Tagged: investment

December 11, 2020 @ 8:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Tink, a Sweden-based fintech that provides APIs to create next-generation banking services, announced on Friday it secured €85 million through its latest investment round, which was co-led by Eurozea Growth and Dawn Capital with participation from  PayPal Ventures, HMI Capital, Heartcore, ABN AMRO Ventures,… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boast.ai, a U.S.-based software innovator whose flagship product automates the complex process of claiming R&D tax credits in the US and Canada, announced on Thursday it secured $23 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Radian Capital. Founded in 2011, Boast.ai… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 8:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OpenFin, the operating system (OS) of finance, announced on Wednesday it secured a strategic investment from SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm of international banking group, Standard Chartered. According to OpenFin, the investment’s funds will accelerate new product development and brings OpenFin’s… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  HumanForest, a UK-based electric city bike company, has successfully secured its initial £1.2 million funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round was launched last month and has attracted near 450 Crowdcube investors. As previously reported, HumanForest partners with companies… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 12:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  At-Bay, a U.S.-based insurtech startup, announced on Tuesday it secured $34 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Qumra Capital with participation from Microsoft’s venture fund M12. The company notably raised a total of $74 million in 2020 alone, having… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to provide €15 million of growth funding to Germany-based identity verification platform, IDnow. Founded in 2014, IDnow covers a wide range of use cases both in regulated sectors in Europe and for completely new digital business models… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Investcorp, a global investment manager, specializing in alternative investments across private equity, real estate, credit, absolute return strategies, GP stakes, and infrastructure, announced on Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Avira (or the “Company”) to NortonLifeLock (NASDAQ: NLOK), a global… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 8:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Luko, a France-based insurtech, announced on Monday it secured $60 million through its Series B investment round, which was led by EQT Ventures with participation Accel, Founders Fund, Speedinvest, and Orange Ventures. Launched in 2018, Luko claims it has reinvented home insurance with social responsibility… Read More

December 6, 2020 @ 10:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Just a little over a year after raising £690,453 through its previous Seedrs campaign, UK property crowdfunding platform Assetz Exchange has returned to the investment platform and has already surpassed its initial £250,000 funding target. As previously reported, Assetz Exchange describes itself to be… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 5:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

F1 Payments, a U.S.based fintech that’s focused on increasing business velocity for all constituents in the payment ecosystem, announced on Thursday it scored a strategic recapitalization and growth investment from an affiliate of York Capital Management. In conjunction with the transaction, Chad Anselmo, President, has been… Read More

December 3, 2020 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  ReceiptHero, a Finnish fintech, announced on Thursday it secured €2 million through its latest seed round, which was led by Lifeline Ventures, Superhero Capital, and Vidici Ventures Founded in 2018, ReceiptHero describes itself as an open digital receipt system that sends digital receipts from… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo has reportedly scored an additional £60 million investment. According to TechCrunch, Monzo revealed it not only has more than 4.8 million users, it also raised the funds, which is priced the same as the previous investment from June 2020. Founded in… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 9:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Step, a U.S.-based financial services company built for teens and families, announced on Wednesday it secured $50 million through its Series B round, which was led by Coatue, with participation from returning investors Stripe, Crosslink Capital, Collaborative Fund, and Will Smith’s Dreamers VC. To-date, Step… Read More

December 1, 2020 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vivenu, an API-first and fully-featured ticketing platform, announced on Tuesday it secured €12.6 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Balderton Capital with previous investor Redalpine also doubling down. Founded in 2018, Vivenu is on a mission to make sophisticated live… Read More

November 29, 2020 @ 10:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Primer, a UK-based fintech startup, has raised £14 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Accel. The investment round comes just a little over six months after Primer secured £3.2 million through its seed funding round, led by Balderton Capital…. Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Parallel Flight, a U.S.-based drone tech startup, has secured more than $760,000 through its Regulation A+ (Reg A+) funding round on StartEngine. Founded in 2018, Parallel Flight stated it has created patent-pending technology allowing drones to carry heavy payloads for over two hours. Its unmanned,… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EarlyBird, a U.S.-based fintech gifting platform, announced on Wednesday it secured $2.4 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Network Ventures, with strategic participation from Chingona Ventures, Bridge Investments, Kairos Angels, Takoma Ventures, and Subconscious Ventures along with notable angel investors. Along with the investment, EarlyBird announced… Read More

November 24, 2020 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S. insurtech startup Hippo Insurance announced on Tuesday it scored $350 million investment and formed a partnership with Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited, a subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. According to Hippo, the investment will support the insurtech’s product roll out in… Read More

November 24, 2020 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  China-based AI-powered platform for business IceKredit announced on Tuesday it secured $33 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Guoxin Venture Investment with participation from Guohe Capital, Yunqi Partners, and China Creation Ventures. Founded in 2015, IceKredit describes itself as an… Read More

November 24, 2020 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vennfi, a U.S.-based fintech focused on tax-exempt payments and the creator of Charityvest, reportedly secured $2.3 million through its seed funding round. According to FinsMes, the round, which comes just a little over six months after the startup raised $1.1 million through its pre-seed round, was… Read More