Tagged: lightspeed

March 6, 2024 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Synctera, an enabler of embedded banking and finance, announced that it had raised an $18.6 million extension to its 2021 Series A round. Lightspeed and Fin Capital co-led the round, alongside participation from previous investors NAventures and Diagram. New investors include Banco Popular and Mana… Read More

April 10, 2022 @ 8:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

It only feels like “yesterday” when CertiK was announcing their B2 round of funding, where the firm had been valued at $1 billion. The blockchain-focused firm also mentioned that just 3 months later, here they are again, and now they are “a $2 billion company.”… Read More

April 6, 2022 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lemon.markets, a Berlin-headquartered Fintech firm that helps companies embed trading services through APIs, has secured €15 million via a seed funding round that was co-led by Lakestar and Lightspeed. Creandum and System.one took part in the investment round, along with contributions from angels (like N26… Read More

March 4, 2022 @ 9:30 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Socket (previously known as Movr Network) has announced a $5 million seed round, led by Framework Ventures, an investment adviser with significant experience in decentralized finance (DeFi) space, and with participation from a group including Coinbase Ventures, Lightspeed, eGirl Capital, Nascent, Geometry, and entrepreneur Mark… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zolve, a neobank enabling international access to financial services, has announced the closing of $40 million in Series A funding. Zolve‘s investment round has been led by Partners of DST Global, who have previously led rounds in Fintech firms like Robinhood, Nubank, Chime, Revolut, and… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 12:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lightspeed (TSX: LSPD) (NYSE: LSPD), the “one-stop” commerce platform for merchants across the globe to “simplify, scale and create exceptional customer experiences,” revealed on Monday (June 7, 2021) that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire two “global leaders” in digital commerce. After the… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 9:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Blockchain.com, a UK-based cryptocurrency wallet and exchange, announced earlier this week it secured $300 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and VY Capital, with participation from other existing and leading investors. The latest investment round… Read More

February 6, 2020 @ 10:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lightspeed, a Canada-based e-commerce platform, announced on Thursday it has launched new integrated payment capabilities in North America. The expansion is through Lightspeed’s partnership with Stripe. Founded in 2005, Lightspeed provides customers with a way to build, manage, and grow retail, restaurant, or commerce business… Read More

April 27, 2017 @ 4:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lender OnDeck Canada announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with cloud-based point-of-sales platform for independent retailers and restaurants, Lightspeed. According to the duo, this new partnership will allow Lightspeed users to secure loans through OnDeck’s lending platform and the new offering will… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 9:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

VarageSale, the online marketplace for people to buy, sell and connect with their local communities, announced its partnership with Lightspeed and Sequoia, raising $34 million. The financing will be used to further enhance the VarageSale user experience and to continue to expand the company’s user base… Read More