Who we're backed by

These are the people who've put their money where
their mouth is and decided to make Zopa a success.

Bessemer Venture Partners

The oldest venture capital practice in the United States, Bessemer manages more than a billion dollars of venture funds. And they're good at what they do – over 100 Bessemer companies have gone public, including Staples, Gartner Group, American Superconductor, Verisign, Ciena, Ingersoll Rand, International Paper, Maxim, Parametric, Perseptive Biosystems, and W.R. Grace.
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Benchmark Capital

Founded in 1995, Benchmark Capital manages more than $3 billion in committed venture capital. They focus on investing in entrepreneurs with original ideas, and their portfolio includes franchise companies such as Alphyra, Betfair, eBay, Juniper Networks, Sulake and Setanta Sports Group. Since setting up in Europe in May 2000, Benchmark has made more than 40 investments across a variety of market sectors.  
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Wellington Partners

Since 1991, Wellington Partners has been investing in young and creative companies that embrace, create and utilize global technology trends. They take early-stage companies and help them become global leaders in their specific markets. Currently they have over €400 million under management.
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Tim Draper

Tim is the founder and a managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a venture capital firm located in Silicon Valley. He has invested in and contributed to Skype, Overture.com, Parametric Technology, Hotmail, Tumbleweed Communications, PLX Technologies, Digidesign (AVID), and Redgate (AOL), among others.
Read more about him here

The Rowland family

The Rowland family has a long history of investing in Internet-based companies, having put money into successful firms such as Autonomy and Demon Internet at a very early stage.

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