Tagged: germany

November 4, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

N26, a digital-only challenger bank based in Germany, announced on Friday it is launching its services in the UK in early 2018. This news comes after the fintech startup announced plans to launch in the U.S. next year. UK customers may now get early access by signing… Read More

October 23, 2017 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based fintech startup Divido announced on Monday it has expanded into Germany. Founded in 2014, Divido describes itself as a young, fast growing, technology company in the process of changing the old school financial services sector. The company revealed that it allows merchants to offer their… Read More

October 23, 2017 @ 1:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mambu is a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that has quickly differentiated its product as a leader in the white label core banking space. The cloud based service provides a path for both traditional finance and Fintech’s to rapidly launch a digitally native financial… Read More

October 12, 2017 @ 1:56 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Private investors may now participate in a new equity crowdfunding real estate round for a mortgage of residential buildings in Darmstadt / Frankfurt area of Germany.  “Wohnen Im Village 11” on zinsbaustein.de features ten semi-detached houses and one detached house.  Private investors can participate in the… Read More

October 9, 2017 @ 1:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Spotcap, an online lender based in Germany, has announced that it has issued over €120 million in credit lines to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Spotcap also shares it has raised an additional €22 million of equity and debt funding from its existing investor network. In… Read More

October 4, 2017 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

listnride, a Germany-based bike-sharing community platform, has completed its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs with more than €325,000 secured. listnride describes itself as a community marketplace that allows individual bike owners to rent out their bikes to travelers and locals looking to explore, in a location independent way. People… Read More

September 20, 2017 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

  Raisin GmbH is growing rapidly and today the “European Deposit Marketplace” is moving into the UK with the acquisition of PBF Solutions. The company’s intent is to give UK savers a better choice for saving their money with their Fintech platform. Raisin GmbH has… Read More

September 14, 2017 @ 2:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Target Global, a venture capital firm based in Berlin, has closed on a new €100 million fund focused on early stage investments in marketplace, mobility, Insurtech, Regtech and Fintech. Target Global Early Stage Fund I will invest in Seed and A rounds, and is expected… Read More

September 13, 2017 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Munich-based electric car startup, Sono Motors GmbH, has successfully secured its initial €1 million funding target through its Seedrs initiative from more than 550 investors. The company launched the initiative last month, seeking the funds as it prepares to expand its vehicle line.  As previously reported, the company… Read More

September 10, 2017 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

N26, a digital only challenger bank based in Germany, has installed Mambu’s software to power its online banking service. Prior to receiving its full banking license in 2016, N26 utilized a partner banks platform. After its banking license was approved,  N26 used an in house… Read More

September 8, 2017 @ 7:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform Fellow Finance announced on Thursday it has officially made its debut in Germany, with the help from Wirecard Bank. According to the online lender, Wirecard Bank is supporting its entry into the country by placing the bank’s German full banking license at… Read More

September 5, 2017 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdExplorer, a marketplace for “Crowd-investing”, has won the special prize for “Fintech” at this year’s “Digitale Innovations” competition. The startup from Berlin is working on their mission of becoming the first international broker for crowdfunding and alternative finance. At this year’s IFA in Berlin, the… Read More

September 1, 2017 @ 11:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Germany’s biggest “Founders Festival” Bits & Pretzels, which is taking place in September, has announced that last year’s highlight speaker Kevin Spacey will once again return to Munich. While he will not be participating as a keynote speaker he will be joining the event as… Read More

August 31, 2017 @ 4:30 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Cringle, a smartphone app for users who want to quickly send money to friends across Europe, has returned Companisto for its second equity crowdfunding round, aiming to raise 600,000€ for 9.09% equity offered. The fintech equity crowdfunding campaign has raised over 135K€ with more than… Read More

August 28, 2017 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sono Motors GmbH, a Munich-based electric car startup, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is currently seeking €1 million as it prepares to expand its vehicle line.  The company, which secured €549,895 on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo last year for its solarcar, Sion, is… Read More

August 25, 2017 @ 11:18 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Berlin-based dental-tech company Natural Dental Implants AG focusing on manufacturing replicates of lost teeth consisting of the root and the crown. Its Replicate System aims to make drill a thing of the past. After four years of testing in Germany and internationally, NDI AG has… Read More

August 25, 2017 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

ONE, the German Insurtech company, has thrown down the gauntlet claiming they will outgrow US based Lemonade in service growth.  Lemonade is one of the highest profile Insurtech platforms that is doggedly rolling out across the US. Starting first with homeowners / renters insurance, Lemonade… Read More

August 24, 2017 @ 10:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom has been leading the Euro-pack when it comes to Fintech investment for many years. A combination of a robust early stage funding ecosystem and a regulatory environment that has embraced disruption (and competition) in financial services have been vital catalysts. But what… Read More

August 19, 2017 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one month after launching its equity offering on crowdfunding portal Seedrs, listnride, a Germany-based bike-sharing community platform, has successfully secured its initial €150,000 funding target. As previously reported, listinride describes itself as a bike sharing platform that connects bikes cycling enthusiasts. Users may book a variety… Read More

August 18, 2017 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

German Investment crowdfunding platform Aescuvest has recently listed an offer to invest in Rodos Biotarget GmbH. The company has reportedly developed a platform technology under the name TargoSphere, which allows the targeted transport of active substances with “nanotransporters”.  These nanotransporters. Rodos Biotarget is emblematic of the… Read More