Tagged: investment

November 12, 2020 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AlphaFlow, an online investment platform for real estate assets,  announced on Thursday it secured $10 million through Series A funding round, which was led by Saluda Grade Ventures with participation from Y Combinator, 10X Capital, Resolute Ventures, Upside Partnership, Vishal Garg (CEO of Better Mortgage),… Read More

November 11, 2020 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based homeownership platform Better.com announced on Wednesday it secured $200 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by L Catterton with participation from Activant Capital, Ally Financial, American Express Ventures, Ping An Global Voyager Fund, and 9Yards Capital. The latest funding round… Read More

November 9, 2020 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sugar, a UK-based financing platform that was created to provide capital to games and apps studios with growth ambitions, recently announced it secured £1.5 million through its pre-seed funding round, which was led by Passion Capital and included participation from Velo Partners as well as… Read More

November 9, 2020 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mind Foundry, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) company that spun out of the University of Oxford’s Machine Learning Research Group (MLRG), announced on Monday it raised $13.6 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by  Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd. (ANDI) of the MS&AD… Read More

November 5, 2020 @ 10:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) recently announced it will invest $50 million in eight early-stage, Black and Latinx-led venture capital funds, which are Chingona Ventures; Fearless Fund; Harlem Capital; Precursor Ventures; Slauson & Co.; VamosVentures; Zeal Capital Partners; and one additional fund. According to PayPal, the investments are part of the payment platform’s mission to… Read More

November 5, 2020 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

German-based fintech startup Vivid Money announced on Thursday it secured €15 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by venture capital firm Ribbit Capital. The investment brings Vivid Money’s valuation to €100 million. Launched earlier this year, Vivid Money stated it offers… Read More

November 2, 2020 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LiquidX, a global network for illiquid assets, announced on Monday it has secured a multi-year investment and expanded its partnership with global fintech Broadridge Financial (NYSE: BR). LiquidX reported that through the partnership Broadridge will provide it with strategic operational services for payment processing, account… Read More

November 2, 2020 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Conductor, a Brazil-based card issuing and banking-as-a-service software platform, announced on Monday it secured $150 million through its latest investment, which is led by Viking Global Investors, with additional participation from investors, including Advent International’s affiliate, Sunley House Capital. Conductor describes itself as a technology… Read More

November 2, 2020 @ 11:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Float, a UK-based financial wellness provider, quickly surpassed its initial £512,500 funding target through its recently launched Seedrs campaign. The funding round has already attracted more than 20 Seedrs investors. Founded in 2018, Float describes itself as a socially responsible financial wellness company offering salary… Read More

November 2, 2020 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Charm, a UK-based peer-to-peer impact investment platform, successfully secured a total of £273,520 from 547 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round originally sought to raise £100,000 while offering 9.69% in equity at a £2,550,000 pre-money valuation. Launched in 2018,… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 10:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Skan, the AI-enabled process discovery and operational intelligence, recently announced it secured $14 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Cathay Innovation with participation from Citi Ventures, Zetta Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Plug and Play Ventures, and Firebolt Ventures. Founded in 2018, Skan uses cognitive… Read More

October 29, 2020 @ 11:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Travala, a service that lets users pay for hotel reservations with digital currencies, has returned to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube and has successfully raised more than £830,000 in funding from nearly 490 Crowdcube investors. This latest round comes less than a year after Travala raised… Read More

October 29, 2020 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wise, a U.S.-based embedding banking startup, announced on Thursday it secured $12 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by e.ventures with participation from Grishin Robotics, and with continued investment from seed investors, Base10 Partners and Techstars. The latest investment comes just… Read More

October 28, 2020 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  UNest, a U.S.-based mobile app that helps parents invest in their children’s future financial wellness, announced on Wednesday the launch of its UNest Investment Account. According to UNest, the account is a tax-advantaged custodial account that enables parents to save for more than just… Read More

October 28, 2020 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain technology firm Fineqia International Inc. announced on Wednesday it has participated in the $21 million IDEO CoLab Ventures fund, which notably invests in early-stage blockchain and cryptocurrency startups. According to Fineqia, the fund is backed by global design company IDEO, which is known for… Read More

October 27, 2020 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital brokerage solution provider DriveWealth announced on Tuesday it secured $56.7 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Point72 Ventures with participation from Raptor Group, SBI Holdings, Inc., and Route 66 Ventures, LLC. DriveWealth also revealed it welcomed two new investors,… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RaiseNow, an online charitable giving technology provider, recently announced it secured CHF 5.4 Million through its Series A+ funding round, which was led by SIX Fintech Ventures, with existing investor PostFinance and individual investors participating in the round. Founded in 2015, the RaiseNow platform supports… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 8:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PrimaryBid, an online funding platform that enables investors to gain access to placings of AIM-listed companies, it secured $50 million through its Series B investment round. According to PrimaryBid,  the investment follows a period of growth in 2020, which includes the platform offering retail investors… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 11:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Snoop, a UK-based smart money mobile app, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with nearly £5.7 million raised. The funding round launched last month and originally sought to raise £5 million. It has so far attracted more than 1400 Seedrs… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 10:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube, one of the leading UK investment crowdfunding platforms, recently announced it has celebrated a  new milestone: now having one million members. The funding portal reported its community has made more than 800,000 investments, with £1 billion having been invested in campaigns. Founded in 2010,… Read More