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| Type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 2016 in London, England |
| Founders | Andrey Dobryin and Simon Crookall |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) |
| Services | Investment broker, Electronic trading platform |
| Revenue |  £714,967 (2024)[2] |
 £9.973 million (2024)[2] | |
| AUM | £1 billion (2025)[3] |
Number of employees | 115[4] (2026) |
| Website | www |
InvestEngine is a British financial services company based in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 2016 and launched in 2019 and operates an electronic trading platform in the UK.[5]
The platform offers commission-free investing and specializes in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). InvestEngine currently serves customers in the United Kingdom and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under firm reference number 801128.[6]
History
[edit]InvestEngine was co-founded by Andrey Dobrynin and Gumtree founder Simon Crookall.[7] The two met when Crookall was expanding Gumtree's classified ads model into Eastern Europe and Dobrynin joined, eventually becoming Managing Director of Slando.[8]
In 2019, InvestEngine launched their first product, which was a robo-advisor.[7] However, a combination of customer feedback and the desire to offer more control over one's investment strategy led them to expand into a hybrid product.[5] In 2021, InvestEngine launched a DIY portfolio. Following that, they expanded into offering a range of investment and pension accounts.
Business Model
[edit]At its inception, InvestEngine identified itself as a "platform for the long term investors in the UK" that filled a middle ground between speculative trading and robo-advisors.[8] Currently, the platform only offers ETFs available within popular UK Tax wrapper accounts such as a Self-invested personal pension (SIPP) and Individual savings account (ISA).[9] InvestEngine also operates a Business Investing product for Sole traders and Small and medium enterprises to invest surplus company cash in ETFs.[10]
InvestEngine operates a commission-free model for its trading services, meaning that clients are not charged commission for holding assets on the platform. Following a 2024 fee increase by Vanguard, InvestEngine reported onboarding more than 5,000 ISAs and surpassing £1 billion in AUM, in part due to their competitive costs.[11]
According to InvestEngine, they primarily generate income from uninvested cash and reduce expenses via automation and single-window trading.[12] At one point, InvestEngine offered a managed ETF portfolio service at a fee, but new enrolments have since been paused.[13] Given that they are also a lower cost investment, InvestEngine is able to reduce costs by only offering ETFs to their customers.[14]
Operations
[edit]InvestEngine has received their funding both from private investors and by crowdfunding on Crowdcube. They have completed two rounds of fundraising totalling £3,739,317 from 2,153 investors: in June 2022 InvestEngine raised £1,304,879 from 1,120 investors, followed by £2,434,439 from 1,033 in March 2023.[15] Other investors in the platform include Luke Tobin.[16] InvestEngine's latest fundraise was €2.0m in August 2025.[16]
InvestEngine is currently only available in the United Kingdom and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under firm reference number 801128.[6]
Co-founder Andrey Dobrynin currently serves as CEO of InvestEngine.[17] In July 2026, InvestEngine appointed Matt Gatrell, who previously served as CEO for fintech Nutmeg as their first Non-Executive Director.[18]
InvestEngine was featured on the 2026 Sifted 100: UK and Ireland, which ranks the fasted-growing startups and scaleups of the region by the past three financial years' revenue growth.[16] The platform remains private, independent, and headquartered in the UK, while exhibiting accelerating revenue growth.[16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "INVESTENGINE (UK) LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2025". gov.uk.
- ↑ "UK's Fastest Growing Investment Platform InvestEngine Hits £1 Billion Milestone". Financial IT. Financial IT. January 1, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
- ↑ "InvestEngine - Company Profile". Tracxn. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Behind the Idea: InvestEngine". The Fintech Times. November 30, 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Investengine (UK) Limited". Financial Conduct Authority. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 Olly Smith (June 23, 2022). "Meet InvestEngine: An ETF trading platform that just hit £70m AUM". ETF Stream. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 How InvestEngine crowdfunded $1.3 million in 7 days with Andrey Dobrynin - The Fintech Marketers and Leaders Podcast. 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2026-08-11 – via www.buzzsprout.com.
- ↑ "How to invest in index funds on InvestEngine". 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Garner, Bethany (August 3, 2026). Pratt, Kevin (ed.). "Best Business Investment Accounts In The UK 2026". Forbes Advisor. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Amos, Robin (2025-01-31). "InvestEngine assets pass £1bn after wave of Vanguard transfers". Good Money Guide. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "How we provide a free service". InvestEngine. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Berry, Richard (2025-08-04). "When will InvestEngine's 'temporary' long term block on managed pensions be lifted?". Good Money Guide. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Boyde, Emma (June 10, 2022). "ETFs play leading role as investment platforms slash costs". Financial Times. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Crowdcube. "INVESTENGINE (HOLDINGS) LTD on Crowdcube". Crowdcube. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 3 4 "Sifted 100: UK & Ireland (2026) - Fastest-Growing Startups". sifted.eu. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Scammell, Robert (2022-06-27). "ETF investment platform InvestEngine crowdfunds £1.5m". UKTN. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Lauren Towner (July 20, 2026). "InvestEngine Appoints Former Nutmeg CEO Matt Gatrell as First Non-Executive Director". FF News. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
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