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BNP Paribas Invests in Fintech VC Fund Managed by Anthemis

BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP) has reportedly made its first investment in a Fintech VC fund managed by Anthemis. The investment is being made via the French banking institution’s Global Markets Strategic Investments division, which actively invests in high-growth Fintech firms. It further solidifies the existing… Read More

BBVA, Anthemis Partnership Led First Pre-seed Funding for Wiserentr with a €1M Investment

The BBVA and Anthemis partnership led the first pre-seed funding for Wiserentr with an investment of €1 million. The Spanish startup raised “a total of €1.6 million in the funding round, in which Shard Capital also participated.” Its service “reinvents the way to access high-end… Read More

Weavr Attracts $40M for U.S.-Led International Expansion

Weavr, a UK-based company providing businesses with plug-and-play financial solutions, this week announced the close of a $40 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global. Additional backers included Mubadala Capital, LocalGlobe’s growth stage Latitude Fund and past Weavr backers QED Investors, Anthemis and Seedcamp…. Read More

Investment Platform Anthemis Group Secures $700M to Support its Fintech Strategy

Anthemis Group, an investment platform that’s focused on cultivating change in the financial system, has announced that they’ve now closed multiple funds. Combined, the total raises exceed $700M, bringing the company’s AUM to $1.2 billion. This key milestone comes more than 10 years after the… Read More

Insurtech: Demex Group Secures $9 Million via Series A Led by Anthemis Group, Others

The Demex Group, the tech firm behind a platform for analyzing, pricing, and transferring climate-linked risks at scale, has announced that it has secured $9 million in a Series A round led by financial services and technology investors, Anthemis Group, Blue Bear Capital, and QBE… Read More

Investing API Atomic Secures $25M via Series A led by QED Investors, Anthemis

Atomic, the investing API that enables Fintech firms and banking institutions to integrate investing into their products, announced its launch along with a $25 million funding round. Atomic’s Series A investment round has been co-led by QED Investors and Anthemis along with contributions from Softbank… Read More

UK Fintech Weavr, an Embedded Banking and Payments Solution Provider, Acquires £7M via Seed Round

UK-based Weavr, a startup that assists businesses with embedding banking and payments solutions into their mobile or software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, has finalized a £7 million seed round. Weavr’s investment round, which is an extension of a £3 million seed capital fundraise during 2020, has reportedly… Read More

Qatar Now Ranked 2nd in MENA Region for Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity as Fintech Sector Expected to Grow Rapidly

Randy Rivera, Executive Director of FinTEx, a member-led community focused on promoting innovation and collaboration within Fintech in Qatar and the MENA region, has said that his organization continues to work with international financial services industry participants. During a June 23, 2020 virtual panel discussion… Read More

UK “Socially-Focused” Fintech Wollit Secures Investment From Anthemis & BBVA

Wollit, a UK-based “socially-focused” fintech startup, announced on Thursday it received an investment from venture capital firm Anthemis and banking giant BBVA’s venture creation partnership. Founded in 2017, Wollit claims to be a financial stability network that is giving “peace of mind” to people in… Read More

Barclays Collaborates With Anthemis to Co-Launch New York City Studio For Female Entrepreneurs in Fintech Businesses

Barclay announced on Thursday it has teamed up with global fintech investor Anthemis to co-launch a New York City-based studio targeting female entrepreneurs to establish sustainable, valuable fintech businesses. According to Barclays, the Female Innovators Lab by Barclays and Anthemis is a hands-on program targeting… Read More

BBVA Forms New Partnership With Anthemis to Create Venture Studio in London

BBVA announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with fintech venture investor and builder Anthemis Group (Anthemis) to build a venture creation studio in London. According to BBVA, this new studio will create value by deploying capital and resources to building businesses that address untapped user… Read More

European Insurtech Hokodo Secures €1.9 Million Through Seed Funding Round Led by Anthemis

Hokodo, a London and Paris-based insurtech that provides B2B marketplaces and accounting platform with small business insurance through APIs, announced earlier this week it secured €1.9 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by European venture capital firm Anthemis. Founded earlier this year,… Read More

UK Direct Lender Goji Nabs Multi-Million Pound Anthemis-Led Round

Goji, the UK-based specialist direct lending investment manager and platform, secured an undisclosed multi-million pound funding round from investors including Anthemis’ Venture Fund 1 (AVF1) and AXA Strategic Ventures (ASV). “Confidence in direct lending as an asset class is picking up pace and the investment… Read More

Seedrs: Big VCs Use Our Crowdfunding Platform to Invest

European investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs recently commented on the fact that venture capitalists are using their platform to invest in promising companies.  Seedrs, one of the leading investment crowdfunding platforms in Europe, mentioned specific examples of two VCs leveraging their crowdfunding site to invest in… Read More

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