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Nutmeg Acquisition, Valuation, Funding & Investors
Nutmeg was acquired by JPMorgan Chase for $970M in June 2021, a 58.8x multiple on $17M of revenue.
Nutmeg revenue at acquisition
$17M
Last twelve months · Jun 2021
Nutmeg revenue multiple at acquisition
58.8x
EV/Revenue · Jun 2021
Cumulative funding Nutmeg raised
$149M
across 5 funding rounds
About Nutmeg
Nutmeg is a London-based digital wealth manager offering managed investment portfolios, ISAs, Lifetime ISAs, and pensions. Launched in 2011 and authorized by the FCA, it serves over 100,000 clients with algorithm-driven portfolios using ETFs from BlackRock and Vanguard, emphasizing low fees starting at 0.25%.
Founded
2011
HQ
Website
Status
Acquired
Customer focus
B2C
Revenue model
Subscription, Investment management
Revenue
$17M (Jun 2021)
Valuation
$324M (Jun 2019)
Sectors
Nutmeg Acquisition
Nutmeg was acquired by JPMorgan Chase for $970M on 17 June 2021.
The acquisition price implies a 58.8x revenue multiple on $17M of revenue.
Before the acquisition Nutmeg had raised $149M across 5 funding rounds.
| Acquirer | Date | Type | Price | EV/Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2021 | Strategic M&A | $970M | 58.8x |
Nutmeg Valuation
Nutmeg is currently valued at $324M, based on its pre-seed round in June 2019.
The $6M round included Sajid Sabir.
Nutmeg's valuation has grown 1.0x from $320M at its Series E in January 2019 to $324M in June 2019, across 2 priced rounds.
Nutmeg valuation by funding round
| Date | Stage | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2019 | Pre-seed | $324M |
| Jan 2019 | Series E | $320M |
Nutmeg Funding History
Nutmeg has raised a total of $149M across 5 funding rounds.
Nutmeg's first fundraising round was a $32M Series B in June 2014. The most recent completed round was a $6M pre-seed round in June 2019.
Nutmeg funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2019 | Pre-seed | Sajid Sabir | $6M | $324M | - |
| Jan 2019 | Series E | Convoy (lead); Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (lead) | $59M | $320M | Nutmeg is a UK-based digital wealth manager founded in 2011 that provides automated investment advice and discretionary portfolio management services through diversified ETF-based portfolios. The company serves retail investors in the UK and Asia (Hong Kong and Taiwan), operating as a discretionary investment management platform offering investments, ISAs, and pensions through an online interface. In January 2019, Nutmeg announced its Series E funding round of £45 million (approximately $58 million USD) led by Goldman Sachs' Principal Strategic Investments Group and Convoy Global Holdings. The Series E round valued Nutmeg at approximately $320 million USD, making it the largest funding round by a European digital wealth manager at that time. Goldman Sachs was a new investor in the round, while Convoy was investing for the second time, having first invested in November 2016. At the time of the Series E, Nutmeg managed approximately £1.5 billion in assets under management and served more than 60,000 active investors, establishing itself as the largest digital wealth manager in Europe and the eighth largest wealth manager in the UK overall. The company planned to use the funding to develop new products and features, and to expand internationally through a B2B plug-and-play partnership model leveraging its proprietary technology and operational expertise. |
| Dec 2016 | Series D | Taipei Fubon Bank (lead); Nigel Wray; Pentech Ventures; Balderton Capital; Armada Investment AG | $15M | - | - |
| Nov 2016 | Series C | Convoy (lead); Nigel Wray; Pentech Ventures; Balderton Capital; Armada Investment AG; Schroders | $38M | - | - |
| Jun 2014 | Series B | Daniel Curran; Armada Investment AG; Charles Dunstone; Flight Ventures; Draper Associates; Schroders | $32M | - | Nutmeg is a UK-based online investment management platform founded by Nick Hungerford and William Todd, offering low-cost portfolio management services starting from £1,000 investments, with fees from 1% down to 0.3%, targeting the £500 billion UK wealth management market dominated by high-commission traditional managers. By June 2014, Nutmeg raised a Series B round of $32 million (total funding to $50 million including a prior $5.3 million Series A in 2012), backed by investors including Charles Dunstone (Carphone Warehouse founder), Schroders, Balderton Capital, Draper Associates, and Daniel Aegerter from Armada Investment Group. The funds were allocated to customer acquisition and product development. At the time, Nutmeg reported over 35,000 registered users, with Q1 customer acquisition up 350% year-over-year, positioning it among the top 25 UK wealth managers. |
Who has invested in Nutmeg?
13 investors have backed Nutmeg across its funding rounds, including Armada Investment AG, Balderton Capital, Pentech Ventures, Schroders, Nigel Wray and Convoy.
Lead investors include Convoy, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and Taipei Fubon Bank.
Nutmeg Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Participant | Jun 2014 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Nov 2016 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Nov 2016 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Nov 2016 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Nov 2016 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Jun 2014 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jun 2014 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jun 2019 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Dec 2016 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Jan 2019 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jun 2014 | ||
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Start Free TrialNutmeg Competitors
Nutmeg competitors include listed companies like Canaccord Genuity and Bravura Solutions, and private ones like Farther, SmartAsset, Touzhijia.com and Vise.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publicly listed | $1.6B | $143M | $974M | 0.6x | ||
| Private | - | - | $1B | - | ||
| Private | $100M | - | $1B | 10.0x | ||
| Private | - | - | $1B | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $1B | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $201M | $55M | $1B | 4.9x |
Nutmeg Public Comps
Nutmeg is no longer listed, but its public comps include Canaccord Genuity, Bravura Solutions, RFA Financial, XPS Pensions Group, Mercantil Servicios Financieros, PHI Group, VP Bank, Octopus Apollo VCT, More Provident Funds and Foresight Group Holdings.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $1.6B | $143M | 0.6x | 0.6x | 6.8x | - | |||
| $201M | $55M | 4.9x | 4.9x | 17.9x | 17.0x | |||
| $172M | ($66M) | 8.4x | - | (21.9x) | - | |||
| $353M | $80M | 2.6x | 2.5x | 11.3x | 8.7x | |||
| $95M | - | 12.2x | - | - | - | |||
| $5K | ($8M) | 155647.9x | - | (99.8x) | - | |||
| $412M | - | 1.8x | 1.8x | - | - | |||
| $22M | - | 32.8x | - | - | - | |||
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Common questions about Nutmeg
| When was Nutmeg founded? | Nutmeg was founded in 2011. |
| Where is Nutmeg headquartered? | Nutmeg is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. |
| Is Nutmeg publicly listed? | No, Nutmeg was acquired by JPMorgan Chase in June 2021. |
| Who acquired Nutmeg? | Nutmeg was acquired by JPMorgan Chase in June 2021. |
| How much was Nutmeg acquired for? | Nutmeg was acquired for $970M in June 2021, a 58.8x revenue multiple. |
| What is Nutmeg's valuation? | Nutmeg was last valued at $324M in its pre-seed round in June 2019. |
| How much funding has Nutmeg raised? | Nutmeg has raised $149M across 5 funding rounds. |
| What was Nutmeg's last funding round? | Nutmeg's last funding round was a $6M pre-seed round in June 2019. |
| Who are Nutmeg's investors? | Nutmeg's investors include Armada Investment AG, Nigel Wray, Pentech Ventures, Balderton Capital, Convoy, Schroders, Daniel Curran, Sajid Sabir, Taipei Fubon Bank, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and 3 others. |
| Which companies are comparable to Nutmeg? | Companies comparable to Nutmeg include Canaccord Genuity, Farther, SmartAsset, Touzhijia.com, Vise and Bravura Solutions. |
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