NewFinance

What NewFinance does

NewFinance is a London-based community Meetup group organized by Eddie George and one other co-organizer, focused on the fintech sector. The group has built a 4,446-member community with 110 past events and holds a 4.7 average rating across 537 member reviews, indicating sustained engagement over time. Its stated purpose is to serve as a "Meetup for all things Fintech," enabling networking, knowledge sharing, and connections among fintech founders, investors, and industry practitioners in London.

The group's primary product is its event programming, distributed through the Meetup.com platform and cross-promoted across Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, and YouTube. Historical events include online webinars on portfolio company support and investor sourcing (in collaboration with partners such as Beauhurst), as well as distribution of free passes to external industry conferences such as DeveloperWeek 2023 and DeveloperWeek Europe 2023. The community operates as a non-commercial interest group rather than a formal incorporated business, with no disclosed revenue, no monetized offerings, and no formal ownership structure.

NewFinance does not operate its own technology stack; it relies entirely on the hosted Meetup platform owned by Bending Spoons. Membership is free via the Meetup platform, and there is no pricing model or revenue mechanics associated with the group itself. Its value proposition is functional — providing an in-person and online convening point for the London fintech ecosystem — rather than product-based, and the business model is effectively a volunteer-run community with no commercial monetization layer.

Name

NewFinance

Legal name

NewFinance

Website

https://newfinance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NewFinance is a London-based fintech community Meetup group with 4,446 members and 110 past events, organized by Eddie George and one co-organizer, providing networking and knowledge sharing for fintech professionals in London.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Networking & Community Events

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

akta.pro primary industry

Finance & Investment Conferences (MPAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Fintech community events
• Professional networking meetup
• Financial technology meetup
• Startup investor networking
• Industry knowledge sharing

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NewFinance is a London-based community Meetup group that hosts events and networking opportunities for fintech professionals. The group facilitates connections between fintech founders, investors, and industry practitioners through regular meetups covering topics such as financial technology, banking innovation, startup investing, and entrepreneurship. It operates as a free community on the Meetup platform with 4,446 members and a track record of 110 past events.

Product overview

Meetup is a community platform that enables users to discover, join, and organize local groups centered around shared interests and activities. The platform offers a mobile application available on iOS and Android, along with a web-based interface. Meetup Pro is a subscription tier offering advanced features for group organizers including email marketing tools, custom branding, and multi-group management capabilities. The platform supports both in-person and online/virtual events, enabling communities to connect through various activity categories including technology, arts, sports, career development, and social activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NewFinance Fintech Meetup Group A community Meetup group hosted on Meetup.com that serves fintech professionals in London. The group organizes in-person and online events covering topics such as fintech startups, banking innovation, financial technology, and entrepreneurship, enabling networking, knowledge sharing, and connections between founders, investors, and industry practitioners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,446 members in London fintech community

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tech Nation (UK): Tech Nation (formerly Tech City UK) ran programs, events, and communities for UK tech and fintech founders. It overlaps with NewFinance's professional development and networking mission but at a national policy and program-driven scale.
• Founders Forum: Founders Forum is a UK-based community of technology founders and investors running invite-only events. It serves a comparable fintech founder/investor networking role but operates at a more elite, formal scale than NewFinance's open Meetup format.
• UKBAA (UK Business Angels Association): UKBAA is a UK trade body for angel and early-stage investment, hosting networking events and educational programming for investors and founders. It serves a similar professional networking role in the UK fintech/investment ecosystem as NewFinance, but with a formal membership and policy remit.
• FinTech Insider Podcast by 11:FS: FinTech Insider is a leading UK-based fintech media community with podcasts, events, and a large newsletter audience. It overlaps with NewFinance's fintech professional audience but operates at much larger scale with paid sponsorships and a formal business model.

Direct peers

• Level39 (Canary Wharf): Level39 is London's largest fintech accelerator and community hub serving founders, developers, and investors in the London fintech ecosystem. It directly competes for the same fintech professional audience as NewFinance, with formal membership and event programming.
• FinTech Fringe: FinTech Fringe is a UK fintech community and event series targeting the same founder, investor, and professional audience as NewFinance. It operates adjacent fintech networking events in the UK with similar grassroots community positioning.
• Fintech Connect: Fintech Connect is a UK-based fintech conference and community platform running events that bring together fintech professionals, banks, and startups. It directly competes with NewFinance for the same London fintech audience but at a more commercial scale.
• London Fintech Meetup (generic): Multiple London fintech-themed Meetup groups operate as direct community-based competitors to NewFinance, using the same platform and targeting similar fintech professional audiences for events and networking.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NewFinance
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/NewFinance
• Facebookfacebook.com/NewFinance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newfinance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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