Ben is the all-in-one platform for any company to personalise benefits and reward.
How? By marrying a modern software (SaaS) platform with per-employee Mastercards and financial infrastructure. The Ben platform enables employee choice for any existing benefits programme while adding thousands of additional options, all while saving time and money.
We’re a technology company with a passion for solving the hard problems people teams and business leaders encounter today more than ever in taking care of their teams. Our two founders set out to combine hands-on experience in building and scaling teams as well as payment services to create a better and more cost-effective way, for any company.
How? By marrying a modern software (SaaS) platform with per-employee Mastercards and financial infrastructure. The Ben platform enables employee choice for any existing benefits programme while adding thousands of additional options, all while saving time and money.
We’re a technology company with a passion for solving the hard problems people teams and business leaders encounter today more than ever in taking care of their teams. Our two founders set out to combine hands-on experience in building and scaling teams as well as payment services to create a better and more cost-effective way, for any company.
Location: United Kingdom
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $45.99M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 02.02.2021 | Cherry Ven... | cherry.vc |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 17.12.2025 | - | $27.6M | DN Capital |
| 03.08.2022 | - | $15.89M | - |
| 31.01.2021 | Seed | $2.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 18
| Date | Title | Description |
| 20.12.2025 | AI Benefits Platform Ben Secures $27.5M to Redefine Global HR | Ben, the London-based AI platform, has secured a significant $27.5 million in new funding. This capital injection, led by Mercia Ventures and backed by QuantumLight Capital, will fuel the company's ambitious product roadmap and expand its m... |
| 17.12.2025 | Used by Deliveroo and Zalando, the UK’s Ben secures €23.6 million to scale employee benefits platform | Ben, a London-based platform using AI to help global enterprises manage employee benefits, has raised €23.6 million (£20.8 million) to accelerate its product roadmap and strengthen its go-to-market capabilities to meet the growing demand. T... |
| 17.12.2025 | Ben Raises $27.5M in Funding | Ben, a London, UK-based provider of a platform using AI to help global enterprises manage employee benefits, raised $27.5M in funding. The round was led by Mercia Ventures with participation from existing investors Atomico, Cherry Ventures,... |
| 07.11.2022 | Companies in the HR/hiring space that you should know | Some that raised funding since the beginning of 2021 include Talview, Deel, and Jobandtalent COVID fundamentally altered the way we live, turning much of what we knew upside down; some of those changes were immediately apparent, and others ... |
| 03.08.2022 | Employee benefits platform Ben raises $16M to cut HR admin | Employee benefits platform Ben today announced it has raised $16 million in a series A round of funding led by European VC giant Atomico. While salary is undoubtedly the main draw in a company’s compensation offer, additional “perks” can he... |
| 03.08.2022 | Atomico backs UK-based employee benefits platform Ben in €15.7M round | London-based employee benefits platform, Ben, announced on Wednesday that it has secured $16M (approximately €15.7M) in a Series A round of funding led by Atomico. The latest round brings the total funding raised by the company to $21M (app... |
| 03.08.2022 | London-based Ben picks up €15.6 million for its global platform making workplace benefits work for everyone | With its global platform that is empowering better employee benefits, London-based startup Ben, has secured €15.6 million in fresh capital. Ben is on a mission to make workplace benefits work for everyone, everywhere and is now embarking on... |
| 13.05.2022 | 5 Indicators To Find Effective Digital Mental Health Solutions And Avoid Work Burnout | Wellness instead of stress. Hand turns a dice and changes the word "stress" to "wellness". getty |
| 08.03.2022 | Building benefits better, Ben brings home $16 million in Atomico-led round | London-based employee benefits platform Ben has raised $16 million in a Series A round that will see the company up the headcount as it further pushes the envelope on its SaaS and payments technology offer. Since its inception in late 2019,... |
| 01.02.2021 | London-based Ben raises €2 million to revolutionise the broken employee benefits system | Employee benefit and reward pioneer Ben has raised €2 million in a round led by Cherry Ventures and Seedcamp. The round was also supported by notable FinTech and HRTech angel investors including Paul Forster of Indeed.com, Taavet Hinrikus o... |
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