Tagged: investment

July 26, 2018 @ 5:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Flywire, a U.S.-based fintech firm that provides global payment and receivable solutions for education, healthcare, and commercial enterprises, announced on Thursday it secured $100 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by Temasek, an investment company headquartered in Singapore, and with participation from… Read More

July 26, 2018 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OpenInvest, an impact investing platform empowering individuals to drive social change with their dollars, announced on Thursday it secured $10.4 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by QED Investors, with additional participation from Andreessen Horowitz (who led OpenInvest’s previous venture round in… Read More

July 21, 2018 @ 10:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online real estate agency eMoov announced it is closing its latest Crowdcube campaign earlier than originally planned. The funding round launched at the end of June and quickly secured its initial £1 million funding target in less than 24 hours. It has now surpassed more than… Read More

July 21, 2018 @ 10:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Even, a U.S.-based personal finance platform, announced this week it secured $40 million through its latest round of funding, which was led by  Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures, with participation from Valar Ventures, Allen & Company, Harrison Metal, Ron Conway, Silicon Valley Bank, and BCVP…. Read More

July 18, 2018 @ 7:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tradeteq, a UK-based trade finance distribution platform, has successfully secured $6.3 million through its Seed Extension round, which was led by ADV. Founded in 2016, Tradeteq notably provides a collaborative network for trade finance investors and originators to connect, interact, and transact. The company also delivers AI-powered… Read More

July 16, 2018 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Block.one, the creator of the EOSIO (EOS) blockchain protocol, announced on Monday that venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel has invested in the company, along with other notable investors, Bitmain, Louis Bacon, and Alan Howard. According to Block.one, the investment round follows an earlier round… Read More

July 16, 2018 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PPRO Group, a UK-based cross-border e-payment specialist, announced on Monday it secured $50 million through its latest investment round, which was led by PayPal with participation from Citi Ventures and return investor HPE Growth Capital. Founded in 2006, PPRO, which is an FCA authorized e-money institution, enables businesses to accept… Read More

July 14, 2018 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple weeks after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, online real estate agency eMoov has successfully raised £1.5 million from nearly 700 investors. The funding round launched earlier this month and surpassed its initial £1 million funding target in less than… Read More

July 13, 2018 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paidy, Inc., a Japan-based post-pay credit account company, announced on Thursday it secured $55 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by ITOCHU Corporation with participation from Goldman Sachs. The company reported combined with its two previous Series A and B rounds,… Read More

July 12, 2018 @ 7:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bambu, a Singapore-based robo-advisory solutions provider, announced this week it secured $3 million through its Series A financing round, which was led by Franklin Templeton Investments.  Founded in 2016 by Ned Phillips and Aki Ranin, Bambu describes itself as a leading global provider of robot-advisory technology… Read More

July 11, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Next Insurance, an insurtech company that specializes in small to medium businesses, announced on Wednesday it secured $83 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Redpoint Ventures. According to Next Insurance, the funds from the round will enable the company to continue… Read More

July 9, 2018 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Moneybox, a UK-based savings and investment app, successfully secured £14 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Fidelity International’s proprietary investment arm, Eight Roads, with participation from existing investors Oxford Capital Partners and Samos Investments. Founded in 2015, Moneybox states its… Read More

July 6, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

REIN, a U.S.-based insurtech company, announced on last week it raised $7.3 million in venture funding from investors such as Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures and Kiplin Capital; individual and family office investors, Jason Griswold (Founder, Brown Aviation Lease), Christopher Ellis (Managing Director at AvPro, Inc), Bert Roberts (former CEO of MCI), Steve… Read More

July 6, 2018 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Asian fintech, AsiaCollect, announced it raised $4.5 million to date after closing its recent investment round led by global technology investment firm SIG Asia Investments. Founded in 2015, AsiaCollect describes itself as a pioneer in providing integrated Credit Management Services (CMS) in Southeast Asia. The… Read More

July 5, 2018 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, U.S. blockchain trading platform Bittrex announced it has teamed up with fintech firm invest.com to open a new digital trading platform for customers in the European Union (EU). The companies reported that the platform will be launched under the invest.com brand name. Bittrex reported… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than three years after securing £2.5 million through its first Crowdcube funding round, online real estate agency, eMoov, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and quickly secured its initial £1 million funding target in less than 24 hours after launching. The campaign’s debut comes just after… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Airwallex, an Australia-based fintech company, has reportedly secured $108 million through its Series B funding round, which included investments by Tencent, Sequoia China, and Paul Bassat’s Square Peg. This news comes just a little over one year after the company raised 13 million through its Series A funding… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PaySend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced on Tuesday it secured $20 million through its latest funding round, which was led by investment firm MARCorp Financial. Founded in 2015, PaySend describes itself as a UK fintech company and payments disruptor on a mission to change how money… Read More

June 23, 2018 @ 1:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lender P2Binvestor (P2Bi) announced on Thursday it secured more than $17 million in funding from over 20 participants to expand its bank partnership program. ACcording to P2Bi, this was its fourth round of funding and, with the combination of debt and equity, brings its total equity… Read More

June 22, 2018 @ 8:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Newchip, a platform that connects new and experienced investors to business and real estate investment opportunities, announced on Thursday it secured $2 million through its latest seed funding round. Along with the funding news, the company declared it has surpassed 50,000 in users. Newchip also welcomed institutional investments… Read More