Tagged: accel

May 11, 2020 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accel, a platform owned by Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, has decided to temporarily increase the limits on its digital debit payments from $50 to $100. The limit increase has been made in order to meet some of… Read More

April 18, 2020 @ 1:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trade Republic, a mobile-based investing app, has secured €62 million (appr. $67 million) in capital through a Series B funding round led by Accel and the Founders Fund. The money raised will be used to expand the company’s line of products and services. The funds… Read More

October 17, 2019 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Galileo Financial Technologies, a U.S.-based fintech, announced on Thursday it secured $77 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Accel with participation from Qualtrics Co-Founder and CEO Ryan Smith.   Founded in 2000, Galileo claims it has grown to become one of… Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Insurtech company Ethos announced on Tuesday it successfully raised $35 million through its Series B financing round, which was led by early and growth-stage venture capital firm, Accel with participation from Google Ventures (GV), previous investors Sequoia Capital and Arrive, a subsidiary of Roc Nation,… Read More

February 22, 2018 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Anyfin , a Sweden-based fintech startup that enables consumers to refinance their existing loans with a picture, today announces a €4.8 million Series A investment led by Accel and Northzone. Global Founders Capital and angel investors, including consumer finance executives and international fintech entrepreneurs, also participated… Read More

December 12, 2017 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Simility, a provider of machine learning–powered adaptive fraud prevention solution, today announced it has secured $17.5 million during its latest funding round. PayPal, Inc. also participated in the round as a new strategic investor along with existing investors The Valley Fund and Trinity Ventures. This brings Simility’s… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 6:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Funding Circle, a leading lending platform for small businesses, today announced that Sean Glithero will join the company as its new global Chief Financial Officer. This appointment follows a record-breaking first half of 2017 for Funding Circle with approximately £800 million lent to 8,000 businesses… Read More

June 21, 2017 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based fintech firm Soldo announced it secured $11 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by Accel with participation from Connect Ventures, InReach Ventures, U-Start, and R2014 Partners. As previously reported, Soldo revealed last fall plans to launch a multi-user spending account that’ll… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 7:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle Also Reports it is Now Profitable in the UK. Funding Circle, one of the largest online SME lender’s in the world, has closed on a $100 million funding round. The equity investment was led by Accel with participation from existing investors; Union Square… Read More

June 18, 2015 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, crowdfunding platform GoFundMe confirmed that it has received some high-profile attention during its recent funding round. The website revealed: “Our mission at GoFundMe is to change the way the world gives. We’ve been thinking about how to best serve as many people as… Read More