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🚀 Exciting News! 🚀  Our Co-Founder and Chair, Anthony Thomson, was recently featured on the latest episode of Fintech Insider News by 11:FS. In this episode, Anthony shares the news about archie’s first two portfolio companies ekko & wamo, and discusses the latest in fintech, including Revolut UK banking license, Plum recent funding success, and much more. Don’t miss out on the conversation! Tune in to hear all about our journey and the exciting ventures we’re supporting. Listen now on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Link in comments.  #Fintech #Investments #Archie #11FS #Podcast #FintechInsider #Innovation

Excited to announce our first two portfolio investments at archie.!

Excited to announce our first two portfolio investments at archie.!

📢📢📢 Big News from archie.📢📢📢 We're thrilled to announce our first investments in two leading fintech disruptors: wamo and ekko. As a fintech acceleration partner, we're committed to investing intellectual capital in high-potential fintechs to supercharge their growth. 🔹 wamo: An SME champion specialising in cross-border payments, wamo is dedicated to empowering SMEs across Europe with seamless access to business accounts and human-led support. With recent capital raised and an EMI license obtained, wamo is poised for significant expansion. 🔹 ekko: On a mission to fight climate change and nature loss, ekko offers integrated sustainability solutions for businesses. With tools for carbon tracking and compensating, ekko is capitalising on the rapidly growing sustainability market and scaling its team to meet global opportunities. Fintech founders need more than just financial backing to turn their ambitions into reality. By investing our deep intellectual capital, we aim to shorten the odds of success and propel these high-potential companies into hyper-growth. 🚀🚀🚀 Read more about our exciting new portfolio additions in Finextra. And stay tuned for more updates as we continue to support the next generation of fintech leaders! #Fintech #Innovation #Sustainability #SMEs #Growth #Archie

🚀🚀🚀 There’s no shortage of memes emphasising the importance of manifestation and affirmations. And while the typical fintech founder needn’t dwell too much, they do hold a kernel of truth. Namely, the importance of belief – belief in yourself, your product, and your business. The journey from startup to 🦄 requires a founder who is a true believer.    So for our fifth question and insight from Steve Brennen, he asks do you really believe in what you’re doing? Let us know your beliefs and how you ensure it is echoed across your team below!   #ArchieGrowth #FintechFounder #Entrepreneurship #ScaleUp #HyperGrowth   5/5

🚀🚀🚀 Building and scaling a successful fintech requires founders to work smart, know their role and focus on the things that really matter. “Time is money” couldn’t ring truer, especially when in a substantial growth stage. Our forth insight and core question from CEO Steve Brennen touches on the need for fintechs to be laser focused 🎯🎯🎯 #ArchieGrowth #FintechFounder #Entrepreneurship #ScaleUp #HyperGrowth   4/5

🚀🚀🚀 In fintech, where the battle for talent is fierce and workplace dynamics can make or break a company, fostering a culture that attracts and retains top talent is paramount. It’s also about realising that the team which you start with, may not be the team who is right for the next chapter.   So our third question is asking yourself are you building the right team for your business? And is the right one for your next stage?   Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below!   #ArchieGrowth #FintechFounder #Entrepreneurship #ScaleUp #HyperGrowth 3/5

🚀🚀🚀 Tech is increasingly saturated. Innovation remains paramount, but there’s a good chance that others have also identified the problem your product is seeking to solve. This brings us to our second insight and core question from Steve Brennen…genuine differentiation. Read below and stay tuned for more insights – feel free to drop thoughts and experiences in the comments too! #ArchieGrowth #FintechFounder #Entrepreneurship #ScaleUp #HyperGrowth 2/5

🚀 🚀 🚀 Too many good start-ups fail. Archie’s here to fix that. 🚀 🚀 🚀 Our mission is to provide ready to scale fintechs with the intellectual capital and growth expertise required to go from start-ups to fully fledged high-growth businesses.    So, in true Archie fashion we thought we would share some insights gleaned from years at the coal face navigating the ever-evolving landscape of scaling businesses. And even more recently, insights from CEO, Steve Brennen, who has met over 200 fintechs across the past five months in search of our next portfolio partner. Just like an advent calendar, we’ll be revealing some of these insights over the next few days; stating the BIG questions which we as founders and scalers ask ourselves and our partners. Every single time.   So, tune in… or even better, share your own views (as a founder, investor, employee or observer)! #ArchieGrowth #FintechFounder #Entrepreneurship #ScaleUp #HyperGrowth 1/5