This is the story of how we helped two founders launch the UK’s first fintech platform designed to empower women and close the gender investment gap. For good.
Obu is on a mission to close the gender investment gap at scale; disrupting the financial services sector by launching an investment platform specifically designed to bring together women founders, women angels and innovative allies – and make investment happen.
When Obu approached us to build a fintech platform, “a bit like Bumble”, to match women founders with women and ally angel investors and create a fairer investment culture, we sat up and listened. It's just the sort of innovative and groundbreaking project we get excited about.
We worked as one team with Obu to plan and deliver the Obu angel investment platform - the first of its kind and disrupting the status quo, serving an underserved market.
The MVP launched on 21 June 2023, meeting its Q2 target, and with that the Obu angel investment platform is live! Challenging expectations, blazing a trail and well on the way to creating meaningful change in a gender-imbalanced sector.
The Obu x Distinction team continues to work on future releases of the platform, so watch this space!
