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We enable financially vulnerable people to receive instant support from grant providers, recover from shocks and build lasting resilience.
We provide a quick and secure platform for charities and public sector institutions to easily verify financial need, reduce fraud and accelerate payouts.
Our first product leverages open banking to identify and verify people with a genuine need for financial support within minutes, eliminating the paperwork involved in manually collecting and reviewing bank statements.
We provide a quick and secure platform for charities and public sector institutions to easily verify financial need, reduce fraud and accelerate payouts.
Our first product leverages open banking to identify and verify people with a genuine need for financial support within minutes, eliminating the paperwork involved in manually collecting and reviewing bank statements.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, London
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2020
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 5
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| Jul 22, 2026 | Lightning Reach acquired by ETG as mission-driven govtech group expands portfolio | Fintech-for-good platform Lightning Reach has been acquired by European Technology Group (ETG), a mission-aligned govtech group and long-term investor. Despite over 20 million people living in financially vulnerable circumstances, over £24 ... |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Movers and Shakers | October 2022 | Recruitment CodeClan CodeClan made two major announcements in October: firstly that current CEO Melinda Matthews-Clarkson was to step down from her role, and that Loral Quinn would be taking up the post. Matthews-Clarkson plans to take a sa... |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Hot Startups: 12 European Startups win Impact Shakers Award 2021 | The inaugural Impact Shakers Awards has announced twelve European startups as its winners! The twelve winning startups are based in the UK, Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, Portugal, and Bulgaria. For Impact Shakers, the goal of the award... |
| Big Issue Changemakers extends deadline for social impact startups | Big Issue has been running its annual Changemakers Awards since 2018; and is now calling for entries for groups or individuals who are simply making life better. Much like the Startups 100 Index, this is a chance to recognise the organisati... |
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FAQ about Lightning Reach
When was Lightning Reach founded?
Lightning Reach was founded in 2020.
What has the press written about Lightning Reach?
Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning Lightning Reach, among them “Lightning Reach acquired by ETG as mission-driven govtech group expands portfolio” (Jul 22, 2026) and “Movers and Shakers | October 2022” (Nov 7, 2022).
Is Lightning Reach still active?
Yes, Lightning Reach is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 24, 2026.