Published: January 16, 2026 at 8:09 am
The Sunday Times has published its second annual league table of Britain’s fastest-growing companies in both software and hardware.
The tables rank private UK-headquartered tech companies on the growth in their annual revenues, measured over three years.
The 2026 Sunday Times 100 Tech is led by Abound, a lending FinTech company which just yesterday completed its latest acquisition to move into mortgages.
Founded in 2020 by Michelle He and Gerald Chappell, Abound uses AI to help borrowers bypass traditional lending through its technology-driven loans platform.
The company now employs 120 people and has a small office based in Bermondsey, London. Over the past three years, it has grown by an impressive 490% a year, generating £66.8 million in sales last year.