About us

There’s more to Thirdfort than meets the eye. We’ll start with our culture, which we’re really proud of. Our team can tell you more.

How Thirdfort started

Thirdfort was founded by school friends Olly Thornton-Berry and Jack Bidgood after a friend was defrauded out of £25,000 whilst buying a flat, despite having gone through countless anti-fraud checks with multiple professionals.

With fraud and money laundering skyrocketing, regulated professionals are struggling to keep pace with their compliance obligations. Thirdfort turns compliance into a competitive advantage, offering beautifully secure onboarding for regulated businesses operating across legal and property.

Backed by leading investors, entrepreneurs and industry experts

We’re proud to be supported and advised by some of the best names in the business. To date, we’ve raised £25m in capital from leading fintech investors including Breega and 13Books. We’re licensed by the FCA and backed by world class founders including the founders of Zoopla, ComplyAdvantage, Funding Circle, Tessian, Fenergo and Fidel.

The journey so far

2024
February
Thirdfort launches Secure share to enable the secure sharing of ID and AML reports between estate agents and conveyancers and cut needless duplication in property transactions.
2023
September
OnTheMarket Software integrates with our platform, providing digital ID and Source of funds seamlessly from within TecCRM.
2023
August
Our updated Source of Funds tool is launched, giving professionals the ability to build a comprehensive picture of their client's funds faster than ever before.
2023
July
Our ID verification and AML tools are made available to accountants and bookkeepers though our partnership with GoProposal by Sage.
2023
July
We launch a new partnership with Redbrick Solutions, a hugely popular case management software used daily by over 3000 conveyancers across the UK.
2023
June
We pass a milestone of over 1,000 regulated businesses relying on us to protect their businesses from money-laundering and fraud.
2023
March
We launch a partnership with Advanced, one of the largest case management providers in the UK offering legal firms seamless access to our platform through ALB.
2023
February
We partner with Reapit a leading end-to-end technology platform for estate agencies of all sizes by launching on the Reapit AppMarket.
2022
November
We become one of the first companies to achieve UK government digital ID accreditation (DIATF) demonstrating our commitment to meeting the highest privacy, data security and accessibility standards.
2022
September
We launch Secure Share. In line with the principles of the UK government’s Digital Identities Trust Framework, this new function is the first of its kind to facilitate the secure sharing of KYC and AML reports, keeping all sensitive client information safe on Thirdfort’s platform.
2022
March
We close our £15m Series A round lead by Breega, Element Ventures, and with participation from the founders of ComplyAdvantage, Funding Circle, Tessian, Fenergo and Fidel.
2021
February
We partner with underwriting agent Inperio to offer reduced PI premiums to lawyers completing their AML checks with Thirdfort.
2020
September
We team up with TMGroup - the leading provider of property searches.
2020
September
We welcome our 30th team member to Thirdfort.
2020
August
We raise £1m in seed plus led by Funding Circle founders, just nine months after the last round
2020
April
We launch our integration with Index to offer their clients secure KYC and Source of Funds checks directly from their platform.
2020
March
We win £250k of funding from Innovate UK’s Smart Grant.
2020
January
We start the new year on a high – being chosen by The Times as their startup of 2019.
2020
January
And another one: we say hello to our client hub in Manchester.
2019
December
We open the doors to our brand-new development office in Sri Lanka.
2019
October
Mishcon de Reya leads our seed round to raise £700k. We’re on a roll.
2019
July
We proudly partner with Lawyer Checker – a leading property anti-fraud tech firm.
2019
June
We hit double-digits as our team grows to 10 people.
2018
September
Alex Chesterman, founder of Zoopla, invests £400k in our pre-seed round.
2018
August
It’s official. We get our license from the Financial Conduct Authority.
2018
July
We take things up a notch with Mischon de Reya’s “MDR LAB” programme, which helps tech startups in the legal space (hint: that’s us).
2018
March
We start building our app with a helping hand from Land Registry’s “Geovation accelerator” programme.
2018
January
Jack and Olly start Thirdfort after hearing their friend was defrauded out of £25,000 when trying to buy a home.