Funding Circle is a British financial technology company specialising in providing loans and financial services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Founded in 2010[3] as a peer-to-peer lending platform, the company transitioned fully to institutional lending in 2022.
As of 2024, Funding Circle has facilitated over £15 billion in loans.[4] It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[5]
History
2010–13; Founding
Samir Desai, James Meekings and Andrew Mullinger, friends from University of Oxford, first discussed the idea of a peer-to-peer lending marketplace in a