Octopus AIM VCTs portfolio company story: GB Group
Leading specialists in identity (ID) verification.
What GB Group does
Recognised as a global leader, GB Group is a technology specialist in fraud, location and identity data intelligence.
Software that helps companies and governments to fight fraud and cybercrime, lower the cost of compliance and improve the experience for onboarding new customers in today’s digital economy.
GB Group has made acquisitions to gain an international presence and client list, and we expect this strategy to continue.
Annually the company performs over 500 million identity fraud checks and processes 114.2 billion transactions.1
First investment
November 2011
Sector
Software and computer services
Based in
Chester, England
What our fund managers say
“GB Group are a global technology business offering world class solutions which play an increasingly important role in our now hyperconnected lives. This has been a fantastic growth story and we believe it’s far from over.”
– Martin Jager, Investment Analyst
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