As professionals working in the Financial Services industry, friends and family would often come to us and ask who they should speak to about their financial problems. The problem was, we wanted the very best advice for our friends and family, yet didn't know any firm that we were 100% confident would meet this standard.
Most of the large Banks and Private Banks we knew were "tied" to specific product providers, and rewarded their advisers based more on revenue than quality of advice. Moreover, the advisers varied significantly in their quality - how would we make sure our friends got one of the better ones?
We knew a good IFA would present the best option - one who was whole-of-market, fee-based, well-qualified and came highly recommended by their clients. More importantly, we knew it was important to find an IFA who had experience advising clients with similar needs and circumstances to your own.
Unfortunately, no existing websites or businesses told you how well recommended the IFA was or what really made them an ideal match for you. What we thought was needed was a site where you - the client - could describe in detail the service your IFA has given you, for the benefit of others.
Over the years we realised this problem was not unique to IFAs. People looking for other types of advisers such as Mortgage Brokers and Solicitors struggled too. So now VouchedFor.co.uk helps people find advisers for all their financial and legal problems.
Most of the large Banks and Private Banks we knew were "tied" to specific product providers, and rewarded their advisers based more on revenue than quality of advice. Moreover, the advisers varied significantly in their quality - how would we make sure our friends got one of the better ones?
We knew a good IFA would present the best option - one who was whole-of-market, fee-based, well-qualified and came highly recommended by their clients. More importantly, we knew it was important to find an IFA who had experience advising clients with similar needs and circumstances to your own.
Unfortunately, no existing websites or businesses told you how well recommended the IFA was or what really made them an ideal match for you. What we thought was needed was a site where you - the client - could describe in detail the service your IFA has given you, for the benefit of others.
Over the years we realised this problem was not unique to IFAs. People looking for other types of advisers such as Mortgage Brokers and Solicitors struggled too. So now VouchedFor.co.uk helps people find advisers for all their financial and legal problems.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +44 20 3111 0580
Total raised: $5.64M
Founded date: 2011
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | DN Capital | dncapital.... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 07.10.2015 | Series A | $5.4M | - |
| 07.02.2013 | - | $235K | - |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.11.2022 | ‘Diversify and hold your nerve’: 6 ways to become a better investor | W hen it comes to investing, emotions and money don’t mix. This is easier said than done because our money holds sentimental value - we worked hard for it so now we want to invest it for a better future. However, making investment decisions... |
| 09.10.2015 | Daily funding roundup - October 9, 2015 | Segment bagged $27M; Glamsquad raised $15M; SightCall landed $8.4M On Friday Segment, a company that wants to make accessing data as easy as possible across companies announced that it has raised $27 million in a Series B round led by Thriv... |
| 07.10.2015 | VouchedFor Closes $5.4M Series A Funding | VouchedFor, a London, UK-based professional advice platform, closed a $5.4m (approx. £3.5m) Series A funding round. The round was led by Octopus Investments with participation from Samos Investments. The company will use the funds to invest... |
| 07.02.2013 | VouchedFor Raises $235K For Its Financial Advisor Marketplace And Reviews | Financial advice is big business; by some estimates “wealth management” is a £19 billion industry in the UK alone. But the quality of financial advice varies greatly, and finding a high quality Independent Financial Advisor can be a difficu... |
| 23.06.2011 | Financial advisor comparison website VouchedFor.co.uk goes live | VouchedFor.co.uk, the new financial advisor comparison website, has launched today. The site will help consumers find the best individual financial advisors in the UK, and then provide feedback on the financial advisor they sign up with. It... |