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Augmentum Fintech plc
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Augmentum Fintech plc is Europe's only publicly listed fintech-focused venture capital fund, investing in early and later-stage fast-growing fintech businesses that disrupt banking, insurance, asset management, and wider financial services. Listed on the London Stock Exchange since 2018, the firm provides patient capital unrestricted by conventional fund timelines, targeting UK and European companies with the potential to become category leaders. Augmentum's partners — exited founders with over 70 years of collective fintech investment experience — back exceptional teams at the early stages and work closely with them to scale, providing specialist advice, regulatory connections, talent networks, and access to incumbents. The portfolio manager targets a long-term return of 20% on invested capital and an average 3x cash-on-cash return at exit, with a vision to grow the portfolio to over €1 billion across 30+ investments.
Notable quotes
“Tide's sustained growth, achieved both organically and through strategic acquisitions, continues to represent an attractive opportunity for global investors, as evidenced by TPG joining the register.”
“Richard Matthews and I will continue to lead our investment activity alongside Verdane, supporting our existing portfolio and backing the next generation of fintech founders. UK and European fintech has a great deal still to deliver. We very much intend to be part of it.”
“Our mission and strategy: your company's mission is to become Europe's leading fintech venture investor. Fintech is a growth sector that the UK/Europe region has particular strengths in, and indeed Fintech is arguably the one tech sector where Europe's ability to create 'unicorns' exceeds that of the USA.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lateral | Seed | $3m | 2026-02-01 |
| Baobab | Series A | $11m | 2025-06-06 |
| Artificial Labs | Series B | $45m | 2025-02-01 |
| Tide | Series B | $120m | 2025-07-01 |
| Zopa Bank | VC Round | — | 2024-12-01 |
| iwoca | Series A | — | 2015-01-01 |
| Volt | Series B | $60m | 2023-06-01 |
| interactive investor | Growth | — | 2019-01-01 |
| Onfido | Series B+ | — | 2018-01-01 |
| BullionVault | Growth | — | 2018-01-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| SBI Group | 3 |
| CommerzVentures | 3 |
| Force Over Mass Capital | 3 |
| Balderton Capital | 2 |
| MS&AD Ventures | 2 |
| Triple Point | 2 |
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