Washington-based Quona Capital, a leading venture capital company (with additional offices in Bengaluru), has secured $203 million in commitments. The Accion Quona Inclusion Fund had initially planned to acquire $150 million in capital. The fund will mainly be focusing on Fintech projects and financial organizations… Read More
Seed stage investment company Accion Venture Lab says it has successfully exited from its investment in Fintech Aye Finance. Aye is a lender providing access to credit for Indian SMEs and micro firms. Headquartered in Gurgaon, India the company has 104 branches and claims an innovative… Read More
UAE-based fintech startup NOW Money announced on Tuesday it secured an investment of $700,000 from venture capital investors Accion Venture Lab and Newid Capital. NOW Money claims to be the first fintech in the Gulf region to use mobile banking technology to provide accounts, financial inclusion and a range of… Read More
Philippine fintech startup First Circle announced on Wednesday investments from Accion Venture Lab, the seed-stage investment initiative of Accion, and Deep Blue VC. First Circle has now reported equity funding of $2.5 million. Investors included Accion Venture Lab, Deep Blue VC, 500 Startups, IMJ, and Key… Read More
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