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Tembo
Tembo - Buy your first home faster
About Tembo
Tembomoney.com is a UK-based startup that operates in the financial services sector, specifically in the mortgage industry. The company's primary service is to help homebuyers and remortgagers maximize their borrowing potential through various mortgage schemes. These schemes include standard mortgages, family guarantor mortgages, and shared ownership mortgages.
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The company's target clients are individuals looking to buy their first home, existing homeowners looking to increase their budget or reduce their payments, and individuals interested in becoming landlords. The company also provides services for those looking to buy with a guarantor, buy someone out of a house, or see live interest rates.
Tembomoney.com's business model is centered around providing a platform that allows clients to compare mortgage rates, calculate stamp duty, and determine their take-home pay. The company also offers a unique service where they can increase a client's borrowing potential by an average of £82,000.
The company makes money by charging fees for its services, which include providing mortgage advice, processing mortgage applications, and managing mortgage accounts.
Tembomoney.com also offers a long-term fixed rate mortgage scheme, where clients can fix their interest rate for up to 40 years and increase their borrowing to 6x their income. This is a unique offering in the market and could be a key differentiator for the company.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Employees
- 172
- Open positions
- 5
- Dealroom signal
- 86.6/100
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Sub-industry
- Mortgages & Lending
- Sector
- eCommerce & Marketplaces
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce
- Client focus
- b2c
- Investment activity
- 1 company, latest Feb 2024
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Latest news
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Feb 2026 | $3.3M | $92M | Undisclosed | ↗ |
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Nov 2024 | $18M | $74M | Goodwater Capital | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Tembo is 480K monthly website visits, down 29.4% over the last three months. Tembo's team grew 16.2% over the past year.
Open positions
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
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Seed2 investors entered at this stage
Aviva
Fair by Design
Series A5 investors entered at this stage
Ascension Ventures
Love Ventures
Aviva Ventures- MOMcPike Global Family Office
Goodwater Capital
Other known investors1 additional known investor
Founders Factory
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