Smart's first seven years

From launch to 700 colleagues across the globe

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Smart

9/6/2022

It is seven years since Smart launched. Having grown from just a few people at launch, the business is now made up of more than 700 colleagues, present on four continents, with investors including household names such as J.P. Morgan, Barclays, Legal & General Investment Management, Chrysalis Investments, DWS and more.

Last month Gabrielle Hase, CEO at Soleberry Advisory, kindly came to The Smart Building, ahead of its forthcoming official opening, to take stock on the journey so far.

In this video, Smart’s founders Andrew Evans and Will Wynne talk about their backgrounds, including financial institutions and the early days of eBay. They talk about the milestones Smart has passed so far and the beliefs that drove its founding and growth.

They also discuss the core ideas behind Smart – their beliefs that retirement saving is one of the largest problems across the globe, that the system should work to help everyone in their lives, and that the fundamental solution needed to create a fully-effective retirement savings industry is technology-based.

Find out more by watching the full interview below.

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Smart's first seven years

From launch to 700 colleagues across the globe

It is seven years since Smart launched. Having grown from just a few people at launch, the business is now made up of more than 700 colleagues, present on four continents, with investors including household names such as J.P. Morgan, Barclays, Legal & General Investment Management, Chrysalis Investments, DWS and more.

Last month Gabrielle Hase, CEO at Soleberry Advisory, kindly came to The Smart Building, ahead of its forthcoming official opening, to take stock on the journey so far.

In this video, Smart’s founders Andrew Evans and Will Wynne talk about their backgrounds, including financial institutions and the early days of eBay. They talk about the milestones Smart has passed so far and the beliefs that drove its founding and growth.

They also discuss the core ideas behind Smart – their beliefs that retirement saving is one of the largest problems across the globe, that the system should work to help everyone in their lives, and that the fundamental solution needed to create a fully-effective retirement savings industry is technology-based.

Find out more by watching the full interview below.

About Smart

Smart is a global savings and investments technology platform provider. Its mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world.

Smart launched in 2015, its technology platform – Keystone – serves the needs of retirement savers globally. Keystone is specifically designed to help governments and financial institutions (including insurers, asset managers, banks and financial advisers) deliver retirement savings and income solutions that are digital, bespoke and cost-efficient. In addition to the UK, Smart is operating in the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia, with more than a million savers entrusting over £15 billion in assets on its Keystone platform.

Aquiline Capital Partners, Barclays, Chrysalis Investments, DWS Group, Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, J.P. Morgan, Legal & General, MUFG and Natixis Investment Managers are all investors in Smart.

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Email: pressoffice@smart.co