Fintech OneDome raises £7.5m backed by Channel 4 Ventures
This article covers Channel 4 Ventures' investment on 15 October 2025 in OneDome, a UK-based housing and fintech platform that aims to simplify how people buy and finance homes, founded by Babek Ismayil. The round totals £7.5m and is led by Channel 4 Ventures.
What does OneDome do?
OneDome's HomeBuyer Service is an all‑inclusive homebuying package combining mortgages and conveyancing into one service. It provides a single fixed-price process to simplify and manage home purchases in the UK.
Why is OneDome useful?
Problem
People face a slow, disjointed, stressful home buying process that requires juggling multiple service providers. This causes delays, hidden costs and confusion for buyers working full time.
Solution
OneDome explains that it offers the HomeBuyer Service, a single fixed-price package combining mortgages, conveyancing and transaction management. Customers get an end-to-end, integrated process that reduces stress, saves time and clarifies costs.
How much did OneDome raise?
OneDome raised up to £7.5m from Channel 4 Ventures in an investment (initial £5m, plus £2.5m subject to performance milestones). This makes it the 11th largest funding round in October 2025 (44 recorded). As of 15 October 2025, the round is the 190th largest of the year (516 total) in the Startupmag database.
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Who invested in OneDome?
Key investors in the round include:
- Channel 4 Ventures: The consumer investment arm of Channel 4 that invests in consumer-facing UK businesses and supports growth through media partnerships.
In the funding announcement, Vinay Solanki from Channel 4 Ventures said:
This partnership is yet another example of how Channel 4 can create significant commercial benefits for the businesses that collaborate with us, pairing the unrivalled power of TV advertising with our investment expertise. OneDome is tackling one of the toughest and most important consumer challenges, making the home buying journey simpler, faster and more transparent.
The investor added that OneDome has already grown rapidly and that Channel 4 Ventures will partner with the founder and team to use Channel 4’s platform to scale the brand nationally and support its expansion to make home ownership more accessible.
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Who founded OneDome?
Babek Ismayil is the founder of OneDome.
In the funding announcement, Babek Ismayil explained:
The home buying experience is broken, disjointed and stressful. We developed the HomeBuyer Service to offer customers a totally different, fully integrated experience.
The company continued that buyers can purchase one fixed-price service that includes everything needed to complete a home purchase, rather than having to juggle multiple service providers while working full time, and that it believes the service will fundamentally change how people buy properties in the UK and that Vinay Solanki and the Channel 4 team have joined the company in its mission to make the HomeBuyer Service a mainstream product.
Where is OneDome based?
OneDome is based in London, UK.
What sector is OneDome in?
OneDome operates in the fintech sector. Fintech uses technology to improve and simplify financial services like banking and mortgages. It helps people compare products and manage home buying costs more easily.
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