This document highlights several successful startups from the UK, particularly in London, within the sectors of FinTech, Retail, FashionTech, and Services. It provides details on some of the top startups, including Transferwise (money transfers), Funding Circle (peer-to-peer lending), Farfetch (online fashion marketplace), Lyst (universal fashion shopping cart), and Quintessentially (luxury lifestyle management). London is positioned as a leader for digital innovation and startup success in Europe due to its large talent pool and access to international markets and financing.

1. London:
Digital Capital of Europe?
h"p://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/433867/Big-Ben-clock-tower-digital-tourist-a"rac>on-London-changing

2. Past Winners from UK
2016

3. h"p://london.startups-list.com/
Thread
Headliners out of the UK
InvestUP

4. FinTech
Retail
FashionTech
Services
Innova>ve
“sectors”

5. Transparent, low-cost money transfers across currency borders
Transferred > £3 billion
+16-20% per month
Valued at $1 billion
h"ps://transferwise.com/
FinTech
2 Estonian
expats

6. FinTech
Robo Advisor, construc>ng porUolios,
principally by inves>ng in exchange
traded funds (ETFs).
Funding Circle is a peer-to-peer lending
plaUorm, with more than £600 million in
loans from 40,000 investors to more than
8,000 UK businesses.

7. 300 bou>ques. 1 address.
FashionTech
Founded in 2008
Marketplace showcasing over 1,000 labels
Valued at $1 billion
h"p://www.farfetch.com/

8. FashionTech
apparel data warehouse mobile shopping applica>on
visual search engine for fashion
Fashion insiders provide
the right look for you

9. Founded in 2008, Lyst aggregates items from multiple e-
commerce sites into universal shopping cart
$1 billion valuation
> 4.5 million data points per hour
Retail
h"p://www.lyst.co.uk/
Jose Neves

10. Retail
Simplify your Supply Chain
netaporter.com, now Yoox Net-a-Porter Group, was founded
in 2000. It is the #1 luxury online retailer, selling 650 luxury
brands to 170 countries. £654MM in F15 (Mar), +23%. 11
million UV, 31% revenues from US, 45% from Europe, 25%
ROW.
matchesfashion.com, run by Ulric Jerome, 70% owned by
Chapman founders (started in 1987) and rest by Scoish VC
company, £150MM in sales in FY16 (Jan) +40%, 85% online.
72% from overseas. #2 luxury online retailer.
Pelipod: the world's most advanced, low cost una"ended
parcel box for business. With Pelipod, businesses can now
create distributed point delivery networks repalcing the need
for locker banks or store depots.
h"p://pelipod.com/

11. Services
Launched Dec 2000, Quintessentially is a members-only
"luxury lifestyle management service" that provides concierge
services to its 86,000 subscribers, of which 800 billionaires.
Total turnover of £65 million in 2015.
h"p://www.quintessen>ally.co.uk/

12. Services
Will Shoo
Greg Orlowski
Online plaUorm offering home cleaners for a fixed fee
of £10 / hour across the UK, France and Ireland. $6-
million funding round led by Accel Partners and now
aggressively expanding into Europe.
Deliveroo turns your favorite eateries into
takeaways for just £2.50 / delivery and has already
signed up almost 1,000 restaurants.

13. FinTech
Retail
FashionTech
Services
Innova>ve
“sectors” LUXURY
FINANCING
INTERNATIONAL

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Member!
• Founded Tech London
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Aron Pilhofer!
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