The pan-European digital financial service champion for established SMEs is heavily investing in its further expansion after the successful launch of the business in the Netherlands and Finland last year. After reporting a 44% increase in portfolio size in the Netherlands last quarter, Thorsten Seeger has joined the company to further accelerate this growth. 

“Having been part of different growth journeys and stories, I am excited to join forces with this promising company from the Baltic region at this very intriguing and pivotal time. The level of passion and energy I’ve already experienced here is truly remarkable and stands out as a testament to the company’s dynamic culture. Having cemented our market position in the Baltics already, we now aim to turn this ship towards Western Europe and diversify the revenue streams geographically. I also believe that the unique combination of a technology-driven business model and the best banking expertise and experience of the team is a formula for success and the best match for the needs of established SMEs”, commented Thorsten Seeger.

“Thorsten joining the team is the best feedback and compliment to what we’ve built so far that I could hope for. And it makes me excited and proud to announce this news today, on the same day that we celebrate the 8th anniversary of the company. I’m confident that, with our dedicated people and hunger for success, we will be able to contribute to the growth of hundreds of thousands of underserved SMEs in Europe”, says Audrius Milukas, co-founder of smeGo and SME Bank.

Thorsten Seeger is an adviser for International Growth and Strategy at smeGo and SME Bank. Before joining smeGo and SME Bank, he was the Group COO of October. Before that the Managing Director of Funding Circle Germany, where he built a market-leading small business lending proposition. Earlier in his career, he spent 10 years in the traditional banking sector in the UK. At Barclays, he held various front-office leadership roles, including Head of Relationship Banking (London) and Commercial Director for SME Banking and at Lloyds Banking Group he was responsible for Financial Markets products and their distribution to SME customers.

Thorsten holds an MBA from China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai.