 1,000 labels Valued at $1 billion
h"p://www.farfetch.com/
FashionTech
appareldatawarehouse mobileshoppingapplica>on
visualsearchengineforfashion
Fashioninsidersprovidetherightlookforyou
Founded in 2008, Lyst aggregates items from multiple e-commerce sites into universal shopping cart $1 billion valuation> 4.5 million data points per hour
Retail
h"p://www.lyst.co.uk/
JoseNeves
Retail
SimplifyyourSupplyChain
netaporter.com,nowYooxNet-a-PorterGroup,wasfoundedin2000.Itisthe#1luxuryonlineretailer,selling650luxurybrandsto170countries.£654MMinF15(Mar),+23%.11millionUV,31%revenuesfromUS,45%fromEurope,25%ROW.
matchesfashion.com,runbyUlricJerome,70%ownedbyChapmanfounders(startedin1987)andrestbyScoishVCcompany,£150MMinsalesinFY16(Jan)+40%,85%online.72%fromoverseas.#2luxuryonlineretailer.
Pelipod:theworld'smostadvanced,lowcostuna"endedparcelboxforbusiness.WithPelipod,businessescannow
createdistributedpointdeliverynetworksrepalcingtheneedforlockerbanksorstoredepots.
h"p://pelipod.com/
Services
Launched Dec 2000, Quintessentially is a members-only "luxury lifestyle management service" that provides concierge services to its 86,000 subscribers, of which 800 billionaires. Total turnover of £65 million in 2015.
h"p://www.quintessen>ally.co.uk/
Services
WillShooGregOrlowski
OnlineplaUormofferinghomecleanersforafixedfeeof£10/houracrosstheUK,FranceandIreland.$6-millionfundingroundledbyAccelPartnersandnowaggressivelyexpandingintoEurope.
Deliverooturnsyourfavoriteeateriesintotakeawaysforjust£2.50/deliveryandhasalready
signedupalmost1,000restaurants.
FinTech
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FashionTech
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