Rocket list 2020: The best London startups to work for this year
Fintech firms dominate a new list of 32 fastest growing London startups released today, with the companies listing 499 open positions.
Job site Otta, which focuses on the most innovative firms in the capital, has today released its Rocket List, highlighting the firms expanding the fastest in 2020. Nine fintech firms made the list, including challenger banks Monzo and Revolut.
Among the London startups, the average growth in 2019 was 100 per cent, with Flatfair, a deposit-free rental service, growing 550 per cent.
Challenger bank Revolut has the most jobs available, counting 90 vacancies in London alone.
According to employment review site Glassdoor, the companies that made the list have an average score of 4.5 out of 5, making them some of the highest rated firms in London.
Chief executive and co-founder of Otta, Sam Franklin, said: “Our list contains more information than any other ‘top startup’ list. We want job seekers to be informed about exciting opportunities, and for them to use our research to prepare for interviews.
“You’ll find the company’s mission, profiles on the founders, how fast the company grew in 2019, gender diversity, interesting articles and more.”
The best London startups to work for in 2020:
| Company | Sector | Vacancies | Investors |
| Allplants | Retail | 3 | Octopus Ventures, Felix Capital, Otiva |
| Babylon | Health | 101 | Public Investment Fund, Vostok, Kinnevik |
| Benevolent AI | Tech | 18 | Goldman Sachs, Temasek |
| Cleo | Finance | 8 | Balderton Capital, Local Globe, Redbus Group |
| Cuvva | Insurance | 14 | Localglobe, Seedcamp, RTP Global |
| Duffel | Travel | 2 | Index Ventures, Benchmark, Blossom Capital |
| Elliptic | Crypto-currency | 5 | Octopus Ventures, Santander, Seedcamp |
| Farewill | Legal | 7 | Jamjar, Augmentum, Kindred Capital |
| Flatfair | Property | 9 | Index Ventures, Revolt Ventures |
| Freetrade | Fintech | 13 | Crowdcube, Draper Espirit |
| GoCardless | Fintech | 29 | Accel, GV, Salesforce Ventures |
| Habito | Fintech | 1 | Mosaic, Atomico, Ribbit Capital |
| Impala | Travel | 13 | Kima Ventures, Stride VC |
| Koru Kids | Lifestyle | 14 | Forward Partners, Global Founders Capital, JamJar Investments |
| Market Finance | Finance | 6 | Santander, Barclays, Paul Forster |
| Monzo | Fintech | 32 | Orange Digital Ventures, Accel, LocalGlobe |
| Motorway | Automobiles | 3 | LocalGlobe, Marchmont Ventures |
| Papier | Retail | 9 | JamJar Investments, Felix Capital, Downing Ventures, Beringea |
| Plentific | Property | 15 | Target Global, AO Proptech, Round Hill Ventures |
| Pollen | Retail | 11 | Draper Esprit, Kindred Capital, Backed VC |
| Revolut | Fintech | 88 | Balderton Capital, Global Founders Capital, Index Ventures |
| Snyk | Security | 11 | Accel, GV, Heavybit |
| Starling Bank | Fintech | 17 | Harald McPike, Merian Global Investors |
| Tessian | Security | 18 | Balderton Capital, Accel, LocalGlobe |
| The Plum Guide | Travel | 18 | Octopus Ventures, Talis Capital, Latitude |
| Tray.io | Data | 7 | Mosaic Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, GGV Capital |
| Truelayer | Fintech | 11 | Connect Ventures, Anthemis Group, Temasek |
| Wefarm | Communication | 4 | LocalGlobe, True, AgFunder |
| Wegift | Fintech | 2 | Ascension, Unilever, Stride.VC |
| Whitehat | Education | 10 | Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures |
| Zego | Fintech | 25 | Balderton Capital, LocalGlobe |
| Zencargo | Logistics | 9 | LocalGlobe, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Picus Capital |