January 12, 2019 @ 9:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indico Capital Partners has launched a new venture capital fund. According to a release from the group, the Lisbon based fund has raised €41 million from global LPs calling it the first major Lisbon based fund. The fund aims to identify and invest in the “most… Read More

December 27, 2018 @ 7:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Undandy, a Portugal-based custom-made shoe company, has closed its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The campaign was launched last month and raised nearly £1.1 million from more than 275 investors. As previously reported, Undandy, which was founded in 2015, offers fully customizable, handcrafted shoes through its 3D online design… Read More

December 11, 2018 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Banco BNI Europa and Edebex announced on Tuesday they celebrated the first anniversary of their partnership that makes available an online platform for the purchase and sale of invoices to Portuguese companies with working capital needs, offering an innovative alternative to financial credit and traditional… Read More

November 25, 2018 @ 9:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Undandy, a Portugal-based custom-made shoe company, has successfully secured its initial 1 million funding target through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. The funding round was launched earlier this month and has attracted nearly 150 investors. As previously reported, Undandy, which was founded in 2015, offers fully customizable, handcrafted shoes… Read More

July 19, 2018 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Raize, a peer to peer lender, became the first initial public offering out of Portugal this week since 2014. The small cap online lender IPOed at €2.00 yesterday (July 18th) having gained 1400 new shareholders. Trading on the Euronext Access exchange under ticker MLRZE shares increased the… Read More

June 27, 2018 @ 5:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Portuguese peer-to-peer lender Raize has announced an initial public offering (IPO) where it will float 15% of the company’s shares. An additional 10% of shares will be made available for a period of 6 months once trading starts on the 18th of July – trading… Read More

June 25, 2018 @ 7:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintechs Banco BNI Europa and Raisin have furthered the collaboration between the two firms. Banco BNI Europe says it has entered into a cooperation to allow Portuguese savers to gain access to the best savings rates available from across Europe. BNI Europa Executive Chairman Pedro… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Banco BNI Europa, a European digital only bank, has partnered with Alterest to boost their lending vertical. Alterest is a loan data and intelligence platform that should help Banco BNI streamline their analytics, risk management and originating partnerships. Banco BNI says the partnership comprises of data-feeds… Read More

May 14, 2018 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Banco BNI Europa, a digital challenger bank based in Portugal, has partnered with Lendrock in Spain to provide financing to consumers looking to buy a car. Banco BNI said it will invest up to €15 million on this online financing platform that specializes in near… Read More

April 12, 2018 @ 9:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

INIU, a Portugal-based natural juice brand, is now seeking £500,000 through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Founded in 2016, INIU states it was “born” to reinforce a healthy lifestyle by giving each person the “power” to pick an alternative to the unhealthy beverages on the shelves…. Read More

February 22, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Banco BNI Europa, through Puzzle, its online credit brand, announced this week it has created a partnership with Code for All to provide financial aid to anyone who wants to learn to become an IT developer in Portugal. The partnership aims to convert unemployed people… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Challenger bank Banco BNI Europa is now investing in loans via the Fellow Finance platform. According to information provided by Fellow Finance, Banco BNI is the first European bank to invest in loans on its platform. Banco BNI Europa will now be present on the… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs and Portugal Ventures, a Portuguese VC firm,  have jointly announced a new partnership that will provide a boost to the growing startup ecosystem in Portugal. The VC firm will start investing alongside the crowd with a stated cap of €1.25 million. This co-investing structure… Read More

November 28, 2017 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Maison Pixel, a Portugal-based fashion brand, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is currently seeking 150,000 as it prepares for growth and expansion. Maison Pixel describes itself as an innovative fashion brand, with a patented design, inspired by pixels and computer… Read More

August 23, 2017 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Portugal-based startup, Corkbrick Europe, has successfully secured its initial €150,000 funding target through its Seedrs campaign. The company launched the initiative last month, seeking the funds for its “Lego-like” like system where users can build any structure, wall, or furniture without any tools, screws, or glue. As previously… Read More

August 7, 2017 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after launching its third equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, Portugal-based agriculture tech company, Agroop, has successfully secured its initial €200,000 funding target. As previously reported, Agroop was founded in 2014 with a mission to democratize the access to technology in the farming… Read More

July 31, 2017 @ 9:34 am By JD Alois  |  

  Banco BNI Europa has formed a strategic partnership with marketplace lender Creditshelf to help provide financing to German SMEs. Creditshelf is an SME lending specialist and BNI Europa is slated to invest up to €15 million into German SMEs over the coming months. Launched in 2014,… Read More

July 25, 2017 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Banco BNI Europa, a digital challenger bank based in Portugal, has announced it has reached profitability in the first half of 2017, its third year in operation. Banco BNI Europa said its total assets grew 36.7% reaching almost €500 million in June this year. Total… Read More

July 19, 2017 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Agroop, an agricultural tech that develops solutions to collect data and provide insight to farming agents, recently launched its third equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The Portugal-based company is currently seeking €200,000 as it prepares to expand and grow. Founded in 2014, the company stated… Read More

July 7, 2017 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

While some Fintech firms have started with online lending only to push into other verticals, BNI Europa – a digital only challenger bank – went the banking route first and is now providing consumer credit. Announced today, “Puzzle“, as it has been named, is the… Read More