The Hnry Story

From Wellington to London - a decade of making self-employment easier for sole traders.

We're Hnry!

(pronounced ‘Henry’ - but without the ‘e’)

2015

Sorting your own taxes sucks! Let’s do something about it.

Co-founders Claire and James Fuller, both working as self-employed contractors, experienced first-hand the gnarly time-suck and pain that is tax and financial admin. That frustration motivated them to build a solution for sorting sole traders taxes.

"We’re on a mission to revolutionise self-employment worldwide."

Claire and James Fuller

Co-founders, Hnry

2017

Hi, we’re Hnry

Officially launching in New Zealand in 2017, Hnry was designed to make it easy, affordable, and accessible for anyone to earn independently. Safe to say it was a hit!

2019

Our first home on Featherston Street

2020

Hnry crosses the ditch

After running in New Zealand for a number of years, we expanded our operations to Australia. We set up shop in the heart of Sydney’s tech district, with managing director Karan at the front of building Hnry’s presence in Australia.

"I’m motivated to make self-employment easier for Australians by removing the burden of financial administration."

Karan

Managing Director

2020-2024

Hnry becomes Australasia’s largest accounting service for sole traders

We reached $2 billion in annualised payments and, officially, processed 1% of New Zealand’s tax revenue. If sole traders were a company, that’s one large payroll.

Serving tens of thousands of sole traders across Australia and New Zealand, we continued to improve our service and be one of the sole voices advocating for the self-employed.

2024

Our team grew to 100+ people!

2025

‘Ello UK sole traders, meet Hnry!

This was possibly the worst-kept secret in the fintech world, but in February 2025 we officially landed in London with the goal to bring the same Hnry magic to UK sole traders and freelancers. Our small, but mighty UK team is growing every day with Manasé, our Head of UK, leading the charge.

"Running your own business is a daily act of courage and resilience. My goal is to help self-employed people master their business admin with practical tools, knowledge and unwavering support."

Manasé

Head of UK

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Some cool stuff we’ve done along the way

Excuse the humble brag but we’ve achieved quite a bit over the years, like…

The Hnry Stadium sign lit up at night on Wellington Regional Stadium

Naming sponsor of the Hnry Stadium

Further advocating for the city where Hnry was founded, we became naming sponsors of Wellington Regional Stadium.

Illustrated map with a car driving along a route between two location pins

Hnry’s Mileage app

Making it even easier to claim vehicle expenses.

Cover of the Hnry Sole Trader Pulse report

The Hnry Sole Trader Pulse

The only survey of its kind that looks into the financial habits and wellbeing of sole traders.

Two people jumping for joy beside a piggy bank

Customer Advocacy

We keep sole traders at the heart of everything we do and continue to advocate for their wellbeing.

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The Hnry team gathered together in the office

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Hnry is a great place to work and grow!

" We’re a highly collaborative and social team who work together and encourage people to bring their fresh ideas and thinking, to challenge and experiment - and we’re all continuously developing our skills and processes. " Alex MacAvoy Head of Customer Operations

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