Judo Capital Holdings Ltd (ASX:JDO)

Judo Capital Holdings Ltd (ASX: JDO) or Judo Bank is an Australian bank focused on small and medium-sized enterprise lending but also offers a range of personal term deposit products to consumers. It was co-founded in 2016 by Joseph Healy and David Hornery, who were experienced bankers in their 50s. They planned and plotted the bank’s future at a pub in Sydney, The Greengate (hence why it was called “Project Greengate” in the planning phase!). Judo is one of less than a handful of “unicorn” companies, reaching over $1 billion in valuation before IPO-ing on the ASX (Canva and Atlassian are other examples).