The Manchester fintech raised capital from PXN Ventures, Haatch, and angel investors to expand its platform for commercial lenders.
"Growing a loan book takes more than finding borrowers and having capital available. You need the capacity to assess those businesses, get decisions through approval and stay on top of risk once the money is out the door. I’ve spent much of my career doing that work."
MMC led the round alongside Faction, 13 Books Capital and Atka as the firm targets expansion into the US and Asia-Pacific.
"The best trading firms in the world are technologically advanced, but they grew up on top of traditional market infrastructure. We built ours from scratch for markets that run 24/7, onchain and across every asset class."
The pre-seed round drew backing from Fuel Ventures, SyndicateRoom Access EIS, and angel investors including The Gay Investor Network.
"We wanted our first investment to show exactly what our members can back: a founder who has done it before, going after a huge market that technology has barely touched. Atlian is that company."
The investment comes from the Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund and OION Angels to support international expansion and product development.
"We’re excited to have Oxford Innovation Finance supporting us with not just capital, but a depth of experience and an extensive network along with it. We’re at an important stage in our growth, moving from proving the technology to deploying it with customers across multiple markets, and we’re now focused on building partnerships, product capability and the international presence needed to effectively scale."