Illuminate Financial Management, founded in 2014 in London, is a venture capital firm funding financial technology startups that have the potential to effect real change within capital markets. Since late 2015, folks at Illuminate have been investing from the IFM Fintech Opportunities Fund, which counts Deutsche Boerse Group and Markit among its LPs. The operating model at Illuminate starts with the close partnerships they have formed with firms within the capital markets ecosystem, including buy- and sell-side firms, infrastructure providers, …
