WE'RE CREATING A FINANCIALLY EMPOWERED GEN Z
Helping young people Earn, Save and Learn
Our award-winning platform connects young people aged 13 to 24 with paid opportunities to earn, save and learn about money in an engaging and supportive environment.
Our purpose
At a time when opportunities for young people to gain financial independence and employability skills are more important than ever, we strive to fill that gap.
We connect teens and young adults with families and small businesses to offer their skills in tutoring, music coaching, photography, social media, babysitting and more - all while getting paid for their skills.
More than just a way to earn some extra money, MyPocketSkill is dedicated to financial education equipping our young community with the tools and behavioural nudges to gently encourage positive money habits.
Our vision is a society where all people, regardless of age or background, feel empowered to take control of their financial futures. Together, through opportunity and education, we can inspire the next generation to reach their fullest potential.
Our Earn, Save, Learn solution
Our unique, engaging Earn.Save.Learn approach based on behavioural science aims to improve the financial capability and employability of our young people. When it comes to financial education, our evidence published by the Money and Pensions Service shows that hands-on, real-life experiences with money help create the better outcomes required.
Earn
Connecting young people with real world paid opportunities from across the UK.
Save
Developing positive and sustainable money habits with saving goals, e-wallets and behavioural nudges.
Learn
Improving financial literacy and employability with real-world opportunities, supplemented by AI-infused learning journeys.
Our Impact
We are on a mission to financially empower 1 million young people over the next 3 years. To date, we have already helped thousands of 13-25 years old to feel more confident with money and prepared for the future.
Reaching great heights
Earn
Over 200K young people signed up to start earning at MyPocketSkill
Average earnings of over £500 with many earning thousands!!
89% were motivated to start earning money after signing up to MyPocketSkill
Save
72% of our active users have set up a savings goal *on or off the platform.
74% of young people active on the platform had made significant or some progress towards their financial goals
Learn
86% of teens said earning on MyPocketSkill has made them more conscious of managing their money
66% said earning through MyPocketSkill made a difference to their CV and job prospects
Our Manifesto
"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.” The first bit of financial advice we hear. And for many? The last bit of financial advice we ever get.
Young people are leaving school without a basic grasp of money management - and then blamed when they find themselves winging it the week after payday.
How can they ever hope to prosper when one of the most crucial aspects of future success has to be learnt on the fly?
Our platform is for everything you aren’t given by the curriculum. A marriage between real world opportunities and financial education, where you can earn, save and learn.
A platform for young people now to make the first investment in themselves.
MyPocketSkill - tomorrow’s foundations, built today.
Awards
We're pleased to have been recognised as an innovative global business.
Breakthrough Founders 2026
Breakthrough Founders
2025 - Winner of Sage Small Business XI
Sage
Launch Innovation Programme 2024
Lloyds Banking Group
Santander X Global Challenge 2024
Santander
Digital Champion 2024
EIT
Fintech Growth Programme 2024
EY
Finalist in Great British Entrepeneur Awards
Innovate Uk
Digital Innovation Pilot
UK Government’s Money & Pension Service
Beyond HERizons Programme
SVC2UK
Winner of Global Fintech Competition
Atos, Deutsche Bank & Google
Hottest Edtech Startup
EUROPAS
Programme Participant
Fintech 4.0 for Leading UK FinTechs
Growth Funding Recipient
Coast to Capital
Our team
Zara Ransley
Co-Founder and Co-CEOZara moved to the UK from Azerbaijan as a teenager. Her career spans 15 years experience in the city as a top rated investment analyst, covering areas such as technology, real estate and impact investing. Zara holds an MBA from London Business School. In her spare time she gets involved in everything youth entrepreneurship related as well park running and reading voraciously.
Lucy Cooper
Community Support and PRLucy helps manage the MyPocketSkill platform ensuring our talented teenagers and employers have the best experience possible. Lucy is a mum of two primary school kids and Chair of the Parent Teacher Association for the school, who previously worked in project management and communications for Hewlett Packard and Anglo American.
Erin Smith
Policy and Impact AnalystErin works to help research and support policy and impact decisions on MyPocketSkill. She graduated from a Masters of International Social and Public Policy from London School of Economics. Previously she obtained her bachelor degree in Sociology from University College London.
Advisors
Paul Day
AdvisorCurrently an ML engineer at Meta, Paul Day is a results-driven professional with a proven track record of success across diverse industries, including startup, big tech, corporate, and regulatory environments. Throughout his career, he has taken on numerous roles, ranging from machine learning, software engineering, and product design to analytics and data science.