FreeAgent is

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accounting software company based in

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, Scotland.

History

FreeAgent was launched in September 2007. The company was founded by Ed Molyneux, Olly Headey and Roan Lavery. In 2012 FreeAgent acquired the American startup 60mo, in order to expand into the US market. It topped

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's list of fastest growing technology firms in 2013. In 2015, FreeAgent raised over £1 million via crowdfunding with Seedrs. In November 2016, FreeAgent became a public company, floating on the

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. In 2018, the Royal Bank of Scotland Group acquired FreeAgent for £53 million.

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