ABOUT ASPIRE

    Built by the people who need it. Guided by the people who have done it.

    We went looking for something that would actually work on our money, our plans and our careers, not just show us them. It did not exist, so we built it.

    36%

    of young people believe they will have a better life than their parents. Down from 63% a year ago.

    UK Youth Poll, 2026

    50%

    of UK young people are not planning beyond the next six months.

    Prince's Trust, 2023

    2 in 3

    of UK Gen Z renters say buying would be impossible without help.

    Barclays UK Unlocked, 2025

    so we built the thing we needed.

    The people building it.

    Aryan Vedhara
    Aryan Vedhara
    FOUNDER & CEO

    Quant and software engineering at Coremont. Investment at Northzone VC. Five times founder since age twelve. His first venture reached 10,000+ users.

    Oliver Phillips
    Oliver Phillips
    CO-FOUNDER & COO

    2x founder. IEM at Bocconi. Operator experience across startups and scaleups including BOnline and GreenFrog. VC deal sourcing and BD at BSVC. Founding Board Member and Head of Recruitment at BSUS.

    Aneesh Rao
    Aneesh Rao
    FORMER CO-FOUNDER

    Oxford quantum mechanics. Maths and Physics Olympiad.

    Ritik Mukherjee
    Ritik Mukherjee
    FORMER CO-FOUNDER

    Lab placement at MeiraGTx. Physics and Maths Olympiad success.

    EXPERIENCECoremontNorthzoneBocconiUniversity of OxfordPwCMeiraGTxBOnline

    Backed by angels. Guided by people who have already done it.

    ANGELS
    James Ankers
    James Ankers

    MD, Barclays. 25+ years strategy and innovation at global institutions.

    Charlie Bowes Lyon
    Charlie Bowes Lyon

    Exited consumer founder. Former CMO, Wild.

    Andy Sleigh
    Andy Sleigh

    Former COO and CCO, ClearScore. Fintech angel.

    Jev Mehmet
    Jev Mehmet

    Former COO, Brevan Howard. Founder, Coremont.

    Hemang Rishi
    Hemang Rishi

    EF alum. Exited founder and CEO, Observe.

    GUIDED BY
    Ahana Banerjee
    Ahana Banerjee

    CEO, Clear. YC. Forbes 30 Under 30.

    Anas Hassan
    Anas Hassan

    VC and NED. Advisory chair.

    Dr Anne Cotton
    Dr Anne Cotton

    Head, KCS Wimbledon. HMC Chair.

    ENDORSED BY
    John Flint CBE

    "It is hard to imagine a flourishing democracy without good levels of financial literacy. We are not where we need to be, and the Aspire Project has a role to play in helping us close the gap."

    John Flint CBE · former Group CEO, HSBC · former CEO, National Wealth Fund · endorser

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