Funding Circle was founded in 2010 as a global lending platform where investors lend directly to small businesses. This mutually beneficial platform offers investors a chance to diversify their portfolios, while giving businesses easy access to financing to grow, create jobs, support local communities, and drive the economy forward. In 2018, after tremendous growth and becoming one of the best-capitalized lending platforms in the world, Funding Circle listed on the London Stock Exchange (LON: FCH).