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Borro

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borro offer quick, short-term loans of $1,000 - $1,000,000 secured against valuables including jewellery, luxury watches, fine art, antiques, prestige & classic cars, yachts and more. Learn more about what we loan against and how the service works.

borro’s expert valuation team are sourced from leading London and International auction houses including Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams, have over 100 years combined experience.

With a strong understanding of the constantly developing market, the team have excellent auction house connections and an acute awareness of current trends in the picture, fine art, gold, diamonds and luxury car market.

Milestones

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  Borro added Ray Palmer as Retail Operations Director.
  Posted 7/19/11 at 1:20am
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  Borro added Paul Brett as Business Development Director.
  Posted 7/19/11 at 1:20am
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  Borro added Dilshad Hawkrigg as Head of Marketing.
  Posted 7/19/11 at 1:20am
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  Borro added Nikki Gibson as Client Manager.
  Posted 1/16/10 at 12:23am
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  Borro added Anat Sneh as Product Director.
  Posted 5/14/09 at 11:34pm
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  Borro added Samantha Lilley as Head of Valuation.
  Posted 5/1/09 at 11:18pm
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  Borro added Paul Duncan as Chief Technical Officer.
  Posted 5/1/09 at 11:18pm
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  Borro added Guy Buckley-Sharp as Finance Director.
  Posted 5/1/09 at 11:18pm
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  Borro added Matt Hawksworth as Sales and Operations Director.
  Posted 5/1/09 at 11:18pm
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  Borro added Paul Aitken as Founder and CEO.
  Posted 5/1/09 at 11:18pm
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  Borro received $12.1M (£7.5M) in Unattributed funding. (4/4/11)
  Posted 4/4/11 at 4:05am via techcrunch.com
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  Borro received $2.5M in Series A funding. (10/10/08)
  Posted 5/1/09 at 11:18pm via co.uk
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  Borro — Are finalists in 3 categories for the Stevie Awards: Young Customer Service Professional of the Year Front-Line Customer Service Team of the Year Customer Service Department of the Year -Financial Services (2/7/12)
  Posted 2/7/12 at 1:27am

Videos

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borro about us video

Added: 2/8/12

Screenshots

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Sources

1. Ashfords Solicitors - Eden Ventures - Borro Limited (ashfords.co.uk) [edit]
2. Online pawn broker Borro raises £7.5m led by Augmentum Capital (eu.techcrunch.com) [edit]
3. Finalists in 3 categories for the Stevie Awards [edit]