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Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Tim Perkins and Jeremy Beament founded Nudge in London to personalize employee financial education.
FUNDING
Raised Series A of approximately £10M; expanded to US and European markets.
FUNDING
Series B raise failed in Q4 2023; company unable to sustain sales and operations.
SHUTDOWN
Entered administration in early 2024; IP acquired at distressed valuation by undisclosed buyer.
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Documented cause
London-based Nudge Global raised approximately £15M to deliver personalized financial education to employees via employer platforms. CEO Tim Perkins pitched at Davos and won multiple industry awards between 2019 and 2022. However, the company struggled to demonstrate measurable ROI to HR buyers. A failed Series B raise in late 2023 left the business unable to fund its sales cycle; Nudge entered administration in early 2024 and its IP was acquired at distressed prices.
Lesson
“Financial education tools must tie measurable outcomes to HR metrics or face indefinite budget deferral.”
Failure anatomy
Collapse type
Bankruptcy
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