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2 August 2019
Augmentum Fintech
plc
Augmentum Fintech
plc announces £5m investment in Habito
The Board of Augmentum Fintech plc (LSE: AUGM) (the
“Company” or “Augmentum”), the UK’s only publicly
listed investment company focusing on the fintech sector, is
pleased to announce the Company has made an investment of
£5 million
in Habito (http://www.habito.com/), the
UK’s only on-line mortgage broking and lending platform.
For further information please contact:
Augmentum
Fintech
Nigel Szembel, Investor Relations |
+44 (0)7802 362 088
nigel@augmentum.vc |
Peel Hunt
Liz Yong / Luke Simpson |
+44 (0)20 7418 8900 |
Frostrow
Victoria Hale, Company Secretary |
+44 (0)20 3170 8732
info@frostrow.com |
About the Company
Augmentum Fintech plc is one of Europe’s leading venture capital
investors focusing exclusively on the fintech sector. Augmentum
Fintech invests in fast growing fintech businesses that are
disrupting the banking, insurance, asset management and wider
financial services sectors. Augmentum Fintech is the UK’s only
publicly listed investment company focusing on the fintech sector,
having launched on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in
2018, giving businesses access to patient capital and support,
unrestricted by conventional fund timelines.
About Habito
Habito is transforming the United Kingdom’s £1.3 trillion
mortgage market by taking the stress, arduous paperwork, hidden
costs and confusing process out of financing a home. Since
launching in April 2016, Habito has
helped over 200,000 people better understand their mortgage needs
and completed £2.4 billion in mortgage submissions. The
award-winning service enjoys a 5* rating on Trustpilot from more
than 3,000 reviews.
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