Small business lending and working capital via API and credit decisioning
iwoca lends to UK and German SMEs, running credit models on a Python data-science stack (Pandas, scikit-learn, statsmodels) alongside Experian bureau data. New adoption of Outbrain, Taboola and LinkedIn Ads, plus a native advertising launch project, points to a push beyond search-led acquisition. Hiring skews toward sales, finance and support over engineering, and the company is building out a separate insurance venture.
iwoca provides flexible finance and working capital to small and medium-sized businesses, with access delivered through partner integrations and a Lending API. Its in-house credit risk engine bases lending decisions on how each business is actually performing. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in London's West End, the privately held company employs 201–500 people. It has funded more than 100,000 businesses across sectors from hospitality to professional services. Hiring spans the United Kingdom and Germany.
iwoca builds on Python with Django, FastAPI and Flask, React and TypeScript on the front end, PostgreSQL, and data tools including Pandas, scikit-learn, statsmodels, Looker and Power BI. It uses HubSpot for CRM.
Yes. Job posts reference growth in the German market, and iwoca is hiring in Germany alongside the United Kingdom.
Current initiatives include a new insurance venture, a native advertising channel launch, improvements to lending scorecards and decisioning, and new features in the application and onboarding journeys.
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