Keebo

Credit card for the credit-invisible economy

Keebo logo
21-100 employees
  • Fintech
  • B2C
  • Credit Scoring
  • Banking
  • Credit cards
  • Financial Services
Hackney, London, UK

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Company mission

To revolutionise lending and inspire financial inclusion, helping customers to unlock the power of credit, jumpstart their future and smash their goals.

Our take

Due to the changes in the way people work – young people in particular – with many now operating the freelance and creator economies with irregular, less predictable income, it’s becoming more difficult to access credit. In fact, London startup Keebo estimates that the UK alone is home to over five million “credit invisible” people.

The company offers a Mastercard-supported credit card which uses open banking data to build a clearer picture of customers’ financial behaviour, with the aim of creating wider access, especially for those who don’t align with traditional models of credit worthiness.

Having only launched its card in early 2022, Keebo is still very much in its infancy. However, the fact that it's the only company which leverages open banking-based underwriting to be authorised by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stands it in good stead. It’s also secured promising venture capital backing to support its launch and growth.

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Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Benefits

  • Remote working option
  • Flexible working hours
  • A computer of choice
  • Wellbeing and learning allowance (£500/year)
  • 25 days of holidays + 8 public bank holidays
  • A day off on your birthday
  • Monthly team events and regulars outings with the team

Funding (1 round)

Aug 2021

$6.5m

SEED

Total funding: $6.5m

Leadership

Michael Vanaselja

(CEO)

Former Legal Professional at Citi Group and Citi. Before co-founding Keebo they spent seven years at Linklaters, including a spell as Head of Product for its legal platform Nakhoda.

Matthew Hallett

(CTO)

Has spent two decades working in Big Data for the UK Government, News UK, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and KPMG UK.