EP42 Romina Savova on Raising Capital, Building Tech and Making Pensions Simple

Today’s guest is Romina Savova, CEO and founder of PensionBee.In the six years since Romi founded the company, PensionBee has almost 300,000 customers and £800MIL under investment, demonstrating the extraordinary success of its customer-centric approach.Romi tells us how she tried to consolidate her own pension and experienced the painful process for consumers, knowing that there had to be a better way.She explains how PensionBee developed a “minimum loveable product”, raised their first million of investment and the importance of jargon-free language to help people like you and me to manage their money better.And when it comes to startup advice for entrepreneurs, Romi tells us: “go as far as you can go before you take the jump”.This conversation was recorded on 14th May 2020.Tweet us! https://twitter.com/TheWotPodDM us! https://www.instagram.com/thewotpod/Or hop over to Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thewotpodConnect with Romina Savova and PensionBee:https://www.pensionbee.com/https://twitter.com/pensionbeehttps://www.instagram.com/pensionbee/https://twitter.com/romisavovaConnect with your host Frankie Cotton:https://frankiecotton.comhttps://twitter.com/FrankieCotton_https://www.instagram.com/frankiecotton_/This episode was sound edited by Beth Davison https://www.bethdavison.com/. Women On Top is a Let’s Be Frank production. https://letsbefrank.coThis episode of Women On Top is brought to you by Estrid, the Scandanavian razor brand offering a modern, vegan shaving product. Hair removal should be optional, but great hair removal should not. encased in cocoa butter, aloe vera & shea butter, the Estrid razor feels great on the skin and provides a close, smooth finish. Estrid doesn’t just feel different though, it makes a difference. For every purchase you make, they donate a portion to The Fawcett Society, the UK’s leading membership charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights at work, at home and in public life. Their vision is a society in which women and girls in all their diversity are equal and truly free to fulfill their potential creating a stronger, happier, better future for us all. The startkit from Estrid includes everything you’ll need for a new shaving experience. For £7.95 you’ll receive an Estrid handle, a razor holder and two 5-blades razors.Visit estrid.com and be sure to use the code ‘WOM’ to donate that extra £1 to The Fawcett society.Thanks very much to Estrid.Visit estrid.com https://estrid.com/gb/ use code WOMFollow Estrid on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/heyestrid/Follow Estrid on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Estrid-2350793288288464/