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Cushon is a fintech workplace savings and pension business, using its world-leading financial technology to bring innovation to workplace savings to help people get comfortable with saving and investing.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, London
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$84.5M
Founded date
2014
Funding Rounds 2
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| Jun 2, 2021 | Funding round | $36.84M |
Mentions in press and media 23
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| Mar 25, 2026 | Natwest sells HR advisory arm in latest structure overhaul | Natwest has sold its human resources advisory arm to a private-equity backed rival in the latest deal by the banking giant on the road to streamlining its operations. The FTSE 100 titan has offloaded Mentor – its small business HR support s... |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Pension transfers: Sluggish providers holding up your money | Some UK pension providers and administrators are taking eighteen times longer to transfer retirement savings than their counterparts, leaving savers waiting months for their money to be moved. The fastest transfers took just five days, whil... |
| Oct 24, 2025 | British Business Bank Co-Invests £250M Directly in UK based Scale-Ups | The British Business Bank announced that it co-invested more than £250 million into the UK’s scale-up firms. This latest capital injection has been channeled into 33 UK tech and life science firms, more than half of which are described as b... |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Legal & General eyes bid for Natwest pension provider | Legal & General is eying a bid for Natwest’s pension provider Cushon as the financial services giant looks to beef up its segment in the retirement market. The FTSE 100 giant is among a handful of potential buyers who have expressed int... |
| Sep 20, 2025 | NatWest Eyes Exit from Fintech Venture Cushon Amid Strategic Pivot | NatWest Group is reportedly exploring the sale of its controlling interest in Cushon, the fintech platform specializing in workplace pensions and savings solutions. Just two years after investing £144 million to secure an 85% ownership stak... |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Natwest in talks to sell pension provider Cushon | Natwest is gearing up to sell pension provider Cushon just two years after it first acquired the business. The bank has lined up advisers to help work on a sale of the London fintech and is already in talks with a number of potential suitor... |
| May 14, 2025 | The Shifting Sands of UK Banking and Investment | The UK financial landscape is in flux. Major players are recalibrating their strategies, navigating a complex web of mergers, acquisitions, and investment commitments. Santander's recent rejection of NatWest's £11 billion bid for ... |
| May 13, 2025 | Scottish Widows abandons Mansion House pension funds agreement | One of the UK’s largest pension funds has ditched a key agreement seen as crucial to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ push to drive growth. Scottish Widows has not signed up to the second iteration of the Mansion House Compact, despite having thro... |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Keeper Security Strengthens NatWest Cushon’s Cybersecurity and Compliance Framework | The UK-based pension provider chooses Keeper Security to protect users’ retirement funds LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, April 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Keeper Security, the leading cybersecurity provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge Privi... |
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FAQ about Cushon
When was Cushon founded?
Cushon was founded in 2014.
How much funding has Cushon raised?
Cushon has raised $84.5M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Cushon raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Cushon, among them a funding round of $36.84M on Jun 2, 2021.
What has the press written about Cushon?
Parsers VC has collected 23 articles mentioning Cushon, among them “Natwest sells HR advisory arm in latest structure overhaul” (Mar 25, 2026) and “Pension transfers: Sluggish providers holding up your money” (Mar 18, 2026).
Is Cushon still active?
Yes, Cushon is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 13, 2026.