
Osper Stock
Osper is a prepaid debit card and mobile banking service empowering young people to manage their money responsibly.
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About Osper Stock
Osper is a prepaid debit card and mobile banking service empowering young people to manage their money responsibly by instilling good financial habits from an early age. It offers a safe [MasterCard](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mastercard) prepaid debit card and a simple mobile banking app with separate logins for young people and parents. All money on Osper is safely managed by a European regulated bank. Its application runs on Android and [Apple](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apple) devices that also include any iOS device running 6.0 or higher. Osper is comprised of several investors, including Index Ventures, Horizons Ventures and a number of entrepreneurs, and individuals from the financial services market. To use the service, young people must be at least 8 years old, and must sign up with a parent or legal guardian. Their parents or guardians must be U.K. residents with a debit card from a U.K. bank. Osper was launched in 2012 by Alick Varma, who previously worked at [McKinsey](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mckinsey-company) and [Spotify](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/spotify), and also trained to be a math teacher. It is based in London.
Funding History
June 2013 | $800K |
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June 2014 | $10.0M |
Management
Founder and Chairman
Alick Varma
Chief Executive Officer
Giovanni Santini
Chairman
Alick Varma
Investor / Advisor
Sorosh Tavakoli
Press
pressandjournal - Jun, 28 2021
Osper’s young savers cash in on 24% year-on-year rise in pocket moneyhollywoodreporter - Jan, 29 2020
David Osper, Veteran of Reality Television, Dies at 47portlandtribune - Apr, 4 2019
ALL SHOOK UPbusinessinsider - Feb, 8 2018
Index Ventures has lost 2 investors to a venture capital fund that's run by one of London's most entrepreneurial familiesTechCrunch - Dec, 3 2016
Announcing Our 2016 Disrupt London Battlefield Judgescollaborativefund - Oct, 27 2016
Investing In The Next Generationthisismoney - Aug, 24 2016
The 'safe debit card' for children that lost Bethan's pocket money: They promise peace of mind – but how secure are they?businessinsider - Mar, 5 2016
Index Ventures has lost 2 investors to a venture capital fund that's run by one of London's most entrepreneurial familiesventurebeat - Feb, 21 2016
Meet Curve, the latest London fintech firm that wants to simplify your digital spendingcrowdfundinsider - Jan, 14 2016
Fintech Moved Mainstream: Reflections on 2015crowdfundinsider - Jan, 12 2016
Fintech Moved Mainstream: Reflections on 2015aws - Jan, 11 2016
AWS Podcasts – Aerobatic, Aire, Prairie Cloud, and Ospercollaborativefund - Jan, 8 2016
Investing in the next generationpehub - Jan, 1 2016
Curve pulls in $2 mln seedTechCrunch - Dec, 31 2015
Stealthy London Startup Curve Raises $2M From Notable Fintech Backersbusinessinsider - Dec, 28 2015
The cofounder of TransferWise has invested in a mysterious fintech startupcrowdfundinsider - Dec, 17 2015
Fintech Innovators Unveils 2015 “Fintech 100″ Listbusinessinsider - Dec, 16 2015
The cofounder of TransferWise has invested in a mysterious fintech startupinformilo - Nov, 3 2015
Fintech Start-Ups Now Targeting Banks’ Corethenextweb - Sep, 29 2015
Osper: a mobile-first UK banking service for kids that comes with reins for parentsfinsmes - Sep, 29 2015
Osper Closes more than $10M Roundeu-startups - Jul, 8 2015
The 15 hottest European fintech startups in 2015 / EU-Startupsgigaom - May, 12 2015
Why uber accelerator TechStars chose London for its 1st international playTechCrunch - Jun, 30 2014
Mobile-Only Bank Osper Raises $10M To Aim At UK Youth Market | TechCrunchEquityZen does not have an affiliation with, formal relationship with, or endorsement from any companies featured above. This profile is based on publicly available information and is intended to be informative in nature.
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