ThinCats - About the company
ThinCats is an acquired company based in Tamworth (United Kingdom), founded in 2010. It operates as a Developer of an online marketplace for business loans. ThinCats has raised $361M in funding from Insight Investment and Fintex. The company has 167 active competitors, including 16 funded and 13 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Liberis, Assetz Capital and Liquidity Group.
Company Details
Developer of an online marketplace for business loans. It offers loans including working capital loans, acquisition loans, growth finance loans, refinance loans, and asset purchase loans. It features PRISM data models for an indication of credit appetite. It provides loans on the basis of credit scores and turnovers.
- Website
- www.thincats.com/
- Social
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2010
Location
Tamworth, United Kingdom
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$361M in 8 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 167 active competitors
Employee Count
74 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired by Shawbrook (Sep 02, 2025)
Legal entities associated with ThinCats
ThinCats is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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BUSINESS LOAN NETWORK LIMITED CIN: 7248014 , United Kingdom, Active | May 09, 2010 | - | - | |
Business Loan Network Limited CIN: 7248014 , Germany, Active | May 09, 2010 | - | 1 (As on Jan 31, 2018) |
ThinCats's acquisition details
ThinCats got acquired by Shawbrook on Sep 02, 2025.
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ThinCats's funding and investors
ThinCats has raised a total funding of $361M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 18, 2019. Its latest funding round was a PE round on Mar 20, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. ThinCats has 10 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of ThinCats:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Mar 20, 2025 | 7631643 | PE | 9950385 | 3090446 | 7101698 | 6784601 |
Jan 22, 2024 | 8568190 | Series D | 4251928 | 4154731 | 2412926 | 1789341 |
Sep 22, 2023 | 4212777 | Conventional Debt | 9656909 | 5566904 | 1551569 |
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ThinCats' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of ThinCats' key team members:
- John Mould: CEO of ThinCats.
ThinCats' Board of Directors
ThinCats's board has 3 active members. Kevin Caley is part of team and Peter Brown and Quentin Baer are independent board members.Here is the list of ThinCats' board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 16y 1m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 16y 0m | |
hgdwxtf | Independent board member | - | Current | 8y 9m |
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ThinCats' employee count trend
ThinCats has 74 employees as of Jun 26. Here is ThinCats's employee count trend over the years:
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ThinCats's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of ThinCats include Liberis, Assetz Capital and Liquidity Group. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of ThinCats, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Liberis 2007, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of embedded finance solutions for small businesses | $135M | 76/100 | |
2nd | ThinCats 2010, Tamworth (United Kingdom), Acquired | Developer of an online marketplace for business loans | $361M | 69/100 | |
3rd | Assetz Capital 2012, Stockport (United Kingdom), Series B | Developer of online P2P marketplace for commercial real estate and business loans | $12M | 69/100 | |
4th |  Liquidity Group 2018, New York City (United States), Series C | Provider of AI-based solutions for business lending | $120M | 69/100 | |
5th |  Time Finance 1998, Bath (United Kingdom), Public | Provider of an online marketplace for business loans | - | - | 63/100 |
6th |  Liberis 2007, London (United Kingdom), Late Stage | Provider of embedded finance solutions and working capital for small businesses | $68.3M | - | 56/100 |
7th |  Growth Lending 2011, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded | Online platform offering diversified business loans | - | - | 53/100 |
8th |  YouLend 2015, London (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | Online lending platform for business loans | - | 52/100 | |
9th |  MarketFinance 2010, London (United Kingdom), Series C | Online marketplace for business loans | $43.5M | 50/100 | |
10th |  Tranch 2021, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Online lending marketplace for invoice financing | $16.8M | 50/100 |
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ThinCats's Investments and acquisitions
ThinCats has made 114 investments in companies including Digitalrewardsgroup and TKC. ThinCats has also acquired 2 companies including Crondall Energy and Andusia.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Mar 11, 2025 | Investments | |||
May 03, 2024 | Investments | 1989 | Denton (United Kingdom) | |
Apr 24, 2024 | Acquisition | 2001 | Southampton (United Kingdom) |
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Reports related to ThinCats
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News related to ThinCats
Filter this listMedia has covered ThinCats for a total of 12 events in the last 1 year, 5 of them have been about company updates.
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Specialist care provider lines up expansion with ThinCats fundingInsider Media•May 12, 2026•ThinCats
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Sealant manufacturer moves for distributor with support of ThinCatsInsider Media•May 07, 2026•ThinCats
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Shawbrook shares dive after profit jump on bullish AI plansCity A.M.•Mar 12, 2026•Shawbrook, ThinCats
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ThinCats reportedly deployed £300M in funding to SMEs in past yearCrowdfund Insider•Dec 31, 2025•ThinCats
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ThinCats injects £5m into leadership training firmInsider Media•Oct 16, 2025•ThinCats, KnowledgeBrief
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Shawbrook plans to raise over £50m in November IPO on the London Stock ExchangeCity A.M.•Oct 13, 2025•Fermilab, Ethical Consumer, Princess Cruises, Shawbrook and 2 others
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Residential care group Inspire Scotland lines up expansion after securing ThinCats backingInsider Media•Sep 23, 2025•ThinCats,
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