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Richard Dana

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Co-founder and CEO at Tembo Money
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Richard Dana is a finance and technology expert who co-founded Tembo, an award-winning digital mortgage platform, to address the homeownership affordability crisis. His career transitioned from turnaround and restructuring roles at Ernst & Young and Thomas Cook to entrepreneurship, having also previously co-founded and sold a boutique hotel booking business.

Outside of his primary role at Tembo, Richard has a demonstrated passion for travel and entrepreneurship. He co-founded Doris & Dicky, a site for affordable boutique hotels, which was inspired by his own travel experiences and seeing a gap in the market for curated, value-oriented accommodation.

His companys name, Tembo, is Swahili for elephant—chosen because it is the most family-minded animal, reflecting the companys mission.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Co-founder and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Homeownership Affordability
Co-founded Tembo with the mission to help people locked out of the property market, creating innovative digital mortgage and savings solutions.
Consumer Fintech
Focuses on building a digital-first platform that simplifies the homeownership journey, from saving for a deposit to securing a mortgage.
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Career

Work history

11-2020
Co-founder and CEO
Tembo Money
12-2016 - 11-2020
CFO
Founders Factory Ltd
10-2014 - 10-2017
Co Founder
Doris & Dicky
4-2013 - 11-2014
Head of Cash and Working Capital
Thomas Cook Group
9-2004 - 4-2013
Turnaround and Restructuring
Ernst & Young
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Education
2001 - 2004
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University of Nottingham
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