Qonto (neobank)

Qonto is a French neobank for freelancers and SMEs.

Qonto
IndustryFinancial services
Founded2016
FounderAlexandre Prot, Steve Anavi
HeadquartersParis, France
Members110
Number of employees
250[1] (January 2020) 
Websiteqonto.eu 

The FinTech was founded in 2016 and the initial product was launched in July 2017 in France.

The service will be expanded to Spain, Germany and Italy in 2019.

History

The company was created in April 2016.

In January 2017, Qonto raised €1,6 million in a seed round with Alven Capital, Valar Ventures and a few business angels. In July 2017, Qonto raised another €10 million from existing investors Valar Ventures and Alven Capital and launches its service.[2] Six months after the launch, 5.000 companies were using the service and in April 2018, Qonto had more than 10,000 clients.

In July 2018, Qonto obtained the licence to be a payment institution from the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority.[3] In September 2018, Qonto raised another €20 million from its existing investors (Valar Ventures and Alven Capital). The European Investment Bank also became an investor.[4] In December 2018, the company had 25,000 companies using the service.

Service

Qonto is a neobank for freelancers and SMEs. Qonto offers a professional current account, payment cards and features that make banking and accounting easier for companies.

The Qonto current account is available to French companies formed with the following legal entities:[5]

  • SA ('Société Anonyme')
  • SAS ('Société par Actions Simplifiée')
  • SASU ('Société par Actions Simplifiée Unipersonnelle')
  • SARL ('Société à Responsabilité Limitée')
  • SC & SCI ('Société civile')
  • EURL ('Entreprise Unipersonnelle à Responsabilité Limitée')
  • Affaire Personnelle Profession Libérale (Independent occupations)
  • Micro-Entreprise (Sole Traders or Micro-Company)
  • Association (registered with a siren number)
  • Holding (an organisation who owns control of a small group of other companies)

Company

The company is based in Paris and had 110 employees in December 2018.

Qonto was ranked as one of the Global Fintech ‘50 Emerging Stars’ by KPMG & H2 Ventures.[6]

Qonto got the third position in the Linkedin Top Startups 2018 ranking the 25 top startups in France.[7]

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References
  1. https://www.francetransactions.com/actus/news-banques/neobanque-fintech-qonto-passe-le-cap-des-50-000-entreprises-clientes-en.html.
  2. "Qonto launches its digital bank accounts for small companies". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  3. "La néobanque Qonto obtient un agrément d'établissement de paiement - Actualités Fintech". L'AGEFI (in French). 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  4. "Qonto raises $23 million to improve business banking". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  5. "Can any organisation open a Qonto account?". Qonto ∙ Help. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  6. https://h2.vc/reports/fintechinnovators/2017. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "LinkedIn Top Startups 2018: Les 25 startups les plus attractives en France". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
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