Tagged: investment

September 4, 2019 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Elliptic, a provider of crypto-asset risk management solutions for crypto businesses and financial institutions, announced on Wednesday it secured $23 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by SBI Group with participation from SignalFire, Octopus Ventures, and Santander Innoventures. Founded in 2013,… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 8:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kasisto, the creators of KAI, a digital experience platform for the financial services industry, today announced on Tuesday it secured $15 million through its Series B extension funding round, which was led by new investor Rho Capital Partners with participation from Oak HC/FT, Propel Venture… Read More

August 29, 2019 @ 8:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credijusto, an SME lending platform that is based in Mexico, announced on Thursday it secured $42 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Point72 Ventures and Goldman Sachs with participation from Thomvest Ventures, Wolfson Group, Third Lake Capital and Argo Ventures,… Read More

August 28, 2019 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. insurtech startup Kin Insurance announced on Wednesday it secured $47 million through its latest investment round. According to Kin, the funds will be used to launch its Kin Interinsurance Network, a Florida home insurance carrier. Founded in 2016, Kin describes itself as insurtech startup… Read More

August 28, 2019 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chargebee, a recurring billing platform for subscription-based SaaS and e-commerce businesses, announced on Wednesday it raised $14 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by Steadview Capital. The new investment brings the total funds raised to date to $38.2 million, including last… Read More

August 28, 2019 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Salaryo, a U.S.-based fintech platform for freelancers and startups, announced on Wednesday it raised $5.5 million in new funding from Ruby Ventures and Michael Ullmann’s investment group, bringing the total funding to $6.3 million.  Founded in 2017, the company provides security deposit financing for new coworking office members and… Read More

August 27, 2019 @ 12:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Insurtech company Ethos announced on Tuesday it secured $60 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by GV (formerly Google Ventures) with participation from Goldman Sachs. The funding comes less than a year after Ethos raised $35 million through its Series B… Read More

August 27, 2019 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bond Financial Technologies Inc., a U.S.-based fintech platform, announced on Tuesday it raised $10 million through its seed funding round, which was led by Canaan with participation from  Coatue and angel investors including Sarah Friar, Steve Frieberg, Ryan Peterson, and Eric Yuan.  Bond described itself… Read More

August 26, 2019 @ 8:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinFLEX, a physically delivered crypto futures exchange, recently announced it secured over $10 million in funding this year. Polychain Capital, a premier investor in cryptocurrency protocols and companies and NGC Ventures II, the multi-strategy crypto fund of one of the world’s leading blockchain investment firms,… Read More

August 23, 2019 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CareVoice, a China-based insurtech startup, announced earlier this week it secured eight figures during its Series A investment round, which was led by LUN Partners Group with participation from DNA Capital, SOSV, and Artesian Capital. Founded in 2014, CareVoice states it provides a mobile-based data-driven… Read More

August 22, 2019 @ 10:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tala, a U.S.-based consumer lending app in emerging markets, announced this week it secured $110 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by RPS Ventures, with participation from GGV Capital and previous investors including IVP, Revolution Growth, Lowercase Capital, Data Collective VC, ThomVest… Read More

August 22, 2019 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Old finance continues to leverage one of its most valuable assets: lots of money. While traditional banks may struggle to innovate and adapt they continue to do what they do best which is to spend money on emerging tech to hedge against a sectorial shift…. Read More

August 20, 2019 @ 11:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Music sensation Jennifer Lopez and her finance/former professional baseball player Alex Rodiguez have invested in micro-investing mobile app, Acorns, according to the Wall Street Journal. The duo will notably join Ashton Kutcher, Bono, and Kevin Durand as fellow investors of the fintech startup. As previously… Read More

August 19, 2019 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based homeownership platform Better.com announced on Monday it closed its Series C funding round at $160 million, bringing its total funding to $254 million in total. According to Better.com, Activant Capital, Ping An Global Voyager Fund, Ally Financial, Citi, AGNC, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan… Read More

August 15, 2019 @ 9:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chronwell, a U.S. insurtech startup for the workers’ compensation industry, announced earlier this week it secured $2.8 million in funding, which brings its total capital raised to $7.8 million Founded in 2017, Chronwell claims it is focused on providing the “highest level” of empathy-driven care… Read More

August 14, 2019 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yielders, a property investment platform based in the UK, completed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with a total of £661,135 in funding raised. Through the funding round, Yielders offered 4.76% in equity with a £10,004,118 pre-money valuation. As previously reported, Yielders claims to be… Read More

August 13, 2019 @ 1:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Delio announced on Tuesday it secured £3 million in venture capital to continue increasing its presence across Asia, the Middle East, and North America. As previously reported, Delio describes itself as a complete white-label platform solution for private assets, helping financial institutions and… Read More

August 13, 2019 @ 8:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Attentive, a personalized mobile messaging SaaS platform for brands, announced on Monday it has raised a $40 million Series B investment. The funding round was led by Sequoia with participation from existing investors Bain Capital Ventures, Eniac Ventures and NextView Ventures, and new investors IVP… Read More

August 8, 2019 @ 10:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ScaleFactor, an intelligent finance and automated accounting platform based in the U.S., announced on Thursday it raised a $60 million Series C funding round, which was led by Coatue. ScaleFactor reported that the latest funding round is on the heels of its Series B in… Read More

August 8, 2019 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prop-tech startup Brickowner has successfully secured its initial £225,000 funding target through its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. The company is currently offering 2.31% in equity at a £9,504,690 pre-money valuation. As previously reported, Brickowner reported investment through its platform has grown from £347,000… Read More