{"id":49235,"date":"2016-11-17T22:45:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T22:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=49235"},"modified":"2021-05-18T15:56:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T14:56:24","slug":"venture-funded-business-of-the-year-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/venture-funded-business-of-the-year-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Venture Funded Business of the Year 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Start-up name:<\/strong> ClearScore<br>\n<strong>Founder: <\/strong>Justin Basini<br>\n<strong>Started in: <\/strong>July 2015<br>\n<strong>Based in: <\/strong>London<br>\n<strong>Business description: <\/strong>Credit scoring service<\/p>\n<p>Launched with an initial funding injection of &pound;10m, credit scoring service ClearScore has grown to 2.5 million users and has amassed an army of fans &ndash; which now includes the Startups Awards judges who named ClearScore Venture Funded Business of the Year 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other services that charge consumers a fee, ClearScore allows users to access their credit report for free to help them monitor their financial situation. 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