Tagged: index ventures

November 10, 2021 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crowdcube aims to become the very first platform to operate under new European Union regulations (European Crowdfunding Service Providers or ECSP). Crowdcube, a leading online investment marketplace, will now be “uniquely positioned” to assist even more Europe-based businesses with securing capital while promoting engagement, loyalty,… Read More

July 23, 2021 @ 5:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

France-based Spendesk, a spend management platform, has acquired €100 million in capital through a Series C round that was led by General Atlantic, an international growth equity company. Spendesk offers finance professionals a software-as-a-services or SaaS spend management system for complete visibility and control on… Read More

July 2, 2021 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Codat, an API-powered platform for business data sharing, has acquired $40 million in capital through a Series B funding round. Codat reports a tripling in annual revenue growth and also a doubling of its employee headcount Codat’s latest Series B investment round has been led… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ComplyAdvantage, an AI-enhanced financial crime detection firm, has  extended its Series C funding round to $70 million, with an additional $20 million from Goldman Sachs. ComplyAdvantage‘s  investment has reportedly come on top of the firm’s oversubscribed Series C round that was announced in July of… Read More

May 4, 2021 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Persona, a U.S.-based identity infrastructure company offering businesses the building blocks to create a personalized identity verification experience for any use case, announced on Tuesday it secured $50 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Index Ventures with participation from Coatue…. Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mark Goldberg, partner at Index Ventures and an investor in Plaid, Intercom, and Transcend, has shared some interesting predictions around where Fintech might be heading in the next 10 years. 1/ Using the end of year to look ahead — here are 5 predictions around… Read More

June 29, 2020 @ 5:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regtech ClauseMatch is crossing the Atlantic and setting up operations in the US, according to a note from the company. ClauseMatch is a compliance platform that seeks to streamline legal, finance, operations, and risk departments. ClauseMatch reports that it has opened a new office in… Read More

June 21, 2018 @ 10:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Swedish communications company Rebtel has secured $8 million in financing from its owner company to further expand its ecosystem of resources for “modern migrants,” adding digital banking services to its existing communication / telephony services and on-demand work offerings. Rebtel clarified via email that “the proceeds… Read More

April 23, 2018 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based regtech startup ClauseMatch announced on Monday it secured $5 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Tom Glocer, former CEO of Thomson Reuters, and Cristobal Conde, former CEO of Sungard. Founded in 2012, the company… Read More

January 31, 2018 @ 10:47 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Revolut officially launched its cryptocurrency feature, allowing all Revolut customers to buy, hold and exchange cryptocurrencies in-app in seconds, as the innovative fintech platform sticks to its mission and continues to disrupt traditional banking by mainstreaming cryptocurrencies. “We have been amazed by the incredible demand… Read More

September 21, 2017 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, crowdfunding platform Patreon announced it raised $60 million during its Series C Funding Round, which was led by Thrive Capital with participation from Index Ventures, CRV, and Freestyle. While sharing details about the funding round, CEO and Co-founder of Patreon, Jack Conte, stated:… Read More

July 21, 2017 @ 4:00 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Pan-European marketplace for savings products, Raisin has become the poster child of Fintech disruption as it managed to convince 75,000 investors to put more than €3 billion into savings accounts held at foreign banks. We spoke with Tamaz Georgadze, co-founder and CEO, who explained to… Read More

July 12, 2017 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Revolut has announced a $66 million Series B funding round to fuel an “aggressive expansion across Asia and North America”. The funding was described as a clear demonstration of strength for the UK based digital bank as a clear alternative to more traditional banking providers…. Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 4:10 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Only three and a half years after its launch as WeltSparen in Germany, Raisin, the online marketplace for savings products, counts more than €3 billion in investments done on the platform. Raisin secured €60 million in several financing rounds from investors including Index Ventures, Ribbit Capital and Thrive Capital…. Read More

March 10, 2016 @ 4:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

2015 was the year that financial technology entered the mainstream, claims the new report “Pulse of Fintech” from KPMG and CB Insights (see also the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance  seminal benchmarking surveys last year), which estimates that VC-backed fintech firms around the world secured $13.8 billion in… Read More

March 7, 2016 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Property crowdfunding platform, Property Partner, has raised £15.9 million in a series B funding round. The investment was led by Octopus Ventures with participation by Index Ventures and Dawn Capital (£12.9 million).  Silicon Valley Bank provided a £3 million venture debt facility as part of… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Patreon announced it has secured $30 million during series B funding. The website’s total amount of funding is now at $47.1 million. According to the Patreon team, the round was led by Thrive Capital and included investments from Allen and Company and follow-ons by Charles River… Read More

July 21, 2015 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit Benchmark, the independent source of consensus credit risk information, today announces substantial new Series B funding and its expansion into the US. It is also set to launch its service to contributing banks, with the first release of its consensus data. The $20 million… Read More

May 28, 2015 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Trustpilot, the leading review community for global online shoppers, today announced that it raised $73.5 million in a Series D investment round. The round was led by the private equity firm Vitruvian Partners. Previous investors DFJ Esprit, Index Ventures, Northzone and Seed Capital Denmark also contributed significantly to this round. Trustpilot will… Read More

March 23, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Residential property crowdfunding platform, Property Partner, today announces a £5.2 million funding round to transform the way people invest in the residential property market. By bringing innovation and simplicity to a previously hard-to-access marketplace, Property Partner enables people to invest as much or as little as… Read More