Hippo Capital provides senior technology advisory to boards, executives and investors in financial services. Our work covers technology strategy, product development, AI engineering and testing, digital assets, and technology due diligence for M&A.
We work at board and executive level, on platform transformation, AI programmes, product builds in regulated environments, digital assets strategy and technology evaluation for M&A.
Led by practitioners who have built and scaled regulated financial institutions, including the co-founders of Starling Bank and Ziglu.
Advising banks, central banks and regulators across the UK and Europe on technology strategy and emerging technology risk.
Hippo Capital does not build software or manage IT infrastructure. It provides the senior judgment that determines whether those investments are well directed.
Board and executive-level counsel on platform direction, build-vs-buy and technology risk, framed against commercial and regulatory reality.
Senior oversight of product builds in regulated environments, from mandate and scope through delivery plan to launch.
Guidance on moving AI programmes beyond pilot, covering engineering practice, testing rigour and the governance agentic AI now demands of senior leadership.
Strategy and governance for institutions evaluating digital asset platforms and infrastructure, grounded in cloud-native banking experience.
Independent technology due diligence for investors and acquirers, covering architecture, delivery record, security posture and key-person exposure.
Engagement with the FCA, PRA and European regulatory bodies on technology strategy and emerging technology risk, including AI and digital assets.
The firm is led by practitioners who have built and scaled regulated financial institutions, among them the co-founders of Starling Bank and Ziglu. That hands-on experience across cloud-native banking infrastructure, digital asset platforms and FCA and PRA regulated environments is what sets Hippo Capital’s advice apart from conventional technology consulting.
Hippo Capital advises banks, central banks and regulators across the UK and Europe, including the FCA, PRA and European regulatory bodies, on technology strategy and emerging technology risk. That extends to the governance questions agentic AI and digital asset adoption are now putting in front of senior leadership across the industry.
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