Clove
Altrincham, GB · Founded 2025 · 19 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors
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268 people in our graph share verified history with the Clove team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Sam Endacottunlockedknows Alex Loizou · together at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (overlapped)
×4knows the team · via The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
knows the team · via Trouva
×2knows the team · via Entrepreneur First
×4knows the team · via University of Cologne
Clove is building a financial institution designed for modern living and working, offering financial services to individuals and teams. The company is not yet authorised by the FCA.
Founders & leadership
Clove was founded in 2025 by Alex Loizou.
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Alex LoizouinFounder, CPOHe previously cofounded Trouva, where he served as CTO/CPO from 2013 to 2019 before taking over as CEO through 2022. He began building companies as part of the 2012 cohort at Entrepreneur First.
Investors · 6
Accel✓ verifiedPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M
33EastNicosia · $100K – $1M
Air Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M
Kindred CapitalLondon
Kindredreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco
Also in the syndicate · 1
Air Street
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$28M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2025
- $14MraisedOct 2025 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
- $14Mpre-seedOct 2025 · 3 sources
Accel (lead), Air Street, Kindred
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Companies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗- Registered name
- CLOVE LIMITED
- Company number
- 03560751
- Status
- Dissolved
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 8 May 1998
- Dissolved
- 16 Feb 2010
- Registered office
- 6th Floor, 52-54 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0EH
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 9305
- Accounts
- last made up to 31 Mar 2008
Current officers
- Ils Secretaries Limited — corporate secretary, appointed 25 Sept 2003
- Cornhill Directors Limited — corporate director, appointed 13 Feb 2002
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 23 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Clove do?
- Clove is building a financial institution designed for modern living and working, offering financial services to individuals and teams. The company is not yet authorised by the FCA.
- Who founded Clove?
- Clove was founded by Alex Loizou in 2025.
- Who are Clove's investors?
- Clove's investors include Accel, 33East, Air Street Capital, Kindred Capital, Kindred.
- How much funding has Clove raised?
- Clove has disclosed $28M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Clove headquartered?
- Clove is headquartered in Altrincham, GB.