Mark Ransford

OpenFX is redefining the future of global money movement. We enable money to flow across borders as effortlessly as data, unbound by time zones, legacy systems, or banking hours. Our FX infrastructure transforms how finance teams operate, delivering cross-border transfers with industry-leading spreads, real-time settlement and 24/7 availability. We are a team of serial entrepreneurs from Affirm, Charles Schwab, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Kraken, Mastercard, Microsoft, Meta, Paypal, Revolut and Visa.

Established in 2022 in Copenhagen with a commitment to transparency, weve streamlined card payments to small and medium-sized businesses. Our innovative pricing model eliminates hidden costs and fees, offering a simple flat rate for all cards with no monthly subscription for our point-of-sale and payment solutions. Operating in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, we are more than just a service provider; we are your trusted business partner.

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Unlocking the full potential of ambitious businesses worldwide with $5k-$20m of purpose-built working capital. Todays fast-growing businesses need a capital provider that keeps pace with their ambitions. Traditional financing options are slow, cumbersome, and often out of reach. Thats why we built Wayflyer. Our unique technology can assess your growth potential to deliver tailored financing options in minutes, not months. Since launching in April 2020, weve deployed over $6 billion to 6,000+ businesses globally, backed by leading investors like QED, Left Lane Capital and DST Global. Were a fast-growing, venture-backed startup with big ambitions. From our offices in Dublin, London, Berlin, New York, Charlotte and Sydney, were serving consumer brands, retail outlets, software companies, service providers and beyond.

Payhawk is the finance orchestration platform that unifies global spend management with intelligent automation and real-time payments. Our solution combines corporate cards, expense management, accounts payable, and procure-to-pay in a single platform — eliminating manual processes that slow companies down. Unlike solutions that force a trade-off between powerful controls and great user experience, Payhawk delivers both, enabling finance teams to drive efficiency and growth while maintaining control. Headquartered in London with 9 offices across Europe and the US, Payhawk serves mid-market and enterprise companies in 32+ countries.

Zego is a commercial motor insurance provider that powers opportunities for businesses, from entire fleets of vehicles to self-employed drivers and riders. It combines best-in-class technology with sophisticated data sources to offer insurance products that save businesses time and money. Since its inception, Zego has believed that the problem with traditional insurance is that it holds businesses back. It’s too expensive and time consuming, and it no longer suits businesses who use vehicles to earn money. Zego’s products represent a solution to this problem for businesses based across the UK, Europe and beyond.

BibliU is the only vertically integrated campus store and course materials partner combining proprietary digital technology, innovative access programs, flexible billing models, and end-to-end retail operations under one unified platform. Serving more than 170 colleges and universities globally, BibliU enables institutions to deliver affordable, accessible course materials on Day 1 while simplifying operations, increasing transparency, and advancing student success.

Lendable is a lending platform that makes borrowing money effortless across loans, credit cards and car finance. Using technology, we have trimmed the fat from the traditional loan application process. The result allows us to make an instant decision, offer personalised rates, and transfer funds within minutes. We look beyond just the applicants​ credit scores, offering loans to people with less-than-perfect credit histories. This way, we provide fair rates to a wider range of borrowers. Once customers have accepted our quote, we deposit their loan within minutes and many customers qualify for instant access to their credit card via their mobile wallets. Our technology is brand new so we can deliver best in class experience to customers that previously werent served in the market. The internet has made commerce faster, cheaper and safer. Time for finance to step up. Check out our Lendable loans, Zable credit cards (https://zable.co.uk/) and Autolend car finance (https://www.autolend.co.uk/) for more specific details

Founded in 1976 Travelex has grown to become one of the market leading specialist providers of foreign exchange products, solutions and services, operating across the entire value chain of the foreign exchange industry in more than 20 countries. We have developed a growing network of over 900 ATMs and more than 1,100 stores in some of the world’s top international airports and in major transport hubs, premium shopping malls, high street locations, supermarkets and city centres. Travelex has built a growing online and mobile foreign exchange platform, and we also process and deliver foreign currency orders for major banks, travel agencies and hotels worldwide. In addition, we source and distribute large quantities of foreign currency banknotes for customers on a wholesale basis - including for central banks and international financial institutions. We also offer a range of remittance and international money transfer products around the world.

With more than 100 years serving learners, Cengage Group is a global edtech company that enables student choice. No matter how, where, when or why someone wants to learn, our portfolio of education businesses supports all students, from middle school through graduate school and skills education, with quality content and technology. Collectively, our three business units – Cengage Academic, Cengage Work and Cengage Select – help millions of students each year in more than 125 countries achieve their education and career goals and lead choice-filled lives.

OpenFX is redefining the future of global money movement. We enable money to flow across borders as effortlessly as data, unbound by time zones, legacy systems, or banking hours. Our FX infrastructure transforms how finance teams operate, delivering cross-border transfers with industry-leading spreads, real-time settlement and 24/7 availability. We are a team of serial entrepreneurs from Affirm, Charles Schwab, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Kraken, Mastercard, Microsoft, Meta, Paypal, Revolut and Visa.

Established in 2022 in Copenhagen with a commitment to transparency, weve streamlined card payments to small and medium-sized businesses. Our innovative pricing model eliminates hidden costs and fees, offering a simple flat rate for all cards with no monthly subscription for our point-of-sale and payment solutions. Operating in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, we are more than just a service provider; we are your trusted business partner.

AI Platform for Accounting firms giving accountants a team of AI assistants

A leading global private markets manager with a network of 29 offices throughout EMEA, the Americas and Asia, CVC has seven complementary strategies across private equity, secondaries, credit and infrastructure and an established client base of over 1,000 blue-chip clients, which includes many of the world’s leading investors. CVC is committed to upholding a dynamic and professional work environment in which all employees are treated equally and with respect. All employees are recruited solely on merit, irrespective of age, gender, nationality, disability, religious belief or sexual orientation.

Unlocking the full potential of ambitious businesses worldwide with $5k-$20m of purpose-built working capital. Todays fast-growing businesses need a capital provider that keeps pace with their ambitions. Traditional financing options are slow, cumbersome, and often out of reach. Thats why we built Wayflyer. Our unique technology can assess your growth potential to deliver tailored financing options in minutes, not months. Since launching in April 2020, weve deployed over $6 billion to 6,000+ businesses globally, backed by leading investors like QED, Left Lane Capital and DST Global. Were a fast-growing, venture-backed startup with big ambitions. From our offices in Dublin, London, Berlin, New York, Charlotte and Sydney, were serving consumer brands, retail outlets, software companies, service providers and beyond.