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  "markdown": "Co-founder and former CTO.\n\nAlex Michael co-founded the savings and investing app Plum with Victor Trokoudes in 2016, after working at Tictail. Plum's own story says the company began when Alex built an algorithm to save money for him, and he wrote its early code and chose the name.\n\n- LinkedIn: https://cy.linkedin.com/in/alexandrosmichael\n\n## What Alex builds\n\n- [Plum](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plum.md), graded F, 27.5/100, in Subscriptions, bills \u0026 personal finance. Plum is a saving and investing app for the UK and parts of Europe. It analyses spending from connected bank accounts, moves money aside automatically, and holds savings accounts, ISAs, a pension, investments and an AI financial plan. Co-founder and former CTO, researched 2026-10-27.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Victor Trokoudes](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/victor-trokoudes/), Co-founder and CEO\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Eurobank](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/eurobank/)\n- [iGrow Venture Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/igrow-venture-capital/)\n- [VentureFriends](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/venturefriends/)\n- [Ventura Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ventura-capital/)\n- [dmg ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dmg-ventures/)\n- [Global Brain](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/global-brain/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Alex Michael?\n\nAlex Michael co-founded the savings and investing app Plum with Victor Trokoudes in 2016, after working at Tictail. Plum's own story says the company began when Alex built an algorithm to save money for him, and he wrote its early code and chose the name.\n\n### What does Plum Fintech Limited make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Plum from Plum Fintech Limited. Plum is a saving and investing app for the UK and parts of Europe. It analyses spending from connected bank accounts, moves money aside automatically, and holds savings accounts, ISAs, a pension, investments and an AI financial plan.\n\n### Who has invested in Plum Fintech Limited?\n\nThe sources our research read name Eurobank, iGrow Venture Capital, VentureFriends, Ventura Capital, dmg ventures and Global Brain.\n\n### How are Alex's tools graded?\n\nPlum is graded F, 27.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://withplum.com/press/plum-reaches-profitability\n- https://withplum.com/press/smart-investors-are-offsetting-crypto-risk-by-diversifying-with-lower-risk-and-ethical-investments\n- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/victortrokoudes\n- https://cy.linkedin.com/in/alexandrosmichael\n- https://withplum.com/\n- https://help.withplum.com/en/\n- https://x.com/withplum\n- https://help.withplum.com/en/articles/8286816-how-can-i-contact-plum\n- https://withplum.com/press\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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