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Monese
Founded 2015 · 145 employees on LinkedIn · 14 known investors
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Monese offers mobile money accounts and cards along with financial tools such as credit-building, lending, and budgeting products for consumers managing everyday finances. The company serves customers across Europe and was acquired by Pockit in 2024.
Founders & leadership
Monese was founded in 2015 by Norris Koppel.
Investors · 14
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Also in the syndicate · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries BSep 2018
Kinnevik (lead), Augmentum Fintech, International Airlines Group, Investec’s INVC Fund, PayPal
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountSeries AJan 2017Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Monese went on to found or lead other companies.
Related companies · 6
Companies working in the same space as Monese.
Companies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗- Registered name
- MONESE LTD
- Company number
- 08720992
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 7 Oct 2013
- Registered office
- Eagle House, 163 City Road, London, EC1V 1NR
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
- Accounts
- last made up to 31 Dec 2024 · next due 30 Sept 2026
- Confirmation statement
- last made up to 7 Oct 2025 · next due 21 Oct 2026
Current officers · 4
- Virraj Bharatkumar Jatania — director, appointed 17 Dec 2024
- Malcolm Le May — director, appointed 17 Dec 2024
- Mark Newton-Jones — director, appointed 17 Dec 2024
- Denis Shafranik — director, appointed 17 Dec 2024
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 3 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Monese do?
- Monese offers mobile money accounts and cards along with financial tools such as credit-building, lending, and budgeting products for consumers managing everyday finances. The company serves customers across Europe and was acquired by Pockit in 2024.
- Who founded Monese?
- Monese was founded by Norris Koppel in 2015.
- Who are Monese's investors?
- Monese's investors include HSBC, Anthemis Venture, Kinnevik, Outward VC, QVentures, Seedcamp, Specialist VC, Spring Capital and 4 more.