| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.12.2025 | Digital Bank Monzo to Expand into European Markets with Irish Banking License | UK’s digital bank Monzo has secured a full banking license from Ireland’s Central Bank and the European Central Bank, marking a step toward broader operations in the European Union. The latest approval positions Monzo as the digital-only ba... |
| 19.12.2025 | Lovable raises $330M, Quantum Systems acquires FERNRIDE, and N26 appoints new CEO | This week, we tracked more than 75 tech funding deals worth over €1.3 billion and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most i... |
| 16.12.2025 | Monzo buys digital mortgage broker Habito | Monzo is making its first-ever acquisition, buying UK digital mortgage broker Habito. The acquisition of Habito, which employs around 100 people, comes as the UK challenger bank looks to beef up its mortgage offering and diversify beyond it... |
| 16.12.2025 | Monzo snaps up UK mortgage broker in first major acquisition | UK fintech Monzo has made its first major acquisition with a deal to snap up a digital mortgage broker in a bid bulk up its “all-in-one” superapp.
The digital bank announced on Friday it had snapped up Habito, a fintech firm which uses tech... |
| 18.08.2023 | London-based fintech Communion raises £2.5M for financial buffer app | There’s a new fintech in town and it's all about giving yourself a ‘financial buffer against the world’, or as Communion calls it, a F.U.nd. The app hosts a FSCS-protected easy-access savings account, at the same time as providing habit for... |
| 16.09.2022 | Habito Raises £5M in Funding | Habito, a London, UK-based digital mortgage broker and innovative home-buying service has closed its latest round of funding, totalling approximately £5m.
This round was led by a consortium of existing investors including Augmentum Fintech,... |
| 09.07.2021 | Tech Zero becomes official partner to the UN Race to Zero | Tech Zero, the tech industry’s flagship climate action group, has become an official partner organisation to the UN Race to Zero.
The Tech Zero taskforce is led by Bulb and Tech Nation. Its founding members are British tech firms allplants... |
| 12.06.2021 | Top 10 Proptech Startups in the United Kingdom | The Proptech industry is booming across the globe and the real estate sector is evolving year after year. Although the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made a noticeable drop in real-estate rate, the United Kingdom (UK) market is making an upt... |
| 19.03.2021 | The top investment & wealth management firms to pay attention to in 2021 | The fintech industry is moving every year. Throughout 2019, fintech startups globally scooped up $US34.5 ($45) billion in funding.
But as more and more fintech companies pour into the space, it can be tough to sift through them and identify... |
| 01.03.2021 | UK’s fastest-growing tech firms join forces to tackle climate crisis | Fifteen of the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK have joined forces to create the ‘Tech Zero taskforce’ which will take bold steps to tackle the climate crisis and make the UK the top global destination for green investment.
Backed ... |
| 14.08.2020 | Mortgage fintech Habito lands £35m Series C, becomes B Corp | Habito, a UK-based digital mortgage firm, has landed a £35 million Series C funding round.
The round consists of a Series C equity raise and Series C extension, which is in the form of a convertible loan note.
Habito’s CEO and founder, Dani... |
| 14.08.2020 | Tech startups weekly: Plant-based meat alternative, digital libraries, travel vaccinations | Several tech startups in Europe have started focusing on their growth after the relaxations of the pandemic crisis started coming into effect. And, many promising tech startups have secured funding to help focus on their growth and expansio... |
| 14.08.2020 | Digital mortgage startup Habito secures £35M in Series C funding | Founded in 2014 by Daniel Hegarty, the startup offers digital mortgage services to homebuyers. Habito, which can be classified as both a FinTech and PropTech enterprise began its journey by presenting a digital mortgage brokerage, enabling ... |
| 13.08.2020 | UK Proptech Habito, a Digital Mortgage Firm, Acquires £35 Million in Capital via Series C with Backing from Augmentum Fintech, SBI Group | UK-based Habito, an online mortgage firm, has secured £35 million in capital through a Series C investment round.
Habito provides several services that are focused on taking the pain out of buying a new home or property. The company’s servi... |
| 12.08.2020 | Habito raises £35 million | London-based digital mortgage startup Habito Habito
Founded: 2015
Headquarters: London, UK
Total Funding: $82.31M
See full company profile "> has raised £35 million in a new round of funding. The round – which includes a Series C eq... |
| 12.08.2020 | Habito Closes £35m Series C Funding Round | Habito, a London, UK-based digital mortgage company, raised £35m as part of its Series C funding.
The investment round (comprising a Series C equity raise and Series C extension in the form of a convertible loan note) was led by Augmentum F... |
| 12.08.2020 | Digital mortgage company Habito completes £35M Series C | Habito, the London startup that has spent the last few years moving the mortgage process online, including offering its own mortgages beyond acting as a broker, has completed £35 million in Series C funding.
The newly disclosed round — comp... |
| 12.08.2020 | London-based digital mortgage startup Habito raises €38.6 million and becomes a B corp | Habito, one of the UK’s leading digital mortgage companies, has landed Series C fundraising of around €38.6 million. This news comes on the same day as Habito becoming B Corp certified, meaning it has made a legal commitment to put people a... |
| 12.08.2020 | Digital mortgage startup Habito raises €29.7 million | London: Habito, one of the UK’s leading digital mortgage companies, has landed Series C fundraising of around €29.7 million. This news comes on the same day as Habito becoming B Corp certified, meaning it has made a legal commitment to put ... |
| 12.08.2020 | Habito closes £35m Series C | Digital mortgage company Habito has confirmed £35 million of investment as part of its Series C fundraise, bringing the total amount of investment to more than £63 million since its launch to market in 2016.
This latest round of funding wil... |
| 09.07.2019 | Habito, the digital mortgage broker, will begin direct lending via its own mortgages | Habito, the London startup that has spent the last three years dragging the mortgage process online, is to begin direct lending via its own range of mortgages. Starting with ‘buy to let’ mortgages, the move represents the first time the fin... |
| 18.04.2019 | Fintech is Changing Everything in the Mortgage Industry | At the time of this writing, there was over $15 trillion in outstanding mortgage debt in the US, making it the largest type of outstanding debt in the country. Mortages represents an industry for which business is booming – and that’s attra... |
| 17.11.2018 | ML and AI Tech is Taking the Mortgage Industry by Storm | Machine learning and AI have finally started to come into their own in the last few years, bringing disruption to one industry after another.
The world of finance has been no exception. In particular, the global mortgage industry, which is ... |
| 05.09.2017 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, September 5 | CATCH UP
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| 05.09.2017 | Habito Raises £18.5M in Series B Funding | Habito, a London, UK-based online mortgage broker, raised £18.5m in Series B funding.
The round was led by Atomico, with participation from existing investors Ribbit Capital, Mosaic Ventures, and Revolutionary (Ad)Ventures.
The company, whi... |
| 04.09.2017 | Automated mortgage broker Habito raises $24 million from Atomico, others | Habito, a U.K.-based online mortgage broker, has raised £18.5 million ($24 million) in a series B round of funding led by Atomico, the venture capital (VC) giant set up by Skype cofounder Niklas Zennström. Existing investors Ribbit Capital,... |
| 04.09.2017 | Automated mortgage broker Habito raises $24 million from Atomico, others | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Habito, a U.K.-based online mortgage broker, has raised £18.5 million ($24 million) in a series B round of funding led by Atomico, the ... |
| 03.09.2017 | Habito, an app that helps you find the right mortgage, raises £18.5M Series B led by Atomico | Habito, a London startup that is bringing the entire mortgage process online, has raised £18.5 million in Series B funding. Atomico, the European VC firm founded by Skype’s Niklas Zennström, led the round, with participation from existing i... |
| 03.09.2017 | Proptech startup Habito lands £18.5m to make mortgages digital | |
| 25.01.2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, January 25 | NEVERMIND!
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| 25.01.2017 | UK digital mortgage broker Habito raises €6.4 million | UK-based Habito, a digital mortgage broker, has raised €6.4 million in Series A funding.
The investment was led by Silicon Valley-based Ribbit Capital, with participation from existing investor Mosaic Ventures.
Since it launched in April 20... |
| 23.01.2017 | UK’s digital mortgage broker Habito raises € 6.4 million to offer a fullly automated end-to-end platform | Habito, the UK’s digital mortgage broker, has raised € 6.4 million in Series A funding. The London-based startup has now raised a total of € 9.5 million. Habito provides a fast and transparent way to get people the best mortgage possible.
S... |
| 23.01.2017 | Digital Mortgage Broker Habito Raises £5.5m in Series A Funding | habito, a London, UK-based digital mortgage broker, raised £5.5m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from existing investor Mosaic Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to enhance the techno... |
| 01.12.2016 | Winners of this year’s Digital Top 50 Awards announced at Slush | Five startups and scaleups were recognised today by the Digital Top 50 Awards at the Slush conference in Helsinki.
The awards, given by Google, McKinsey & Company, and Rocket Internet, recognise innovative European companies in the cate... |
| 12.04.2016 | Habito is another London startup aiming for a slice of U.K.’s lucrative mortgage market | A little over two months since Trussle made headlines for picking up £1.1 million in funding from LocalGlobe, the new VC fund from father and son duo Robin and Saul Klein, and another London startup has launched to take aim at the U.K.’s mu... |
| 12.04.2016 | Habito Raises £1.5M in Seed Funding | Habito, a London, UK-based online mortgage broker, raised £1.55m in seed funding.
The round was led by Mosaic Ventures with participation from Taavet Hinrikus, Yuri Milner, Tom Stafford, Samir Desai and Paul Forster.
The company will use th... |
| 11.04.2016 | Daily funding roundup - April 11, 2016 | Ticket Monster raised $40M; STAT-Diagnostica closed Series C; Marxent received $10M investment
Habito, a London-based online mortgage broker, raised £1.5 million (approximately $2.13 million) in seed funding in a round led by Mosaic Venture... |
| - | Habito | “We're the Best Mortgage Broker of 2020 as voted for in the British Bank Awards. We're here to make mortgages easier - no paperwork, no stress and no fees.” |
