FreeAgent

FreeAgent Holdings plc
Type of site
 Subsidiary
Founded Edinburgh, UK (2007)
Headquarters Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Founder(s) Ed Molyneux, Olly Headey, Roan Lavery
Key people Ed Molyneux (CEO)
Website www.freeagent.com

FreeAgent is cloud-based accounting software targeted at freelancers, micro businesses and their accountants. The company was purchased by Royal Bank of Scotland for £53 million in 2018.[1]

History

FreeAgent stand at Accountex 2013

FreeAgent was launched in September 2007. The company was founded by Ed Molyneux, Olly Headey and Roan Lavery. In 2012 it acquired the American startup 60mo, in order to expand into the US market.[2] It topped Deloitte's list of fastest growing technology firms in 2013.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "FreeAgent taken over by RBS in £53m deal". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "FreeAgent Acquires Financial Software Startup 60mo; Lands Investment From Lightbank". TechCrunch. 3 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Online accounting firm FreeAgent tops Deloitte growth list". BBC News. 13 November 2013.
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