Canopy - About the company
Canopy is a seed company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2015 by Mohammad Tahir Farooqui and Rakesh Murria. It operates as a Credit building tool and an alternative to tenancy deposits for renters. Canopy has raised $12.4M in funding from West Hill Capital and Vision Blue Ireland, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 14 active competitors, including 7 funded and 1 that has exited. Its top competitors include companies like Ripple, Form3 and CreditLadder.
Company Details
Canopy is a credit building tool and an alternative to tenancy deposits for renters. Users have to create their rental profile on the platform that is shared with an agent or landlord. Allows the landlords and agents to screen renters based on their credit history and rental profile. The platform tracks the monthly rent payments of the users and helps them improve their credit report. The app allows users to pay and manage cash deposits. The app offers to pay the user's deposit in lieu of yearly premium payments. The app is available for iOS platform.
- Website
- www.canopy.rent/index.html
- Email ID
- *****@canopy.rent
- Phone Number
- +44 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$12.4M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Jun 26, 2020
Investors
Ranked
3rd among 14 active competitors
Employee Count
37 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Canopy
Canopy is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Insurestreet Limited CIN: 10287920 , United Kingdom, Active | Jul 19, 2016 | - | 43 (As on Sep 30, 2024) |
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Canopy's funding and investors
Canopy has raised a total funding of $12.4M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 05, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Jun 26, 2020 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Canopy has 6 institutional investors and 15 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Canopy:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jun 26, 2020 | 1742664 | Seed | 4303420 | 7873480 | 5452910 | 6545487 |
Feb 20, 2019 | 6939701 | Seed | 3875736 | 5691900 | 2550383 | |
Apr 30, 2018 | 6269544 | Seed | 7087413 | 5266881 | 6647726 | 9690947 |
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Canopy's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Canopy are Mohammad Tahir Farooqui and Rakesh Murria. Mohammad Tahir Farooqui is the CEO of Canopy.
Here are the details of Canopy's key team members:
- Mohammad Tahir Farooqui: Co-Founder & CEO of Canopy. They serve on the board of 1 company.
- Rakesh Murria: Co-Founder of Canopy. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Canopy's Board of Directors
Canopy's board has 2 active members. Mohammad Tahir Farooqui is part of team and Neil William Carnaffan is independent board member.Here is the list of Canopy's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 9y 10m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 2m | |
kppyhkp | Independent board member | - | Past | 4y 4m |
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Canopy's employee count trend
Canopy has 37 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Canopy's employee count trend over the years:
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Canopy's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Canopy include Ripple, Form3 and CreditLadder. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Canopy, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Ripple 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Provider of blockchain and financial infrastructure solutions for cross-border payments and digital asset custody | $853M | 81/100 | |
2nd | Form3 2016, London (United Kingdom), Series C | Provider of cloud-based merchant acquiring solutions for banks | $278M | 67/100 | |
3rd | Canopy 2015, London (United Kingdom), Seed | Credit building tool and an alternative to tenancy deposits for renters | $12.4M | 58/100 | |
4th | CreditLadder 2016, London (United Kingdom), Seed | SaaS-driven credit building platform | $503K | 54/100 | |
5th | Flatfair 2016, London (United Kingdom), Series A | Provider of a deposit-free rental platform for tenants and landlords | $13.1M | 47/100 | |
6th | Reposit 2011, London (United Kingdom), Seed | Alternative to tenancy deposits | $1.17M | 39/100 | |
7th | Fronted 2020, London (United Kingdom), Deadpooled | Provider of an online rental deposit management solution | $2.8M | 37/100 | |
8th | Marq Millions 2011, Manchester (United Kingdom), Acquired | Issuer processor solutions | - | - | 30/100 |
9th | Monimove 2017, London (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | Supply chain finance management platform | - | 27/100 | |
10th | Zero Deposit 2016, Stevenage (United Kingdom), Seed | Rental property security solutions for landlords and tenants | - | 26/100 |
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Canopy's Investments and acquisitions
Canopy has acquired The Lettings Hub. Canopy has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Canopy
Here is the latest report on Canopy's geography:
News related to Canopy
Media has covered Canopy for 1 event in last 1 year, It was about people movement.
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ICON Advises The Lettings Hub on Acquisition by CanopyInsider Media•May 15, 2025•The Lettings Hub, ICON Corporate Finance, Canopy
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Alto integrates with Canopy to make tenant referencing fasterAIM Group•Jul 12, 2023•Canopy, Alto Software
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RentGuarantor inks deal with Canopy for use of its guarantee serviceMorningstar•Jun 14, 2023•RentGurantor.com, Canopy
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London Real Estate Startups Canopy and Fronted Partner to Launch Lifetime DepositPYMNTS.com•Apr 14, 2022•Canopy, Fronted
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OnTheMarket plc announces commercial partnership with rental platform CanopyDirectorsTalk Interviews•May 24, 2021•OnTheMarket, InsureStreet, Canopy
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Equifax joins with Canopy to include rental payment data in its credit assessmentsFinextra•Apr 28, 2021•Equifax, Canopy
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