Capitalise.com gives small businesses transparency and control over business.
Capitalise has already helped thousands of small businesses reach more than £1.7 billion in approved funding giving them a clearer way to grow and they've built connections with over 2,000 accounting firms.
In 2016, after the 2008 Financial Crisis, bank branches were closing at fast clip and new financial products appearing every month.
Small businesses, with little time or experience, were disconnected from financial services.
Co-founders Paul Surtees and Ollie Maitland set about solving that customer challenge to make business finance more transparent and put business owners and their advisers in control.
A timeline of Capitalise's growth...
Using a research led approach the business was founded as a customer-first approach.
Strong data analysis identified cohorts with positive unit economics leading to a successful path to profitability.