Ben Stanway

Co-Founder at Moneybox

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2015
VC🌍 United Kingdom
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Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Board Member
Jul 2015
Moneybox is a wealth management platform, but we’re guided by our belief that wealth isn’t about the money. It’s about the means to more – more freedom and possibility, more opportunities and more peace of mind. And we’re on a mission to give everyone the means to get more out of life. Millions of us go through life feeling like we should be doing more to get on top of our money. But we leave it at the bottom of our to-do lists, because were not sure where to get started or how to take the next step. This isn’t surprising when: Most of us weren’t taught about saving and investing at school. We’re confronted by a complex, fragmented, and confusing industry. Getting help making decisions about money has traditionally been reserved for a privileged few. This leaves us feeling anxious and uncertain, and we end up with less money for the things that really matter to us. At Moneybox, we believe that building wealth throughout life, and all of the freedom, opportunities, and peace of mind that come with it, should be possible for everyone. We launched in 2016 and helped thousands of people start investing with just their spare change. Today, we’re now helping more than one million people build wealth throughout their lives. Whether they’re saving and investing, buying their first home, or planning for retirement, our customers will get a service they can rely on, that supports them through every step, and celebrates with them along the way.
Investor, Board Member
2015
We’re on a mission to spread wonder. Our immersive mini-golf destinations are like no other leisure experience. Through amazing detail, quality, storytelling and technology, they transport our guests to a world where ancient spirits stir, nature glows and tropical cocktails clink. With four UK venues – and a fifth on the way – you wont catch us standing still. Were always thinking about how we can push the boundaries of immersive play even further, bringing people together to enjoy themselves in new and surprising ways.
early stageHospitality
Co-Founder, Board Member
Jan 2013
Bloom & Wild is re-inventing the $60B global flower industry. Over a billion flower exchanges take place every year and industry satisfaction levels are low. Driven by our core belief that you can never care too much or be too thoughtful, we do things a little differently. From inventing letterbox flowers to founding The Thoughtful Marketing Movement. And we’ve seen impressive traction to date. We are Europe’s largest direct to consumer flower company. As the inventor of letterbox flowers, Bloom & Wild is powered by great ideas that are rooted in continuously improving the experience for our customers. On a mission to make sending and receiving flowers the joy it should be for both the sender and the recipient, we promise beautiful, brilliantly-designed letterbox surprises and make-a-statement bouquets. Our flowers are sent as the freshest buds, carefully packed and ready to bloom for arrangements that last. The result is almost 60k five star reviews and the status of the UK’s most-loved online florist. Since launching in 2013 we’ve raised £126m of venture capital and private equity funding from investors including General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Burda Principal Investments and MMC Ventures. We’ve been named one of the 5 fastest growing tech companies in Europe and are alumni of Tech Nation’s Future Fifty. We were also one of the Sunday Times Top 100 Small Companies to Work For 2020. We’ve got a brilliant ideas-led innovation culture. And we’re looking for people from all backgrounds to help drive our next exciting stage of growth. If you’re interested in joining us, please take a look at our open roles on our jobs tab. Bloom & Wild acquired bloomon in April 2021 and Bergamotte in July 2021, cementing our position as Europes leading online flower company. Together, we are active in 8 countries. We are home to a family of 3 strong brands, Bloom & Wild, bloomon and Bergamotte.
early stageRetail
Experience · 5 entries
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2015
Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Board Member
Jul 2015
Moneybox is a wealth management platform, but we’re guided by our belief that wealth isn’t about the money. It’s about the means to more – more freedom and possibility, more opportunities and more peace of mind. And we’re on a mission to give everyone the means to get more out of life. Millions of us go through life feeling like we should be doing more to get on top of our money. But we leave it at the bottom of our to-do lists, because were not sure where to get started or how to take the next step. This isn’t surprising when: Most of us weren’t taught about saving and investing at school. We’re confronted by a complex, fragmented, and confusing industry. Getting help making decisions about money has traditionally been reserved for a privileged few. This leaves us feeling anxious and uncertain, and we end up with less money for the things that really matter to us. At Moneybox, we believe that building wealth throughout life, and all of the freedom, opportunities, and peace of mind that come with it, should be possible for everyone. We launched in 2016 and helped thousands of people start investing with just their spare change. Today, we’re now helping more than one million people build wealth throughout their lives. Whether they’re saving and investing, buying their first home, or planning for retirement, our customers will get a service they can rely on, that supports them through every step, and celebrates with them along the way.
Investor, Board Member
2015
We’re on a mission to spread wonder. Our immersive mini-golf destinations are like no other leisure experience. Through amazing detail, quality, storytelling and technology, they transport our guests to a world where ancient spirits stir, nature glows and tropical cocktails clink. With four UK venues – and a fifth on the way – you wont catch us standing still. Were always thinking about how we can push the boundaries of immersive play even further, bringing people together to enjoy themselves in new and surprising ways.
early stageHospitality
2013
Co-Founder, Board Member
Jan 2013
Bloom & Wild is re-inventing the $60B global flower industry. Over a billion flower exchanges take place every year and industry satisfaction levels are low. Driven by our core belief that you can never care too much or be too thoughtful, we do things a little differently. From inventing letterbox flowers to founding The Thoughtful Marketing Movement. And we’ve seen impressive traction to date. We are Europe’s largest direct to consumer flower company. As the inventor of letterbox flowers, Bloom & Wild is powered by great ideas that are rooted in continuously improving the experience for our customers. On a mission to make sending and receiving flowers the joy it should be for both the sender and the recipient, we promise beautiful, brilliantly-designed letterbox surprises and make-a-statement bouquets. Our flowers are sent as the freshest buds, carefully packed and ready to bloom for arrangements that last. The result is almost 60k five star reviews and the status of the UK’s most-loved online florist. Since launching in 2013 we’ve raised £126m of venture capital and private equity funding from investors including General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Burda Principal Investments and MMC Ventures. We’ve been named one of the 5 fastest growing tech companies in Europe and are alumni of Tech Nation’s Future Fifty. We were also one of the Sunday Times Top 100 Small Companies to Work For 2020. We’ve got a brilliant ideas-led innovation culture. And we’re looking for people from all backgrounds to help drive our next exciting stage of growth. If you’re interested in joining us, please take a look at our open roles on our jobs tab. Bloom & Wild acquired bloomon in April 2021 and Bergamotte in July 2021, cementing our position as Europes leading online flower company. Together, we are active in 8 countries. We are home to a family of 3 strong brands, Bloom & Wild, bloomon and Bergamotte.
early stageRetail
2004
Partner
Aug 2004
Habrok Capital Management LLP is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom. Please visit our website at www.habrokcapital.com for more information on the firm.
2003
Research Associate
Jul 2003
Fidelity International offers investment solutions and services and retirement expertise to more than 2.9 million customers globally. As a privately held, purpose-driven company with a 50-year heritage, we think generationally and invest for the long term. Operating in more than 25 locations and with $893.2 billion* in total assets, our clients range from central banks, sovereign wealth funds, large corporates, financial institutions, insurers, and wealth managers, to private individuals. Our Global Platform solutions business provides individuals, advisers and employers with access to world-class investment choices, third-party solutions, administration services and pension guidance. Together with our Investment Solutions & Services business, we invest $625.4 billion on behalf of our clients. By combining our asset management expertise with our solutions for workplace and personal investing, we work together to build better financial futures. *Data as of 31 December 2024.
Investment activity
2013–2015 · 3 investments
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