InsureTech

Start-Ups: honcho Raises Another £1.2m in Funding, Aims For Growth

Insurtech startup honcho – provider of the UK’s first reverse auction marketplace for financial services – have completed their latest investment raise as their mission to revolutionise how consumers buy insurance continues. The Durham-based innovator […]

Investment

Honcho Secures FCA Approval and Staffs Up for Launch in Autumn 2018

THE UK’S first online reverse auction marketplace for financial services, honcho, which recently secured £830,000 of investment, is undergoing a new stage of growth and has received formal authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Due to […]

insurance marketing

Finance Durham Puts 150K into Honcho Insurance Start-Up

The Finance Durham fund, established by Durham County Council and managed by Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”), one of the UK’s most active private equity firms, has helped raise £850,000, providing £150,000 of the total investment […]

Motor Insurance

County Durham Has Highest Percentage of Uninsured Drivers

When you say uninsured drivers, many of us would imagine it is largely an urban problem, but the reality is that a largely rural part of North East England, County Durham, has the highest percentage […]

Motor Insurance

Honcho App Start-Up Raises 150K from Finance Durham Fund

A new app designed to reduce insurance costs for motorists has successfully secured a conditional investment of £150,000 from the Finance Durham Fund, managed by Maven Capital Partners, pending a successful fund raise on CrowdCube. […]