数字银行Monzo融资8500万英镑，英国独角兽创企再添一员
数字银行Monzo融资8500万英镑，英国独角兽创企再添一员
昨日，数字银行创企Monzo宣布将获得8500万英镑融资。
本次融资由美国投资机构General Catalyst和Accel领投，现有投资者Passion Capital、Thrive Capital、Goodwater、Orange Digital Ventures和Stripe跟投。
该公司联合创始人兼首席执行官Tom Blomfield表示，将利用这笔资金拓展新的合作伙伴关系，扩充客户范围。
此外，该消息公布后，Monzo的企业估值也突破了10亿英镑，英国独角兽初创企业再添一员。
此前City A.M.就报道过，Monzo可能会于今年晚些时候与Crowdcube共同发起一场众筹，计划融资目标2000万英镑。
在刚刚过去的9月，Monzo的注册用户突破100万，而目前Monzo的银行开户量占英国现有新开银行账户数量的15%。
据悉，Monzo目前的亏损比去年增加了四倍，7月份的税前亏损为3310万英镑。
Digital banking startup Monzo will today announce the close of a fresh fundraising round at ￡85m, led by new US investors General Catalyst and Accel as the fintech firm prepares to leap across the pond.
Existing investors Passion Capital, Thrive Capital, Goodwater, Orange Digital Ventures and Stripe also participated in the round.
The news takes Monzo’s valuation above ￡1bn, cementing its position among the UK’s so-called unicorn startups.
It follows reports on the matter by City A.M. in August, which also said Monzo will launch a crowdfunding round with Crowdcube later this year seeking ￡20m.
The bank said it now represents 15 per cent of all new bank accounts opened in the UK each month, after hitting 1m users in September.
The raise comes as Monzo saw its losses increase fourfold over the last year, logging pre-tax losses of ￡33.1m in July.
Co-founder and chief executive Tom Blomfield said Monzo will use the funding and new partnerships to expand its customer reach.
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