The founding story does sound a little bit concocted but the reason I submitted this was some of the other details - two founders outside the US, bootstrapping

The founding story does sound a little bit concocted but the reason I submitted this was some of the other details - two founders outside the US, bootstrapping and struggling to get funded in their early days. Yet the product itself is great and has been immensely successful. It highlights to me the shortcomings of our existing funding model for startups. What if TransferWise had died for lack of funding? It's an immensely useful product that saves consumers millions in bank fees on a daily basis. It would be a real shame.