Selling shares · Monzo

How to sell your Monzo stock

Monzo reached a $5.9 billion valuation in an employee share sale and is reportedly preparing for an IPO. If you hold Monzo options, here’s what you have, how those sales work, and the UK tax.

Status Privately held · Reviewed November 2026

Monzo is a private UK digital bank — still private as of November 2026, valued at about $5.9 billion in a 2024 employee/secondary share sale, and reportedly preparing a London IPO and a further private share sale. This guide is for the Monzo holder.

Independent guide. PrivateTechShares is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Monzo. This is general educational information for people who already hold Monzo equity. We don’t recommend or endorse any transaction — whether to buy or sell, and on what terms, is entirely your own decision based on your own due diligence. What we do: help you prepare — a clear picture of what you hold, what it may be worth, and the paperwork.

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What you actually hold at Monzo

Monzo employee equity is typically stock options. Early and UK staff may hold tax-advantaged EMI options; later and larger grants are often unapproved. You exercise (pay the strike) into shares before you can sell, and the scheme type drives your UK tax. Check your grant for scheme type, vested amount and strike.

Monzo at a glance — the dates that matter to holders

Oct 2024
Employee/secondary share sale values Monzo at about $5.9 billion.
2025
Reportedly plans a further private share sale.
2026
Reportedly preparing for a London IPO.

Figures as publicly reported (Reuters via Yahoo Finance and FinTech Futures on the $5.9bn sale; The Paypers on a planned further sale). Confirm current status before relying on them.

How Monzo equity turns into cash

Monzo is private, but it has given staff liquidity through company-run secondary share sales, and more may follow before any IPO. These are set windows, not an open market. If Monzo lists, selling would move to the public market after a lock-up. Outside a company sale, a private secondary is subject to Monzo’s transfer rules.

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The decision you’re probably facing

A secondary now, or hold for the IPO? Monzo has offered secondaries and is reportedly IPO-bound, so you may be able to take some liquidity now or wait for the listing. Holding bets on a higher IPO price but concentrates your net worth in one stock. Decide on the after-tax cash from each, not the headline.

The practical steps: confirm your scheme type, value your options at the latest mark minus your strike, and check the UK tax of exercising and selling.

The tax reality (UK)

In the UK it depends on your scheme. Exercising unapproved options is normally subject to income tax and National Insurance on the gain at exercise; tax-advantaged schemes such as EMI are more favourable and can qualify for a lower Capital Gains Tax rate on sale. Selling the shares later is subject to Capital Gains Tax on the gain. Read our UK guide; full method in our methodology. Take UK tax advice.

What to expect on price

A tender has a set price; a private secondary to an outside buyer usually happens at a discount to the last headline valuation — because the buyer takes an illiquid minority stake, and you likely hold common shares worth less than investors’ preferred. See what discount is fair.

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Questions people ask

Can I sell my Monzo shares?

Monzo has run company secondary share sales (the 2024 window valued it at $5.9 billion), and more may follow before an IPO. These are set windows; outside one, a private secondary is subject to Monzo’s transfer rules. You exercise options into shares first.

How much are my Monzo shares or options worth?

Value them at the latest mark (about $5.9 billion in 2024) minus your strike, with an illiquidity discount while private. Use our estimator as a starting point.

How are Monzo options taxed in the UK?

It depends on your scheme. Exercising unapproved options is subject to income tax and National Insurance on the gain; EMI options are more favourable. Selling the shares later is subject to Capital Gains Tax. Check your grant and take UK advice.

When is the next Monzo share sale or IPO?

Monzo has reportedly planned a further private share sale and is preparing a London IPO, but it controls the timing and nothing is fixed. Have your numbers ready so you can act when a window opens.

Is Monzo going public?

Monzo is reportedly preparing for a London IPO, but remains private as of November 2026. If it lists, selling moves to the public market after a lock-up.

Sources

We re-verify this page’s facts monthly — they can change between updates. Figures are as reported (November 2026); confirm current status before you rely on them.

More about Monzo: monzo.com ↗ (official site) · funding & valuation data ↗.