SME lender iwoca raises £46m in debt and equity

All series A and B investors participated in the round including Acton Capital Partners, CommerzVentures, Global Founders Capital and Redline Capital.

In parallel iwoca also raised a £25 million secured debt facility via a syndicate led by Shawbrook Bank which increases its available debt facilities to £40 million.

The investment will be used to further develop iwoca’s proprietary technology and data platform, scale its UK and continental European operations and launch new partnerships, further cementing its position as the lender of choice for SMEs across Europe.

Christoph Rieche, co-founder and CEO of iwoca, said:

“It’s been an incredible journey over the last five years but we are still at the very beginning. We’ve already been able to support 7,000 small businesses but we aim to finance at least a million customers over next decade. This investment gives us the firepower we need to achieve our mission.”
“We are very excited to welcome Prime Ventures to our world-class investor group and embark on our next phase of growth. Given that iwoca is both a technology company and a finance provider, we are very fortunate to have an investor base with experience that covers both areas.”