What you get on the program
Now in its sixth year, the Hogan Lovells FinTech Mentor program can provide your company with up to £25,000 of free legal and consultancy services, innovative tools to help you move forward, and access to our network of industry participants and bodies so you can leverage the experiences of others in the sector.
Members of previous and current cohorts
Our FMP members and alumni include some of the most innovative start-up companies in the UK, such as such as Banked, Updraft, Floww, and WeCovr. Our membership is diverse and helps us stay committed to empowering women in FinTech and encouraging financial inclusion.
Our January 2023 cohort includes:
Communion
A membership-based savings app, which provides savings and investments products targeted at young creatives who have some salary left over at the end of each month.
OffGrid Finance
A FinTech aiming to expedite commercial and impact capital to cleantech and climate impact projects in emerging markets.
PropElle
Establishing a female focused investment platform designed to get more women investing regularly and building wealth.
PitchedIt
A crowdfunding platform connecting investors and founders.
Cordoba Capital Markets
Raising non-debt working capital for SMEs through the issuance of profit-participatory, Shari'a compliant notes on a digital exchange.
Our 2022 cohort includes:
YourJuno
Makes personalised and interactive financial education accessible, to give women and non-binary people the financial knowledge and confidence to build their wealth.
Slipstream
A platform enabling retailers to rent products to customers easily and efficiently.
Fidel Limited
An infrastructure API that enables developers to build new user experiences on top of payment cards.
Freyda
A cloud-based solution helping financial institutions to process, interpret and analyse data from their documents. The Freyda platform leverages machine learning, natural language processing and artificial intelligence to help organizations and their workers free up time and resources for high-value work.
Gaia
A mission-led start-up that combines reproductive health data with financial technology to make IVF treatments more accessible, affordable and individual.
BitsForDigits
A micro private equity marketplace connecting owners of profitable online businesses with acquirers.
Pillar
A credit platform for global consumers looking to build their credit or move country and still access the credit products they need. Pillar enables customers to use their international credit history to apply for a Pillar credit card. Once approved, Pillar helps customers build their credit score across the globe.
Our application process
We are onboarding 10 applicants a year, with five in January and five in June:
| November/April | Applications open |
| December/May | Applications close |
| January/June | Successful applicants are informed |
| The end of January/June | The program kicks off |
The application for the January cohort is now closed. We will be taking applications again in April.
Well-known for excellence
“They are my go-to team due to their responsiveness, knowledge of the business, technical excellence and well-crafted advice.”
FinTech and Payments – Band 1, Chambers UK, 2022
“FinTech is not cookie-cutter - an adviser needs to understand what the business strategy is and provide the proper advice - including newly developed areas where there is mixed guidance and a lack of clarity. Hogan does a nice job providing the perspective I need to make decisions.”
FinTech – Chambers USA 2022
Named the Most Innovative Law Firm in the Business of Law North America, and 6th in Europe; also the 7th Most Innovative Law Firm in The Practice of Law.
- Financial Times, 2021
