Clove was founded by Alex Loizou in 2025.

Who are Clove's investors?

Clove's investors include Accel, 33East, Air Street Capital, Kindred Capital.

How much funding has Clove raised?

Clove has disclosed $28M raised across 2 rounds.

Where is Clove headquartered?

Clove is headquartered in Altrincham, GB.

Clove

Altrincham, GB · Founded 2025 · 19 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors

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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.

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Founders & leadership

Clove was founded in 2025 by Alex Loizou.

Alex LoizouFounder, 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 · 4

Accel✓ confirmed by ClovePalo Alto · $500K – $100M

How we know: the company's own site · funding news · menlotimes.com · Not right? Tell us

33Eastlisted by 33EastNicosia · $100K – $1M

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Air Street Capitallisted by Air Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M

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Kindred Capitallisted by Kindred CapitalLondon

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$28M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2025

$14MraisedOct 2025 · 2 sources
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$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

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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.

In the news

FinTech startup Clove raises $14m to reinvent financial advicefintech.global · Oct 2025

London-based startup Clove launches out of stealth with €12 million to make wealth management widely available | EU-Startupseu-startups.com · Oct 2025

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.
How much funding has Clove raised?: Clove has disclosed $28M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Clove headquartered?: Clove is headquartered in Altrincham, GB.