London may be known as the banking capital of the world, but it's upstart financial services app Monzo that lands atop this list of the U.K. start-ups attracting the most talent.
The mobile-only bank leads LinkedIn's inaugural Top Companies | Startups list for the U.K.
To determine this list, LinkedIn's data team analyzed billions of searches by the site's more than 500 million members, considering employee growth, job seeker interest and engagement with the company on the platform, as well as how well these upstarts were able to attract talent away from the established players on LinkedIn's Top Companies list.
The ranking includes familiar names like Airbnb, WeWork and Uber as well as financial service providers and an app that makes it easier for doctors to prep for surgery.
Read on for the 10 most attractive start-up employers in the U.K.:
10. Touch Surgery
Global headcount: 135
The training app for surgeons offers more than 100 simulations of different procedures so students and healthcare professionals can view surgeries and prepare to perform them.
Global headcount: 260
Valuation: $200 million
Babylon provides a mobile app that allows users to talk to doctors through a voice or video call. A chatbot performs virtual triage, screening symptoms to determine if patients should head to the ER.
Global headcount: 750
Valuation: $1 billion
The business loan provider offers staff a "Funderbar" serving food and drinks daily.
7. Uber
Global headcount: 16,000
Valuation: $68 billion
The ride-sharing juggernaught lost its license to operate in London earlier this year but is appealing the ruling and continues to attract top talent. Uber gives employees monthly credits to use on rides or UberEATS deliveries.
6. Airbnb
Global headcount: 3,000
Valuation: $29.25 billion
Airbnb employees are awarded $2,000 annually to stay in the company's getaways around the world, including more than 1,400 castles.
5. Deliveroo
Global headcount: 2,674
Valuation: $2 billion
According to LinkedIn, founder Will Shu delivers one of the company's food packages personally each week to so that he can gain insight into challenges the company's delivery staff may be facing.
4. Improbable
Global headcount: 221
Valuation: $1 billion
True to its name, cloud company Improbable "did the near impossible earlier this year," according to LinkedIn, raising a $502 million Series B.
3. WeWork
Global headcount: 3,000
Valuation: $20 billion
WeWork hosts a company-wide camp each summer — a perk for employees and members. This year's event was held in Eridge Park, south of London.
2. Perkbox
Global headcount: 180
Valuation: $82 million
Perkbox is in the business of helping employers treat their teams right and the company practices what it preaches. One of the start-up's most popular benefits is a beer cart that makes the rounds in the office on Friday afternoons.
1. Monzo
Global headcount: 175
Valuation: $116 million
A favorite among millennials, Monzo is challenging traditional banks offering accounts, debit cards and an app that comes with perks like fee-free spending overseas.
To be considered for this list, companies had to be at most 10 years old with a minimum of 100 employees, independent and privately held. They must have completed at least one round of venture-backed funding. Almost 25,000 eligible companies were selected by LinkedIn and CB Insights for consideration.
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