Outward VC

Thrilled to be number 4 on The Sunday Times Tech 100! When we started Peppy, we had a vision to fill the big, underserved gaps in conventional healthcare. Too many people were left unsupported when it really mattered. Our hunch that employers wanted to do more than offer the same benefits year after year turned out to be correct. We’ll be forever grateful for our first clients, like Santander, Clifford Chance, BNP Paribas, and A+E Networks, who took a chance on Peppy when we were tiny and unproven. Since then, we’ve grown to serving over 200 of the world’s best employers with workforces across the UK, US, and globally. We’re also grateful for our wonderful healthcare insurance partners Vitality and AXA, and our broker partners, including Mercer, Aon, WTW, and Lockton. HUGE thanks to all of you 👏 ! And the amazing Peppy team of course 🙌 ! We think pretty much everyone in the Employee Benefits industry knows that we’ve recently developed the world’s most advanced employee benefits administration platform. It’s totally immodest to say so, but we think that it’s *incredible* and getting better and better every week. Watch this space… The link to the full list here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eutHt7Je The Times #TheSundayTimesTech100

Very happy to welcome Stanley Fink as Chair of Curve . As its former CEO, Stanley stewarded Man Group to become the largest listed hedge fund in the world and brings with him a wealth of experience and an unparalleled network across finance, politics and beyond. I have had the fortune of working with and alongside Stanley for a number of years. Kevin Chong and I are very thankful to him and the Fink Family Office for their steadfast support to Outward VC as an LP across multiple funds and have subsequently witnessed firsthand his proactive approach with our portfolio – as chair of both Bud and now Curve. Stanley’s appointment coincides with Curve's 10 year anniversary. In 2015, it would have been inconceivable to imagine the successful adoption of a single holistic, financial platform from which a consumer can spend, send, see and save. The barriers to entry were simply too big. In 2025 - that vision is now an accepted reality with 6m customers and Curve Pay the only ubiquitous platform accepted across Apple, Google and every x-pay and OEM. This journey has not been without considerable challenge – be it legal, incumbents or just the totally unexpected (Wirecard, Covid). In these moments of significant stress – a founder’s stakeholder base is paramount. Stanley's appointment underscores the importance of the stakeholder network and why founders must think ahead and pre-select board members and material shareholders that are fully aligned with the vision and proactive in their action – willing to roll up their sleeves and harness their collective muscle for the cause. It can be the difference between success and failure. Shachar Bialick had that foresight. It ensured "David" (Curve) could take on the Industry "Goliath" - and have a material head start in the coming “Wallet Wars” (link below).

At Januar we've now processed €500M worth of payments on behalf of the European crypto industry! Onwards and upwards! 📈

🇬🇧PrimaryBid unlocks £125million of retail capital to UK Government Debt. Investors can now access UK Treasury Bills, via PrimaryBid’s Retail Eligible Debt Capital Markets Service, launched earlier this year. With thanks to partners AJ Bell Hargreaves Lansdown and interactive investor. Stacey Parsons, Head of Fixed Income at PrimaryBid, commented: “It is crucial that UK investors can access investment returns on equal terms to institutional investors. Our success in unlocking £125 million of new retail capital demonstrates how technology, education, and collaboration can modernise traditional and legacy capital market practices. Approximately 20% of our investor participation has been from women, so we have more to do in this space to provide greater opportunity to a wider demographic in the UK." This service is only available to investors within the UK. Investing in securities involves risk. Read our press release here https://lnkd.in/evzmNFJC

🎬 𝗣𝗲𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗘𝗕𝗔? 🎬 Move over, Hugh Grant - there’s a new charming chap in town, and his name is Max! Brace yourself for the most uproarious rom-com of the season.🌟 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘜𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘺'𝘴 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘯𝘰 𝘈𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 📣 SOUND ON! #REBAFutureForum2024 #HRomCom #OfficeBlockbuster #BenefitsDrama #REBAFF #TheHughGrantOfHR #EmployeeBenefits #reward #HRNews REBA Future Forum Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA)

As usual 11:FS blew it out of the park at their awards last night. It was an honour to collect the "Best technology as an enabler" award on behalf of the team at Infact and hear the incredibly kind words from David Barton-Grimley. 🏆 Huge shout out to my co-founder Andy Milligan and his team who are the driving force behind the technical vision here. this means a lot to the us... particularly when we were up against the incredible teams from companies like Rollee An enormous thank you to the whole team, and everyone who has helped us get here from our early design customers, to our initial investors and beyond. 🙏 #11FSAwards #affordability #creditrisk