Gohenry
| Industry | financial technology company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Louise Hill and Dean Brauer |
Key people | Alex Zivoder (CEO)[1] |
| Website | gohenry |
GoHenry is a United States and United Kingdom based financial technology company, that offers a debit card and financial learning app for kids aged 6 to 18.
History
GoHenry was co-founded by Louise Hill and Dean Brauer, in 2012 in London, United Kingdom.[2][3]
The company is named after GoHenry 's first customer, an 11-year-old boy named Henry. GoHenry was founded to help children aged 6 — 18 learn to manage their own money and build early financial habits. It also allows parents to control their children’s spending using the mobile app.[4][5]
In 2016, the company broke an equity crowdfunding world record, by raising $5.6 million on Crowdcube.[6][7]
In Spring 2018, GoHenry was launched in Beta in the USA in partnership with Mastercard.[8]
In 2018, GoHenry raised $8.1 million, including $3 million from their own customers.[9]
In 2020, the company raised $40 million in funding led by Edison Partners and with the participation of Revai (formerly Gaia Capital Partners), Citi Ventures, and Muse Capital.[10][11]
The company has 1.5 million members (parents and children).[12][13]
GoHenry launched the giving feature in partnership with the charity organization Boys & Girls Clubs of America in the US and National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in the UK.[14]
GoHenry’s card is issued by Community Federal Saving Bank in the US and IDT Financial Services Limited in the UK.[15]
The company has a partnership with Visa Inc. in the UK and Mastercard in the USA.[16]
Awards and recognition
The company ranked the 8th fastest-growing British tech business in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100.
KPMG and H2 ventures named GoHenry as one of the world’s Leading 100 Fintech Innovators.[17]
References
- ↑ "3 insights from gohenry CEO Alex Zivoder on youth digital purchasing and saving behaviors". SuperAwesome. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ "GoHenry, a pre-paid card and finance app for 6-18 year olds, raises $40M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ "Lymington mum's pocket money app hits millionth customer milestone".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "gohenry | Rackspace Technology". www.rackspace.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ Clarke, Gina (2021-04-08). "No Growing Pains for GoHenry as the App-Based Fintech Successfully Scales in the US". The Fintech Times. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ "GoHenry pockets £4m for app that teaches kids money-management".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Curda, Pavel (2016-08-15). "Fintech startup GoHenry breaks record raising £4 million on Crowdcube equity crowdfunding platform". EU-Startups. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ gohenry. "gohenry is Here to Help Your Child be Good with Money". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ gohenry. "gohenry is Here to Help Your Child be Good with Money". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ "Capital Partners invests in gohenry". www.privateequitywire.co.uk. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ "Gaia Capital Partners in Paris rebrands as Revaia, closes first €250M growth fund". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ "What are the best debit cards for your kids to spend safely?". the Guardian. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ "Pocket money app GoHenry secures $40m in funding round". CityAM. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ gohenry. "gohenry is Here to Help Your Child be Good with Money". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ "Gohenry targets US expansion after closing $40M funding round". Banking Dive. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ "Capital Partners invests in gohenry". www.privateequitywire.co.uk. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ Otta. "The better way to find a job in tech". Otta. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
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