Fintech startup Saturn raises £11.2m led by Singular with support from Shapers
This article covers the Series A funding round on 22 October 2025 for Saturn, a British AI technology company transforming financial advice by slashing the cost to serve and broadening access to wealth management, founded by Amal Jolly, Michael Ettlinger and Rohit Vaish. The round raised £11.22m and was led by European VC Singular, with participation from Shapers.
What does Saturn do?
Saturn is a compliance-focused AI platform that automates administrative and document workflows for UK financial advice firms. It reduces adviser time on client reports, onboarding and checks by generating draft documents for human review.
Why is Saturn useful?
Problem
Financial advisers face high costs because time-consuming administrative and compliance work makes serving each client expensive.
Solution
Saturn explains that it automates the most time-consuming admin and regulatory tasks using compliance-focused AI. This reduces review time, lowers the cost to serve, and helps advisers scale and reach more clients.
How much did Saturn raise?
Saturn raised £11.2m ($15m) in a Series A round led by European VC Singular, alongside Y Combinator. This makes it the 14th largest funding round in October 2025 (63 recorded). By size, the round comes in 149th for 2025 (535 recorded) in the Startupmag database, as of 22 October 2025.
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Who invested in Saturn?
The key investors included:
- Singular: A European venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies across Europe.
- Shapers: A venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology startups.
- Y Combinator: An early-stage accelerator and seed investor that funds technology startups worldwide.
- Zeno Ventures: A venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in technology companies.
In the funding announcement, Jeremy Uzan from Singular said:
We have rarely seen such an ambitious, high-velocity founding team that combines deep technical expertise with real industry insight. They have built an exceptional group around them that moves fast, with focus and attracts top talent, and their early traction already reflects their ambition.
The investor added that Singular plans to partner with the team to build a company that transforms wealth management.
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Who founded Saturn?
The founders of Saturn are Amal Jolly, Michael Ettlinger and Rohit Vaish.
In the funding announcement, Amal Jolly, CEO of Saturn explained:
We started this business to harness technology to help close the advice gap. As we continue to bring the cost to serve advice down, we will help the advice profession to improve the quality, cost, and scale of services in the UK, enabling them to reach more people and changing lives for the better.
Where is Saturn based?
Saturn is based in London, UK.
What sector is Saturn in?
Saturn operates in the fintech sector. Fintech involves using technology to improve financial services. It helps people access and manage money more easily.
Key trends and challenges in fintech:
AI and automation efficiency
AI and automation are cutting advisers' admin by automating suitability reports and onboarding, so firms can serve more clients.
Advice gap and cost barriers
Fewer than one in ten UK adults received regulated financial advice last year, leaving many families without guidance.
Regulatory and compliance complexity
New rules like the FCA's Consumer Duty raise compliance burdens and demand explainable, auditable technology.
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| Investor | Sector | Stage | Activity | Team | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Singular | 5 investment(s) investment(s) | 7 contacts contacts | |||
 Shapers | 3 investment(s) investment(s) | more info | |||
 Y Combinator | 22 investment(s) investment(s) | 10 contacts contacts | |||
 Zeno Ventures | 1 investment(s) investment(s) | more info |
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