Five 🇬🇧 Hiring · 69 open roles ↗
Palm recognition technology for secure, contactless payment transactions with faster checkout.
About Five
The main product utilizes palm recognition technology to facilitate secure and contactless payment transactions, significantly reducing checkout times and enhancing customer experience. It employs end-to-end encryption to protect biometric data, ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations while integrating seamlessly with existing point-of-sale systems.
Five is a UK-based company founded in 2023, now around 13 people. It has raised $8.5M in disclosed funding.
Founded by Maria Marti (Co-Founder; previously Accenture, GE Grid Solutions; University of Cambridge), Thibaut Genevrier (Co-Founder; previously Lightspeed Commerce, Revolut; The University of Queensland).
Its investors also appear on FundFinder's most-active lists for Seed · Fintech (111 funds), Seed · AI (93 funds), Seed · Crypto & Web3 (32 funds).
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Hiring now · 69 live roles, checked daily
Seed · May 2026
- 13books Capital — London-based fintech VC (formerly Element Ventures) founded in 2019 by Steve Gibson and Michael McFadgen. · cheques £1M – £7M
- Blue Wire Capital — Blue Wire Capital is a London-based early-stage venture firm founded in 2013. · cheques £300k – £1M