About Tide

You didn’t start a business to do banking

We built Tide to give you that time back. It’s the all-in-one finance platform that business owners can rely on.

Supporting a community of over 2 million small businesses worldwide, our mission is to save small businesses time and money – so you can get back to doing what you love.

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Our mission and values

To save small businesses time and money. We believe that by removing the friction of admin and finance, we empower entrepreneurs to focus on what they love.

Member first

Our work is defined by the people we serve. We don’t just build features; we solve the real-world problems that hold entrepreneurs back. By challenging the status quo, we ensure every update and innovation benefits our members.

One team

We operate as a global collective of experts, synchronising our efforts across every office and time zone to ensure that no matter where a Tidean is located, they are focused on delivering a single, world-class result for you.

Data driven

By harnessing data to gain financial insights and monitoring the metrics that actually move the needle for SMEs, we provide our members with the clarity they need to make smarter, faster business decisions.

Tide in numbers

2 million+

members globally

1 in 7

UK SMEs bank with Tide

£1.6 billion+

in funding provided

$300 million+

raised in funding

Tracking our growth, year by year

Expansion

Tide launched in the UK in 2017 and rapidly scaled to 200,000 members by 2020. Our global journey began with India in 2022, followed by Germany and France in 2024 and 2025. We’ve now been granted “unicorn” status, supporting more than 2 million members worldwide.

Funding

Our mission is backed by over $300 million in total investment. We’ve secured significant Series A, B, and C rounds, culminating in a major $120 million investment in 2025 to drive our continued global expansion.

Acquisitions

We enhance our platform through strategic acquisitions of industry innovators. By bringing the credit marketplace Funding Options into the fold in 2023, and payroll fintech Onfolk in 2024, we have expanded our toolkit to offer an all-in-one management stack for our members.

Meet our people

Behind every innovation at Tide is a team of specialists committed to rewriting the rules of business management. Meet the leaders scaling our vision to empower millions of small business owners and entrepreneurs worldwide.

Dr. Oliver Prill

CEO

Oliver joined Tide in 2018 and has led its rapid scaling into the UK’s leading business financial platform. He has over 20 years leadership experience in financial services, having worked across the banking and insurance sectors.

In many of his roles, Oliver has worked closely with small business owners and has always been inspired by their energy and passion. However, he knows that for too long they have been let down by traditional banks. Oliver is adamant to put founders at the forefront of Tide’s agenda and bring a better business banking alternative to small businesses for good.

Oliver has steered Tide’s internationalisation into India, Germany and France. Under his stewardship Tide’s global member base has risen to over 2 million small businesses.

George Schmidt

UK/Europe CEO

George joined Tide, the UK’s leading business financial platform, in 2017 and has been instrumental in growing its UK member base, achieving a 15% market share. He has spent over a decade as a growth leader in retail, financial services and digital marketing.

In his many roles at Tide, most recently as SVP of Marketing, George has always taken a ‘member first’ approach to addressing the financial and admin burdens facing small businesses.

Sir Donald Brydon

Chairman

Sir Donald is Chairman of Tide Holdings. Sir Donald conducted the Independent Review into the Quality and Effectiveness of Audit, published in December 2019. He joined Tide in September 2020.

Sir Donald has wide experience gained on the boards of a number of listed companies across a range of sectors, as well as his significant knowledge of the financial sector, gained from his time as Chairman and Chief Executive of both BZW Investment Management Ltd and AXA Investment Managers SA, and his role at London Stock Exchange Group.

Sir Donald has been Chairman at: London Stock Exchange Group, Sage Group, Smiths Group plc, the London Metal Exchange, Taylor Nelson Sofres plc, Amersham plc, AXA Framlington Ltd, and Royal Mail plc and is a former Director of Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust plc, Allied Domecq plc, AXA UK plc and Scottish Power plc.

Where world-class tech meets local ambition

We’re a global team of Tideans operating from around the world, including in London, Delhi, Berlin, Paris, Hyderabad, Sofia, Lithuania, and Luxembourg.

We don’t just build features, we solve problems for the small business owner working late at their kitchen table.

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Our impact and responsibility

We’re leveraging our scale to tackle the most pressing challenges facing our global community.

Supporting women in business

We set ourselves an ambitious goal to onboard 200,000 female-led businesses by the end of 2027. We’ve surpassed that goal almost 2 years ahead of schedule, with 25% of our total UK members now being female founders. Through targeted support, mentorship, and accessible finance, we’re dismantling the barriers that hold female entrepreneurs back.

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Removing 100% of our carbon emissions (the first fintech to do so)

SMEs account for around half of all UK business greenhouse gas emissions. There’s no net zero without them. With over 2 millions members globally, including approximately 15% of the UK SME market, we recognise the role we play in supporting their journey.

And we’re walking the walk. Since 2022 we’ve removed 100% of our annual carbon footprint using high-quality carbon removals, making us the first business management platform in the world to do so, while targeting a 90% reduction in CO2 emissions per employee by 2030 against a 2021 baseline.

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Championing diversity and inclusion

Innovation thrives when different perspectives meet. We’re committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the members we serve. By fostering a culture of belonging for our global team of #Tideans, we ensure that the future of small businesses is built by everyone, for everyone.

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Safety and security

Your money is protected with Tide. In the UK, eligible deposits are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) up to £120,000 through our partner banks. We are fully regulated by the FCA and maintain a 99.9% platform uptime

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We understand businesses, it's all we do

Tide is built by business owners for business owners. That’s why we’re trusted by over 2 million sole traders, freelancers, and limited companies worldwide.

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