# Oliver Kent-Braham

> Oliver Kent-Braham is the British co-founder and co-CEO of Marshmallow, the London financial services company he built with his identical twin Alexander Kent-Braham and software engineer David Goaté. A former Great Britain junior tennis player, he worked in finance and digital identity before focusing on insurance for people moving to the UK. Marshmallow reached a $1.25 billion valuation in 2021 and announced a valuation above $2 billion in its April 2025 funding round.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Co-CEO at Marshmallow
- **Organizations:** Marshmallow, Yoti, Investec, Reel Money
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Reed’s School, Bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship, University of the West of England, Bristol Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Marshmallow, which reached a $1.25 billion valuation in September 2021., Co-led a business that had insured more than one million drivers by April 2025., Marshmallow announced a $90 million debt-and-equity financing at a valuation above $2 billion in April 2025.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2017** — Worked in leveraged finance at Investec and in growth and partnerships at digital identity company Yoti.
- **2016** — Appointed director of Marshmallow Technology Ltd on 10 November; the company history dates Marshmallow’s founding to 2017.
- **2017** — Co-founded Marshmallow with Alexander Kent-Braham and David Goaté.
- **2018** — Marshmallow received seed backing from investors including Passion Capital and Investec.
- **2021** — Marshmallow became a licensed insurance carrier and raised $85 million at a $1.25 billion valuation.
- **2023** — Marshmallow ranked second in the Financial Times ranking of Europe’s fastest-growing companies.
- **2025** — Marshmallow announced $90 million in debt and equity funding in April at a valuation above $2 billion; its timeline also records the launch of car finance that year.
- **2026** — Marshmallow’s timeline records the launch of home insurance; Oliver and Alexander ranked jointly at number 36 in the Insurance Post Power List.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Marshmallow, which reached a $1.25 billion valuation in September 2021.
- Co-led a business that had insured more than one million drivers by April 2025.
- Marshmallow announced a $90 million debt-and-equity financing at a valuation above $2 billion in April 2025.
- Played junior tennis for Great Britain alongside his twin brother.
- Jointly ranked number 36 with Alexander Kent-Braham in the Insurance Post Power List 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham were jointly ranked number 36 in the Insurance Post Power List 2026.
- **2025-08** — In a Business Leader interview, Oliver discussed working with Alexander, adapting as a founder and playing padel.
- **2025-04** — Marshmallow announced $90 million in financing at a valuation above $2 billion and plans to expand products and geographic reach.

## Links

- Website: https://www.marshmallow.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-kent-braham-61960b17/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23