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Thought Machine

7 Herbrand Street, London, Greater London, WC1N 1EX, United Kingdom

Overview

Thought Machine builds cloud-native core banking software and charges clients usage fees based on live accounts on its platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in the UK, the company counts clients including Lloyds, JP Morgan Chase, Intesa Sanpaolo and Danish challenger Lunar, and has offices in New York and Miami. The business reported surpassing $100m in revenue in 2025, a 57% year-on-year increase, and reduced losses from nearly £70m to around £12m in the same period. Only about 15% of revenue comes from the UK, with the US its largest market, followed by Australia and Latin America; it has recently signed deals with a large Canadian bank and an Australian bank. Thought Machine employs roughly 530 people, having added over 90 staff in the year ending 2025, and management says an IPO is unlikely before 2028.

Total raised
$612M
Funding rounds
7
Latest round
Convertible Note
Latest activity
Jul 2026

Industries

  • Banking
  • Enterprise Software
  • Financial Services
  • FinTech
  • IT Infrastructure
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Recent funding

  1. Convertible Note

    Jul 2026

    $12M

  2. Equity

    Oct 2025

    $60M

  3. Series D

    May 2022

    $160M

  4. Equity

    Feb 2022

    $54M

  5. Series C

    Nov 2021

    $200M

Team

  • Paul Taylor

    Founder and CEO

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  • Travers Clarke-Walker

    Chief Commercial Officer

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  • Gintare Urbone

    Tech Lead Manager

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  • William Montgomery

    Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

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