Tagged: rakuten fintech fund

December 15, 2016 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Consumer finance technology group, Kreditech, announced on Thursday it received a €10 million equity investment from Rakuten, Inc. The company stated it plans to use the new funds to further develop its partnership business. Alexander Graubner-Müller, founder and CEO of Kreditech, explained that Rakuten invested… Read More

December 14, 2016 @ 8:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BlueVine, an online lender that provides factoring finance, announced on Wednesday is has secured $49 million during a Series D funding round, which was led by existing investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, 83North, Citi Ventures, Rakuten FinTech Fund, and Silicon Valley Bank. Since… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BlueVine, an online provider of working capital financing to small businesses, announced on Wednesday it has closed $40 million in funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $64 million to date.  This Series C funding was led by an investment from Menlo Ventures, with additional… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 2:24 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. linked with fintech platform Finatext Ltd to boost investment trust sales by providing information through a smartphone application, reported  Bloomberg, the first time Mitsubishi partnered with fintech startup on a new service. The Fundect app, which was developed by  as part of a competition run by… Read More

December 2, 2015 @ 1:49 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten (TOKYO:4755) officially initiated a new $100 million fintech investment fund, according to a release.  The Rakuten FinTech Fund, a new US$100 million global investment fund focuses on investments in disruptive early to mid-stage fintech startups aims to offer attractive return potential with strategic relevance…. Read More