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March 12, 2024

Meet the 17 startups founded by former Monzo employees

At least seventeen companies have been set up by former Monzo employees


Tom Matsuda

8 min read

Burbidge helped keep Monzo going when founding CEO Tom Blomfield stepped down.

Europe’s later-stage fintechs continue to be a crucial training ground for the next generation of entrepreneurs and typically dominate lists of “founder factories”. According to a recent report by VC firm Accel and data platform Dealroom, Europe’s seventy fintech unicorns have produced 423 startups founded by former employees. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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