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The Spotcap story

Who we are

Spotcap is a multi-market online lender. A lot of businesses find securing the right finance too complicated and too time-consuming. Spotcap offers an alternative. Using technology and that human touch we provide established business with access to swift and straightforward business loans up to £350k.

What we do

The Spotcap loan application can be completed on our website or by working together with a financial adviser, broker or accountant. We do traditional underwriting, but use technology to do it faster and smoother. This and our ability to predict future performance, allows us to offer a transparent and competitively priced product.

Why we do it

Why offer funding to established businesses? There are 5.7 million small and mid-sized private companies in the UK. Empowering them is our reason for being. Our loans give them the freedom to make the most of opportunities, and the peace of mind to focus on their vision.

Spotcap in numbers

2014

founded

£90m

raised globally

1000+

small businesses supported

130

employees

Get to know the team

Niels Turfboer

Managing Director UK

MD Niels Turfboer has over 20 years of experience working in financial services. After time at ABN AMRO and ING, he founded and grew an education business, going on to join MarketInvoice as Head of Investor Development.

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Helena Zarchan

Head of Marketing and Communications UK

Over 10 years of experience at leading PR firm Burson-Marsteller and others. Holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University.

Kevin Vendel

Head of Sales UK

Built an extensive partner network for Spotcap in the Netherlands. Has multiple years of B2B sales experience at Spotcap, TKB and De Persgroep.

Client stories

How Bleach London Went From One Sink to Wholesaler

We wouldn’t have been able to have the wholesale business if we couldn’t have raised money,” says Campbell. “Manufacturers won’t speak to you unless you order a lot of stock. We have done really well to have this business without capital investment and we wouldn’t have been able to do that without Spotcap.

Why a UK Eyewear Company Partnered with a Controversial Instagram Star

When you’re a small business it’s not always obvious where the money’s going to come from for simple things like stock, and turning away customers just feels wrong. Traditional financing opportunities are slow and not reactive, whereas we needed flexibility.

The Music Channel Investing in the Here and Now

We looked at traditional lenders but it proved so time-consuming and expensive to service their constant requests that we decided to pursue other options,” he says. I was recommended Spotcap by a firm of accountants. They took a look at our accounts and just over a week later we had everything we’d requested. It was that simple. I was extremely impressed.