About us
Founded during the covid-19 pandemic to support struggling individuals and families, Lightning Reach aims to empower anyone to access support to build lasting financial resilience and wellbeing.
Over 17m people are financially vulnerable in the UK and more impacted by the cost of living of crisis, yet more than £19bn in benefits, social tariffs, grants and other support gets missed out by each year due to lack of awareness and complex application processes.
As a social impact startup, we use innovative technology to change the system, simplifying access to grants and vital support for those in need.
Our team
Ren Yi Hooi
CEO & Founder
Ignas Velza
CTO
Rhiannon Sheridan
Operations Lead
Robby Ogilvie
UX/UI Designer
Liam Watson
Full Stack Developer
Dave Farquharson
Partnerships Lead
Alice Dibblin
Associate
Sean Clayton
Associate
Gareth Oakley
Chair
Mary McKenna
Director
Funders
We are honoured to be funded and supported by a combination of social change foundations with deep experience in the poverty space along with renowned investors backing diverse-led social purpose organisations.
Awards
Rising Stars 4.0 Diversity & Inclusion - Leading the Way Award ('22)
Award Winner: Income & Work category ('21)
Global Goals Impact: Start-up Award Winner ('21)
Finalist: Digital Leaders Impact Awards and DL100 Awards ('22)
Finalist: She Loves Tech UK('21)