Tagged: investment round

December 2, 2021 @ 1:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australian mobile payments firm, Mr Yum, has secured £48 million via a Series A round that was  led by Tiger Global. This is reportedly the largest Series A for a female-led firm from Australia, and the third-largest Series A in Australian markets. Other investors that… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Slice, a Fintech platform that provides card-based products to younger Indian consumers to help them build a solid credit score, has secured $220 million in capital via a Series B round that values the business at more than $1 billion. Slice‘s investment round has been… Read More

November 29, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cloud-native core banking solution provider, Thought Machine, has reportedly reached Unicorn status (valued at $1 billion+) following a $200 million Series C round that was joined by the investment divisions of some of its major banking clients, such as JPMorgan Chase, ING and Standard Chartered…. Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 8:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockade Games, the blockchain video game studio, has announced that it has finalized its $5 million seed extension at a $23 million valuation that is being co-led by Animoca Brands and Digital. Other investors reportedly include Drew Austin from Redbeard Ventures, Flamingo DAO, Galaxy Interactive,… Read More

November 27, 2021 @ 12:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-Israeli supply chain Fintech platform, 8fig, recently finalized a $50 million Series A round. The company’s investment round has been joined by existing investors Battery Ventures and LocalGlobe, along with serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Nested and GoCardless’ Matt Robinson. As mentioned in the update,… Read More

November 25, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Panther Protocol, an end-to-end privacy solution that creates privacy for decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web 3.0 users across public blockchains, has secured more than $22 million as part of their Public Sale. This brings the total amount secured by the project to $32 million. Panther… Read More

November 24, 2021 @ 2:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TruePay, a startup whose payment solution assists SMEs retailers with getting free and secure access to credit, has acquired $32 million in capital via a Series A round that was led by Addition. As mentioned in the announcement, this growth stage investment is one of… Read More

November 24, 2021 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Staking Rewards, a provider of independent staking data and research, has secured 3 million CHF from various digital asset investment companies to create a new suite of products and services catering to the staking space, “including the development of investable staking index products.” Currently, staking… Read More

November 24, 2021 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Payhawk, the payments and expense solution with business offices in London, Sofia, Berlin and Barcelona, has secured $112 million in capital three years after its inception, valuing the firm at $570 million. The Series B investment round has been led by San Francisco based… Read More

November 22, 2021 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-headquartered Pace, a Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) service provider, has acquired $40 million in capital as part of its Series A round. Investors that participated in Pace’s investment round include UOB Venture Management (Singapore), Marubeni Ventures (Japan), Atinum Partners (South Korea), AppWorks (Taiwan), and several family offices… Read More

November 21, 2021 @ 6:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain-based solutions provider ConsenSys announced earlier this week that it had finalized a $200 million round, bringing its valuation to around $3.2 billion. New investors Marshall Wace, Third Point, ParaFi Capital, and Think Investments took part in ConsenSys‘ latest investments round. New partners that contributed… Read More

November 21, 2021 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered Nomod, a payments Fintech with a sharp focus on the MENA region, confirmed earlier this week that it has secured $3.4 million via a seed round. Nomod’s latest investment round takes the Fintech firm’s valuation to $50 million. The company has received investments from… Read More

November 19, 2021 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Open data firm Okredo has finalized a €1 million seed round that was led by Lithuania’s Business Angels Fund and Presto Ventures, along with contributions from Startup Wise Guys and several angel investors. Okredo’s software-as-a-service or SaaS platform assists SMEs with assessing the credibility, financial… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sedric, an AI-enhanced compliance platform for Fintech firms, announced that it has secured $3.5 million via a seed round in order to increase consumer protection and transform the Fintech compliance sector. Led by StageOne Ventures, Sedric will use the proceeds from the investment round to… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Imprint, which provides branded payments and rewards products, has announced a $38 million Series A round that was led by Kleiner Perkins with Fintech Stripe participating. Imprint is focused on developing the “most rewarding, and most inclusive way for customers to pay at the brands… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Justt, a chargeback mitigation pioneer, has announced that it has secured $70 million in funding as it further expands its mission to assist merchants with combating false chargebacks with smart tech. As mentioned in the announcement, the funding was raised across three tranches, “including a… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Podium, a communication and payments platform for local businesses, announced on November 15, 2021 that it has acquired $201 million in capital via a Series D round that has been led by YC Continuity, along with contributions from Durable Capital Partners, Arpex Capital, Accel, Album… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lucidum, Inc., the IT asset discovery platform, has announced that it acquired $15 million in Series A funding. The investment round has been led by Point72 Ventures and included contributions from GGV Capital, Silicon Valley CISO Investments, and several angel investors. As mentioned in the… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 5:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sparrow, a crypto-assets trading platform with head offices in Singapore, recently acquired $4.4 million in capital via a Series A round that was led by Gain Loyal Pte Ltd. As mentioned in the announcement, Gain Loyal Pte Ltd is an established investment firm that focuses… Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Asia’s financial tech platform Qupital announced earlier this week that it acquired $150 million in a combination of Series B equity funding and “a receivables-backed securitization facility.” The equity funding will aim to support Qupital’s goal to scale its cross-border digital commerce lending business into… Read More