# Francesco Simoneschi (slim)

> Francesco Simoneschi is co-founder and CEO of TrueLayer. TrueLayer on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder and CEO, TrueLayer.

Francesco Simoneschi co-founded TrueLayer in London in 2016 with Luca Martinetti and is its chief executive.

## What Francesco builds

- [TrueLayer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/truelayer.md), graded B, 62.2/100, in Bank data & open banking. UK and EU open banking, regulated by the FCA and the Central Bank of Ireland. Co-founder and CEO, TrueLayer, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Luca Martinetti](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/luca-martinetti/), Co-founder, TrueLayer

## Backed by

- [Northzone](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/northzone/)
- [Connect Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/connect-ventures/)
- [Anthemis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/anthemis/)
- [Tencent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tencent/)
- [Temasek](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/temasek/)
- [Addition](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/addition/)
- [Visionaries Club](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/visionaries-club/)
- [Surojit Chatterjee](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/surojit-chatterjee/)
- [Zack Kanter](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/zack-kanter/)
- [Daniel Graf](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/daniel-graf/)
- [David Avgi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/david-avgi/)
- [Tiger Global](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tiger-global/)
- [Stripe](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/stripe/)
- [Cassa Depositi e Prestiti](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/cassa-depositi-e-prestiti/)

## Questions

### Who is Francesco Simoneschi?

Francesco Simoneschi co-founded TrueLayer in London in 2016 with Luca Martinetti and is its chief executive.

### What does TrueLayer make?

Anchor Terminal lists TrueLayer from TrueLayer.

### Who has invested in TrueLayer?

The sources our research read name Northzone, Connect Ventures, Anthemis, Tencent, Temasek, Addition, Visionaries Club, Surojit Chatterjee, Zack Kanter, Daniel Graf, David Avgi, Tiger Global, Stripe and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.

### How are Francesco's tools graded?

TrueLayer is graded B, 62.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://truelayer.com/
- https://truelayer.com/about/
- https://truelayer.com/contact/
- https://truelayer.com/newsroom/announcements/italys-cdp-venture-capital-invests-in-truelayer/

These 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.