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Luno
A secure cryptocurrency platform
- 501-1000 employees
- Fintech
- B2C
- Cryptocurrency
- Investing
- Trading
- Greater London (HQ), United Kingdom, 1 Fore St
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Company mission
In 2013, we set out to empower billions of people across the world by upgrading them to a more open, efficient, and inclusive financial system. To do that, we built a platform that makes cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum easily accessible to everyone – whoever and wherever you are.
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
The rise of cryptocurrency in the last 5 years have been dramatic. While there hasn't yet been a huge breakthrough in terms of a mainstream product for consumers, there are some interesting applications appearing
Luno's products include a bitcoin wallet for storing crypto currencies, an exchange for buying them and merchant services that enable banks and retailers to work with bitcoin
Companies and investors see the potential for bitcoin, particularly around international transfers and infrastructure and operational opportunities for the banking industry
Benefits
- 🏡 Remote but reachable working
- 💻 Laptops and equipment provided
- 🩺 Health Insurance
- 🍼 Enhanced Parental, Maternity and Family Responsibility Leave
- 🌍 Annual Summit to bring the global team together
- 🎓 Access to our online learning platform Learnerbly
- 🐶 Paw-ternity (for your furry friend)
- ✨ Inspiration Day
Company values
- ⛰️ Think big
- ⬆️ Raise the bar
- 🙏 Be humble
- 🏆 Win together
- 💡 Keep it simple
- 🏃 Move fast
- 🚢 Take ownership
- 🤝 Build trust
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2017
$9m
SERIES A
Jul 2015
$4m
SERIES A
$14m
Total funding
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Inspiring mission (1)
We upgrade the world to a better financial system and have a unique global exposure to some of the most fascinating markets in this regard.
Operations & Strategy
Inspiring mission
Nov 2020
Time and again Luno puts people topics first in a way that is highly unusual for a fast growing company of our size. It's not that we get everything right, but there is a genuine interest in addressing all the different challenges around employee wellbeing.
Operations & Strategy
Focus on employee wellbeing
Nov 2020
Because we have a massive transformative purpose and we are pursuing our goals while keeping employee wellbeing front and centre, the energy of Lunauts is always extremely high. Our industry also requires a high degree of resilience and ability to deal with uncertainty and change which shows in people's generally positive attitude.
Operations & Strategy
Team energy
Nov 2020
