Tagged: funding

May 12, 2024 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iwoca announces a new £270m package of debt funding, taking total gross investment in the company to over £1bn since it was founded in 2012. iwoca has received £150m (€175m) in debt financing commitments from Citibank and Insight Investment to “support the company’s growth in… Read More

April 4, 2024 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank has agreed a facility increase that will provide £29.4m of funding to smaller UK businesses, through an existing ENABLE Funding transaction with independent specialist finance provider, Time Finance. The additional funding brings the total small business funding “available through the facility… Read More

March 29, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NewRetirement, a comprehensive, digital-first financial planning platform for consumers and enterprise partners, announced that it has closed its Series A round with $20 million in funding. The funding round was “led by Allegis Capital and joined by Ulu Ventures, Nationwide Ventures, Fin Capital, Frontier Venture… Read More

January 30, 2024 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mesh, the modern embedded finance solution that makes digital asset transfers and account aggregation seamless, today announced an investment from PayPal Ventures. This investment helps to reinforce Mesh’s position as a key player “in embedded finance and highlights PayPal’s commitment to fostering innovation in the… Read More

January 30, 2024 @ 7:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Portal, a Fintech pursuing “financial self-sovereignty” with technology to access Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency markets, announced it has exited stealth mode and raised $34 million in seed funding. Investors that participated in the round “include Coinbase Ventures, Arrington Capital, OKX Ventures and Gate.io, as well… Read More

January 27, 2024 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Masa Network, builder of the decentralized data marketplace, announced $5.4M in its seed fundraising round led by Anagram, co-founded by Solana Foundation President Lily Liu and former Polychain President Joe Eagan. Additional investors reportedly “include Avalanche Blizzard Fund, Digital Currency Group, GoldenTree, OP Crypto, Unshackled… Read More

January 26, 2024 @ 11:29 am By Michael Wong  |  

Addlly AI, a Singapore-based Generative AI startup, announced the successful closure of its seed funding round, achieving a valuation cap of S$5 million. The fresh funding will be used for the strategic expansion of the company’s capabilities in AI-driven digital marketing, according to the announcement…. Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BillingPlatform, the enterprise revenue lifecycle management platform for today’s innovative business models, announced a $90 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investor with more than 25 years of experience in enterprise technology and services, financial services, and payments and transaction… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The ModernFi team is pleased to announce that it has raised an additional $18.7 million in funding to bring its tech-forward platform “to community and regional banks to help them grow, retain, and manage their deposits.” Led by Canapi Ventures, the investment round also “had… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

This past year marked significant milestones for BlinkSky, a global payments platform that delivers secure, interactive and customizable digital cards, real-time at scale. Among its most recent accomplishments, BlinkSky raised $1.5M in its initial private round, with investment participation from industry luminaries, “including former c-suite… Read More

January 19, 2024 @ 6:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kashable, a fintech platform that provides socially responsible credit and financial wellness solutions as an employer-sponsored voluntary benefit, announced a Series B capital raise of $25.6 million. The round was reportedly “co-led by Revolution Ventures and Moneta Ventures, with participation from EJF Capital and Krillion… Read More

January 9, 2024 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Financing a new business can be one of the biggest hurdles entrepreneurs face, according to an update shared by UK’s Starling Bank. Some 85% of UK startups launched in the last three years “have relied on the founder’s personal capital as the initial source of… Read More

December 19, 2023 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Private credit investor TDC has secured additional commitments to its Impact Fund, unlocking vital resources for ambitious small businesses in the North of England. The Impact Fund, which focuses “on driving job creation across the North of England, was launched in May 2022 after securing… Read More

December 15, 2023 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Meniga, a firm focused on personal finance management solutions, which has delivered work for large banks and financial institutions, announced that it has raised €15 million in Series D funding. The new investment round has “included European banks, Groupe BPCE and Crédito Agrícola, and the… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank is launching its new £130 million Investment Fund for Wales, unlocking additional funding “to help smaller businesses to prosper and thrive.” The fund will drive sustainable economic growth by “supporting new and growing businesses across the whole of Wales through investment… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 5:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, has launched Capital, a product that enables businesses on Adyen for Platforms offer timely access “to funding for their small and medium-sized business (SMB) users in Australia.” Research conducted in partnership with Boston… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crezco, a UK fintech company using open banking to make B2B invoice and bill payments as convenient as B2C card payments, has achieved several major business milestones through securing funding and integrating its technology into global small business platform Xero. Crezco has secured $12m in… Read More

November 25, 2023 @ 2:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), the UK’s SME lending platform, and Atom bank, the UK’s first app-based bank, announce a new lending partnership that “will provide up to c.£150m of funding to small businesses.” Atom bank is a “long-standing” and returning investor in the Funding Circle… Read More

November 25, 2023 @ 12:39 am By Michael Wong  |  

RegTech startup Aptus.AI has announced raising €3 million ($3.3 million) in a pre-Series A funding round anchored by Programma 103 under VC P101 Sgr. The investment marks Programma 103’s first foray into the Regtech sector. The round was also backed by additional support from several… Read More

November 16, 2023 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank launches a new £70million commitment to support smaller businesses from all sectors right across Northern Ireland. The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland (IFNI) aims “to drive sustainable economic growth by supporting innovation and creating local opportunities for new and scaling businesses… Read More