Freetrade

London, United Kingdom FinTech Acquired

Freetrade is a UK-based commission-free investment platform providing retail investors with access to global stocks, ETFs, funds, bonds, and investment accounts (ISAs, SIPPs) via mobile and web applications. The platform operates under FCA regulation and FSCS protection.

Acquired

Freetrade has been acquired

Acquired by IG Group Holdings plc April 1, 2025 £160M

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2015

Employees

239–242

Total Funding

$264M

7 rounds

Latest Valuation

$0.2B

January 2025

Funding

Total raised $264M across 7 rounds

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Last updated 06-25-2026

Latest Round

Type

Acquisition

Date

January 2025

Amount

$195M

Valuation

$0.2B

Lead Investors

IG Group
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
January 2025 Acquisition $195M $0.2B IG Group
2023 Crowdfunding (down round) Not disclosed $0.3B Crowdcube
November 2021 Crowdfunding Not disclosed $0.88B Crowdcube

Funding by Round

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Valuation Trajectory

Valuation indexed to 1.0× at the selected entry round. Valuation marks are estimates and may contain errors. Hover each dot to compare.

If you invested at:
0.5x 1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 Freetrade

Entry · Crowdfunding

$0.9B

Nov 2021

Freetrade today

$0.2B

Jan 2025 · latest mark

Freetrade multiple

0.2x

valuation uplift since first round

Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.

Leadership

  • Viktor Nebehaj

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Adam Dodds

    Co-founder

  • Davide Fioranelli

    Co-founder, Non-Executive Director

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Trading 212

    UK fintech offering zero commission trading with 5M+ lifetime funded accounts; FCA-authorised with market-leading interest on uninvested cash

  • eToro

    Multi-asset trading platform with CopyTrader social features, CFD trading, and commission-free real share trading at lower costs than Freetrade

  • Revolut

    Payments app with investment services expansion; offers US trading with competitive pricing

  • Saxo

    Denmark-headquartered platform with London offices; 71,000+ financial instruments available; broad product range alternative to Freetrade

  • Lightyear

    App-first investment platform competing in UK fintech trading space

  • IG

    Parent company (as of April 2025); zero commission trading; formerly separate competitor, now owns Freetrade as standalone brand

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