Funding Knight - About the company
Funding Knight is an acquired company based in Portsmouth (United Kingdom), founded in 2011. It operates as a Peer-to-Peer money lending service. Funding Knight has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 20 active competitors, including 6 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Growthdeck, StreetShares and LendingCrowd.
Company Details
Funding Knight is a UK peer-to-peer (P2P) money lending service that allows borrowers and lenders to deal directly with one another. FundingKnight offers businesses to borrow up to £100,000 for expansion, while lenders can open an account with just £500. FundingKnight assign a quality rating to each of the presenting loans. When the borrower pays a higher rate, the lender will receive that higher rate. FundingKnight was founded in 2011 and is available to customers throughout the United Kingdom.
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- www.fundingknight.com/
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Key Metrics
Founded Year
2011
Location
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Stage
Acquired
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
10th among 20 active competitors
Employee Count
12 as on Dec 31, 2021
Exit Details
Acquired by GLI Finance (Jun 28, 2016)
Legal entities associated with Funding Knight
Funding Knight is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sancus Funding Limited CIN: 7534003 , Germany, Active | Feb 16, 2011 | - | 12 (As on Dec 31, 2021) |
Funding Knight's acquisition details
Funding Knight got acquired by GLI Finance on Jun 28, 2016 at an acquisition amount of $*****.
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Funding Knight's funding and investors
Funding Knight has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a PE round on Jul 2013 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Funding Knight has 1 institutional investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Funding Knight:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 2013 | 8940635 | PE | 5923257 | 7161636 | 2542603 | 7175218 |
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Funding Knight's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileFunding Knight's employee count trend
Funding Knight has 12 employees as of Dec 21. The total employee count is 20.0% more than what it was in Dec 20. Here is Funding Knight's employee count trend over the years:
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Funding Knight's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Funding Knight include Growthdeck, StreetShares and LendingCrowd. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Funding Knight, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Growthdeck 2015, London (United Kingdom), Series A | Developer of an equity crowdfunding platform for investing in businesses | $6.31M | 53/100 | |
2nd | StreetShares 2013, Washington, DC (United States), Acquired | Small business lending marketplace that connects Mainstreet businesses with institutional and retail investors | $42.9M | 51/100 | |
3rd | LendingCrowd 2014, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Series A | Online platform for business lending | $2.8M | 44/100 | |
4th | Folk2Folk 2013, Launceston (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | P2P lending platform for business loans | - | 43/100 | |
5th | LenderWize 2014, London (United Kingdom), Public | Crowdlending to telecoms | - | 39/100 | |
6th | Crowd2Fund 2014, London (United Kingdom), Series A | Equity as well as debt crowdfunding platform | $4.37M | - | 37/100 |
7th | Money&Co. 2013, London (United Kingdom), Seed | P2P Lending platform for businesses | - | 36/100 | |
8th | Archover 2013, London (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | Crowdlending platform for business loans | - | - | 34/100 |
9th | CODE Investing 2013, London (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | Crowdfunding platform for SMEs | - | 32/100 | |
10th | Funding Knight 2011, Portsmouth (United Kingdom), Acquired | Peer-to-Peer money lending service | - | 31/100 |
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Funding Knight's Investments and acquisitions
Funding Knight has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Funding Knight
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Funding Knight to change name to Sancus Funding as ownership changesFintech Finance•Jan 16, 2018•Funding Knight
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