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January 25, 2022

Meet the startup reinventing premium bonds for Gen Z

UK startup Everything has raised €2m from angel investors to reinvent your grandma’s favourite savings product


Amy O'Brien

5 min read

It’s 2022, and the first generation of neobanks that disrupted finance will soon be celebrating their seventh birthdays.

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Everything's founders Adam Lewestam, Michael Wilkinson and Thorir Gudlaugsson
Everything's founders Adam Lewestam, Michael Wilkinson and Thorir Gudlaugsson
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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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