London, 15th July 2024
MyPocketSkill has been selected as a Finalist in Challenge LDN's No Wrong Door Open Innovation Challenge delivered in partnership with the Greater London Authority, Allia Impact and The Resolution Foundation. This award, presented by Howard Dawber (Deputy Mayor for London for Business and Growth) at an event at City Hall, London is really important to us as it recognises our mission to help address skills and employment gaps for young people.
The programme aims to create radical new approaches to help Londoners get into good work, in response to the disparities felt by Londoners which were magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be working hard with the Challenge London team to see how businesses and the skills and employment system can better connect to improve job opportunities for priority groups, including young people 16 - 24 yrs old in London.
Matthew Harker, Co CEO and Co-Founder, said “We are thrilled that our company has once again been recognised as a platform that can have a positive impact on financial capability, skills and employability among GenZ and are enthused by the opportunity with Challenge LDN to get more young Londoners into good work.”
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About MyPocketSkill
MyPocketSkill is an award-winning GenZ platform for financial education. We enable 13-24 year olds to Earn, Save and Learn about money (and soon Invest) with the help of behavioural science. MyPocketSkill addresses the decline in opportunities for young people that enable them to gain financial independence and employability skills.
MyPocketSkill has seen impressive 15% month-on-month growth currently with over 120K signed up users and looking to reach 250K by the end of 2024. MyPocketSkill and its co-founders have already achieved notable success, most recently winning the prestigious European Institute of Technology ‘Digital Champion of Europe’ award.
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About Challenge LDN
Challenge LDN is London’s open innovation programme. We connect innovators and entrepreneurs with organisations and communities to positively impact the lives of Londoners. The No Wrong Door Open Innovation Challenge is an open call for up to 15 innovators to come up with fresh ideas to help tackle the obstacles faced by many Londoners in finding employment and enhancing their skills
More information: https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/business-and-economy/support-your-business/challenge-ldn/no-wrong-door-open-innovation-challenge