Arrival

Investor: Fuel Ventures

Arrival, a London‑based fintech, has secured a £500,000 pre‑seed investment led by Fuel Ventures to accelerate its platform that consolidates utility and rent payments for the private rental market. Summary of transaction details: Value: £500,000 Sector: Fintech Advisor: null Key Entities: Arrival; Fuel Ventures Location: London, UK Note: The funding will enable Arrival to scale its utility‑bundling platform, reduce administrative friction for renters and landlords, and capture growth in the expanding build‑to‑rent sector.

Investor: Fuel Ventures

UK-based PropTech and fintech startup Arrival has successfully raised a £500,000 Pre-Seed funding round led by early-stage venture capital firm Fuel Ventures. Summary of transaction details: Value: £500,000 (Pre-Seed) Sector: Fintech / PropTech Advisor: Not disclosed Key Entities: Target: Arrival; Lead Investor: Fuel Ventures; Key Founders: Harry Hanlon, Rosie Kirk Location: Crawley, UK Note: Arrival is building the financial infrastructure to streamline the notoriously inefficient UK private rental sector. For tenants (B2C), the platform acts as a one-stop shop, cutting the agonizing multi-hour process of setting up utilities (gas, electric, water, internet, council tax, TV licence, and rent) down to under three minutes, while guaranteeing the cheapest tariffs for a transparent £12.99 monthly management fee. For property operators and landlords (B2B), Arrival saves an average of 90 minutes of administrative time per property and offers a highly cost-effective managed rent collection product designed to drastically reduce the UK's £470m+ annual rent arrears problem. With a target of reaching one million units under management by year-end, the company will use this capital to scale partnerships, particularly in the rapidly growing Build-to-Rent (BTR) sector.