Tagged: investment

December 6, 2018 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Cross River announced on Thursday it secured $100 million through its latest funding round, which was led by KKR, with participation from CreditEase and Lion Tree Partners, Battery Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Ribbit Capital. Founded in 2008, Cross River stated it combines innovative technologies with… Read More

December 5, 2018 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

HonestFund, a Korean fintech startup, announced on Wednesday it secured $12 million through its Series B funding round, which featured investments from Dunamu & Partners, MurexPartners, KB investment, TL Asset Management, Bass Investment, and HB Investment. HonestFund total investment amount is now $21 million. Founded… Read More

December 5, 2018 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global investment platform, eToro, announced on Tuesday it has joined the Blockchain Association as an executive member. eToro reported it will be working alongside prominent organizations in the blockchain ecosystem such as Coinbase, Circle, Digital Currency Group, and Polychain to will help further the Blockchain Association’s… Read More

December 2, 2018 @ 9:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, UK property crowdfunding platform British Pearl has successfully secured its initial £2 million funding target from more than 430 investors. As previously reported, British Pearl describes itself as an online property investment platform facilitating… Read More

November 30, 2018 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after announcing plans to raise up to £20 million through its upcoming crowdfunding round, UK challenger bank Monzo is now setting the record straight after a media outlet claimed that the startup was lending money to customers to help them purchase shares. According to… Read More

November 30, 2018 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Oriente, the Hong Kong-based financial services and technology company, announced earlier this week it secured $105 million through its initial funding round. The round included investment from the founders and a group of family offices such as members of the Berjaya Group, JG Summit Holdings, Inc., and Sinar Mas. The round ranks as one… Read More

November 26, 2018 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after securing £85 million through its latest investment round, which was led by General Catalyst, alongside Accel, UK-based challenger bank Monzo announced on Monday it is now seeking up to £20 million through its upcoming crowdfunding efforts. As previously reported, Monzo (which… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 7:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Form3,  cloud-based platform for global payments processing, announced on Tuesday it secured $13 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by venture capital firm, Draper Esprit plc, with participation from existing shareholders Barclays Bank plc, Angel CoFund, and several individuals. Founded in 2016, Form3… Read More

November 19, 2018 @ 7:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinLeap, the fintech start-up platform behind Germany’s SolarisBank, announced on Monday it secured €41.5 million in its investment round, led by Ping An‘s Global Voyager Fund. As previously reported, FinLeap was co-founded by Jan Beckers, Ramin Niroumand and Hendrik Krawinkel to found and build digital start-ups within the financial industry. Its portfolio companies… Read More

November 15, 2018 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Private lending syndication platform CrowdOut Capital announced on Thursday it secured $2.5 million in growth capital through its latest funding round, which was led by co-founder and CEO, Alexander Schoenbaum, and other members of CrowdOut’s investor network for debt offerings. As previously reported, CrowdOut was founded in 2015… Read More

November 14, 2018 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

British Pearl, a UK-based property crowdfunding platform offering both debt and equity investments, is now seeking £2 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The launch of the campaign comes less than six months after the funding portal secured 7 million through an investment round led… Read More

November 11, 2018 @ 9:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Abundance, a renewable crowdfunding platform that allows investors the opportunity to earn money while making the world a better place, has surpassed £1.3 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The round, which recently launched, quickly raised its initial £1.2 million funding target and has attracted… Read More

November 8, 2018 @ 9:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based private investment platform Fundnel announced on Thursday it has officially expanded into Malaysia. According to Fundnel, the launch was officiated by Norhizam Abdul Kadir, Vice President, Growth Ecosystem Development of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) at a private event in the city center. Fundnel reported that Fundnel Malaysia will… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based crowdfunding platform Nvsted announced on Wednesday it launched a new investment campaign for CentriCrude, a technology startup that is on a mission to recover and resell previously unused crude oil. The funding round is seeking up to $1.3 million. According to Nvsted, CentriCrude’s leadership believes that… Read More

November 2, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prop-tech startup Brickowner has successfully secured its initial £150,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The funding round is now nearing £220,000 thanks to more than 180 investors. As previously reported, Brickowner’s investment platform has reportedly experienced significant growth throughout 2018, even completing five raises totaling £4.9… Read More

November 2, 2018 @ 7:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Early-stage fintech company Birdylabs announced on Friday it secured $3 million through its first investment round, which was led by the Rising Sun investment company. Launched earlier this year, Birdylabs notably integrates into online banking services and learns from the habits and expenses of customers to offer… Read More

October 31, 2018 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based challenger bank Monzo announced on Wednesday it successfully secured £85 million through its latest investment round, which was led by General Catalyst, alongside Accel and the startup’s existing investors. The company’s valuation is now at $1 billion. Founded in 2015, Monzo describes itself as a fintech startup that “lives… Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Insurtech company Ethos announced on Tuesday it successfully raised $35 million through its Series B financing round, which was led by early and growth-stage venture capital firm, Accel with participation from Google Ventures (GV), previous investors Sequoia Capital and Arrive, a subsidiary of Roc Nation,… Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sentieo, a California-based financial research platform, announced on Tuesday it secured $19 million through its Series A funding round led by Centana Growth Partners, with participation from existing investors. Launched in 2015, Sentieo is described as a modern financial research platform, utilizing machine learning and… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global investment platform, eToro, announced on Monday it has added the Binance Coin (BNB) to its product range.  eToro reported that BNB brings the total number of crypto assets available on its platform to thirteen. eToro also claims to be the first platform to offer… Read More