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Portabl.co
Techstars '18London, GB · Founded 2020 · 19 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Portabl provides a SaaS platform enabling talent platforms to offer tailored benefits packages to independent contractors, freelancers, and consultants. The platform gives self-employed workers access to security and wellbeing benefits comparable to traditional employees.
Also known as Portabl · PORTABL · PORTABL.CO LTD
Founders & leadership
Portabl.co was founded in 2020 by Mike Minett.
Investors · 2
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Portabl operates a membership platform that packages workplace-style benefits for independent workers in the UK. The consumer-facing membership bundles health services (24/7 virtual GP access, mental health and wellbeing support, digital eye screening), protection (personal and business insurance, 24/7 legal and business support), financial wellbeing (lifestyle savings and discounts, mortgage advice, business banking), business tools (admin tools, company formation, virtual office, partner services) and a community layer with learning and development and a peer network. The membership is sold at £20.99 per month following a 30-day free trial, with a money-back guarantee advertised on the company site.
Alongside the direct membership, Portabl is positioned as contractor infrastructure for UK recruitment agencies: agencies can deploy the benefits proposition under their own branding without technical integration, with contractors funding their own memberships at group rates and agencies incurring no ongoing payroll or benefits cost. The company's platform materials also describe capabilities such as onboarding and backend support, company setup, tax and billable-hours calculations, billable hours tracking, project and task management, dashboards and collaboration, sold across tiered plans (Personal, Starter, Advanced, Scale, Enterprise). The registered UK entity, PORTABL.CO LTD, lists SIC codes covering information technology services and activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding.
Founding story
The company states it was built by freelancers for freelancers, with a team combining over 100 years of freelance and industry experience, creating the support platform its founders say did not exist when they began working independently. Mike Minett is listed as Founder and Managing Director; other leadership named includes David Patteson as CFO/COO, plus a chief commercial officer, head of customer success and a co-founder/CTO.
Business model
Subscription-based B2B2C model: individual freelancers pay a recurring membership fee (£20.99/month after a 30-day free trial), while recruitment agencies can deploy the offering white-label to their contractor base at group rates without payroll or benefits costs to the agency. Benefits are delivered through third-party partners across insurance, healthcare, banking and company formation.
Recurring membership subscriptions across tiered plans (Personal, Starter, Advanced, Scale, Enterprise), with a headline consumer price of £20.99 per month after a free trial.
Traction
Headcount reported at 14 employees growing to 17 by April 2025 and approximately 19 by August 2026, with staff across Europe, Asia and North America; annual revenue is externally estimated in the $1M–$10M range as of August 2026. Monthly website visitors were reported to rise from 58 to 1,600 month over month in July 2026. Total disclosed funding is reported at $120,000.
Latest developments
Company filings show the entity active with a confirmation statement dated 3 May 2026 and next accounts due in 2026. Headcount was reported at about 19 as of August 2026, and website traffic growth was flagged in July 2026. The site markets a consumer freelancer membership at £20.99 per month with a 30-day free trial, and an expanding set of partner-delivered services.
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Market position
Categorised as an enterprise/vertical SaaS company spanning HR, InsurTech and personal finance, serving the portable-benefits niche for independent workers. Comparable or similar companies cited include UnderPinned, Stride Health and UK savings and pensions providers such as PensionBee, Moneybox, Penfold, Nutmeg, Smart Pension and Salvus.
Bundles health, insurance, legal, financial wellbeing, administrative and community services into a single low-cost membership aimed specifically at independent workers, rather than employee-oriented benefits packages; the agency-facing version is designed for deployment in days with no technical integration and no ongoing cost to the agency, and can be branded as the agency's own.
Technology
Web-based SaaS platform providing dashboards, task and project management, completion tracking, task assignment, custom fields, status updates, billable-hours tracking and integrations with partner services. Reported web technologies include WordPress, Hotjar, Cookiebot, Microsoft 365, Google Cloud, HubSpot, Microsoft Azure and Piwik PRO Core.
Go-to-market
Direct self-serve sign-up and free trial on the company website, supported by demos and sales contact, combined with a channel motion through recruitment agencies that embed the white-label benefits proposition for their contractors. Distribution is reinforced by partnerships with insurers and fintechs.
Freelancers, independent contractors, consultants and the self-employed, plus small to mid-sized UK recruitment agencies, MSPs and talent platforms that engage contractors and want to offer them benefits.
Geography
Headquartered in London, England, with a registered office at The Basement, 34a Hyde Park Square, London W2 2NW; the core market is the UK contractor and recruitment-agency sector, with employees reported across Europe, Asia and North America.
History
PORTABL.CO LTD was incorporated in England on 4 May 2018 and remains an active private limited company, with last accounts made up to 31 December 2024. Externally reported funding activity includes accelerator rounds dated July 2018 and April 2019 and a pre-seed round of $120,000 recorded in July 2018. Investors associated with the company include Vesuvio Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center, Techstars, MetLife Digital Accelerator, Velocity Capital and allygatr. The offering has developed from a benefits platform for talent platforms and agencies into a direct freelancer membership covering health, protection, finance, business tools and community.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsPortabl works with partners including Equipsme, Markel, AIG, Tide, GoSolo and Charles Cameron across health, protection, financial wellbeing, retail savings and company formation.
An accelerator funding round dated 15 April 2019 is listed as the company's most recent round.
An accelerator funding round dated 16 July 2018 is listed for the company.
PORTABL.CO LTD was incorporated on 4 May 2018 as a private limited company (number 11346691), with a registered office at The Basement, 34a Hyde Park Square, London W2 2NW. Registered SIC codes are 62090 (other information technology service activities) and 66290 (other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding).
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Legal entities · 1
corporate structureCompanies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗- Registered name
- PORTABL.CO LTD
- Company number
- 11346691
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 4 May 2018
- Registered office
- The Basement, 34a Hyde Park Square, London, W2 2NW
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 62090 — Other information technology service activities66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
- Accounts
- last made up to 31 Dec 2024 · next due 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmation statement
- last made up to 3 May 2026 · next due 17 May 2027
Current officers · 3
- Desmond Daniel Matthewman — director, appointed 1 Nov 2020
- Michael Peter Minett — director, appointed 4 May 2018
- Velocity Corporate Directors Limited — corporate director, appointed 8 Dec 2020
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 24 Jul 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
- Portabl.coportabl.co · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Portabl.co do?
- UK platform giving freelancers and agency contractors group-priced health, insurance, financial and admin benefits.
- Who founded Portabl.co?
- Portabl.co was founded by Mike Minett in 2020.
- Who are Portabl.co's investors?
- Portabl.co's investors include Techstars, allygatr.
- Where is Portabl.co headquartered?
- Portabl.co is headquartered in London, GB.