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• The neo-broker and leading digital wealth manager finalizes Series E funding of $180m (€150m)
• The funding round is led by China’s leading technology company Tencent, with existing shareholders participating
• Growth capital will be used for the expansion of its brokerage and wealth management businesses to become Europe’s leading digital investment platform

Munich/Berlin/London, 9 June 2021. ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½, a fast growing neo-broker and Europe's largest digital wealth manager, has raised more than $180 million (€150 million) in a Series E funding round led by China’s leading technology company Tencent. This purely primary investment round brings the total capital raised to over $320m (€260m). Existing shareholders participated as well. The funding will be used to accelerate ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½’s European growth and to continue building an integrated digital wealth management and brokerage experience. Five years after go-live in February 2016, the company has over a quarter of a million clients and over $5 billion (€4 billion) of client assets on its platform and is one of the fastest growing European fintechs.

“Tencent complements our existing long-term partners who already represent an international investor base. Our recent funding is a major step forward on our way to becoming the leading retail investment platform in Europe. The strong acceleration of our growth further validates our mission to empower investors”, says Erik Podzuweit, co-CEO and co-founder of ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½. “Anyone thinking of investing money should think of ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½. Whether you want to invest yourself via our broker or want our wealth management solutions to do it for you.”

Since its foundation, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½ has offered private clients digital wealth management and thus became Europe’s largest digital wealth manager. Just ten months ago, the company launched a neo-broker with a unique trading flatrate. More than half of the client assets in the broker are invested in over 1,500 Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) available on the platform, the rest is spread across over 4,000 shares and 2,000 funds. In addition to ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½’s overall growth strategy the funding will be used for international expansion. It will also fund the company’s continued product development efforts.

“We see huge demand to invest money in the capital markets instead of leaving it in bank accounts. This comes against a backdrop of record-low interest rates, growing inflation and a widening pension gap”, says Florian Prucker, co-CEO and co-founder of ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½. “Our clients can access fully managed globally diversified ETF portfolios and – in the same app – self directed trading in shares, ETFs, crypto currencies and funds. We also provide a market-leading offering of ETF, stocks and crypto monthly savings plans. We are planning to launch derivatives trading next. We will continue on our mission to make everyone an investor”.

The ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½ team has grown to over 230 employees. The team will continue to grow significantly from here. In addition to the headquarters in Munich and an office in London, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½ recently opened a location in Berlin to attract more talent, especially in the fields of engineering, client success and marketing. “We are also looking for talent to drive our international expansion across Europe. Employees can also work remotely – a flexibility that is highly appreciated and will therefore be maintained”, says Erik Podzuweit.

Tencent is one of the market leaders in communications, social, games, digital content, fintech and cloud services in China. Through its strategic investments, Tencent nurtures the growth of start-ups and helps building the ecosystem for the Internet industry, in China and in global markets. Examples include fintech companies such as Nubank, the largest financial technology bank in Latin America, N26, a leading neo bank in Europe and Futu, a Nasdaq-listed Chinese neo-broker.

“Demand for accessible solutions of personal investing is increasing in European markets, particularly among millennials. ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½ excels in offering its customers a convenient and cost-efficient investing experience. We are delighted to be an investor and participate in ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½’s growth”, says Danying Ma, Managing Director of Tencent Investment.

The implementation of the capital increase is subject to regulatory approval.

About ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½ is a leading FinTech in Europe, bringing together people and technology-based investment. For private individuals, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½ offers private individuals digital wealth management, a broker with a trading flat rate, as well as overnight and time deposit offers. In digital wealth management, the company creates and manages globally diversified ETF portfolios for its clients with, if desired, sustainable investment strategies. The broker enables private individuals to trade shares, ETFs and funds themselves and to set up ETF savings plans. For short and medium-term investments without capital market risk, the company also offers access to attractively overnight and fixed-term deposit offers.

For B2B partners, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½ develops solutions for digital investment. Partners include the direct bank ING, the British Barclays Bank, Siemens Private Finance, the digital subsidiary of the Santander Group Openbank, Oskar GmbH, and Targobank.

The company was founded in 2014 by Erik Podzuweit, Florian Prucker, Adam French (each of whom most recently worked for Goldman Sachs) and Professor Dr. Stefan Mittnik (Chair of Financial Econometrics and Director of the Center for Quantitative Risk Analysis at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich). It now employs more than 230 people at its offices in Munich, Berlin and London and has more than €4 billion ($5 billion) on its platform. ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½’s shareholders of ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½ include, among others, BlackRock, Tencent, HV Capital and Tengelmann Ventures. ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½ GmbH is a financial services institution regulated by BaFin in accordance with Section 32 of the German Banking Act (KWG); ºÚ°µ±¬ÁϹٷ½ Limited is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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