Zopa

fintech · London, GB · zopa.com

UK neobank offering loans, credit cards and savings accounts.

Founders

Giles Andrews (United Kingdom · ♂) — An Oxford grad and serial entrepreneur from the Egg internet-banking team who co-founded Zopa to pioneer peer-to-peer lending, later serving as CEO and chairman.
Richard Duvall (United Kingdom · ♂) — A founder of internet bank Egg who conceived Zopa as the world's first P2P lending marketplace; he passed away in 2006.
James Alexander (United Kingdom · ♂) — Came from Egg Banking to co-found Zopa and served as its first CEO until 2007.
David Nicholson (United Kingdom · ♂) — An Egg alumnus who co-founded Zopa, later leaving to found mobile-payments fintech Yoyo Wallet.
Tim Parlett (United Kingdom · ♂) — Came from the Egg team to co-found Zopa, serving as COO until 2008.

Shares the most investors with (number = shared investors):

Date	Round	Amount
Dec 2024	Funding round UK neobank Zopa raised 68M GBP (about 87M USD) equity led by AP Moller Holding, reportedly at a 1B+ USD valuation, ahead of a current-account launch.	$87M
Oct 2021	Growth London neobank Zopa raised a GBP 220M pre-IPO round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, reaching unicorn status.	$260.8M

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