October 19, 2018 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FundGuard, a U.S.-based cloud-based investment funds operating system powered by AI and designed to revolutionize the investment funds technology space, announced on Friday it secured $4 million through its seed funding round, which was led by venture firms Blumberg Capital and LionBird. The company also launched its… Read More

October 19, 2018 @ 7:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tez Financial Services, a Pakistan-based fully digital Non-Bank Microfinance Company (NBMFC),  announced on Friday it secured $1.1 million in a seed round led by Omidyar Network, the impact investment firm established by eBay founder, Pierre Omidyar, with participation from Accion Venture Lab, the seed-stage investment initiative of global nonprofit Accion, and Planet N…. Read More

October 7, 2018 @ 8:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hokodo, a London and Paris-based insurtech that provides B2B marketplaces and accounting platform with small business insurance through APIs, announced earlier this week it secured €1.9 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by European venture capital firm Anthemis. Founded earlier this year,… Read More

September 25, 2018 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Swiss fintech Nummo announced on Tuesday it secured $1.9 million in seed funding and officially launched its personal finance management platform. Founded in 2016, Nummo describes itself as a personal financial management platform that empowers its users to live better by helping them manage, maintain and… Read More

August 29, 2018 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Terra, a price-stabled cryptocurrency that’s designed for mass adoption, has successfully secured $32 million through its seed funding round, which features investments from  Binance Labs, OKEx, Huobi Capital, and Dunamu & Partners.  Terra describes itself as a protocol of money that ensures price-stability by algorithmically… Read More

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

CapLinked, a secure information sharing company founded by PayPal’s first US head of marketing Eric M. Jackson, announced on Tuesday it has secured $2.5 million in seed funding for a new blockchain product, TransitNet, which will be used to serve Security Token Offerings (STOs). CapLinked’s financing was… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MoloFinance, a UK-based fintech that is aiming to revolutionize mortgages, announced on Wednesday it secured £3.7 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by Ubon Partners. Founded in 2017, the company reported it is developing what it thinks is the first true fully… Read More

May 29, 2018 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Flock, a London-based insurtech, announced on Tuesday it raised £2.25 million through its Seed funding round from a range of global investors. Flock reported that the round was led by Anthemis, a VC focused on Fintech and Insurtech investments. Other investors included Silicon Valley’s Plug and… Read More

March 5, 2018 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Maliyya, a Dubai-based fintech company engaged in the development of a P2P lending and borrowing platform, announced on Monday it secured $1.3 million during its latest seed funding round, which was led by Ground1 Ventures, a private investment firm based out of UK.  Founded in 2016, Maliyya… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Anorak Technologies, a London-based insurtech startup, has successfully secured £4 million in seed funding from incubator, Kamet. Founded in 2015, the company claims it is building the world’s smartest independent insurance advisor with a mission to put customers back in control of their insurance needs. While sharing… Read More

January 2, 2018 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two years after securing $230,000 through its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, Israeli biotech and food-tech startup SuperMeat has raised $3 million through its seeds funding round and has formed a strategic partnership with PHW, one of Europe’s largest poultry producers, and an equity investor in… Read More

December 8, 2017 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech MishiPay announced on Friday it has secured £1.65 million during its Seed funding round, which was led by London based pan-European venture capital Nauta Capital. Founded in 2015, the company has notably created a theft-proof mobile self-checkout technology that promises to eliminate the checkout line in store. “Mishipay is… Read More

October 28, 2017 @ 7:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Insurdata, London-based insurtech firm that intelligently captures, enhances, scores and transfers high-resolution, peril-specific exposure and risk data, announced this week it has raised more than $1 million in seed financing from investors including Menlo Ventures, Anthemis Baloise Strategic Ventures and Plug and Play. Insurdata stated it… Read More

August 30, 2017 @ 12:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

German-based insurtech start-up Coya has reportedly secured $10 million during its latest seed funding round, which was led by Peter Thiel’s fund Valar Ventures with participation from e.ventures and La Famiglia. According to Business Insider, Coya was founded by two veterans of German lender Kreditech and former Vienna Insurance… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset-based lender InterNex Capital (InterNex) announced on Thursday it secured $3.95 million during its recent oversubscribed seed funding round. Founded in May 2015 by former GE Capital senior executives and fintech experts, InterNex’s digital lending platform notably offers small and mid-sized businesses an optimized… Read More

December 19, 2016 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Nigeria-based fintech startup, Paystack, announced it raised $1.3 million during its seed funding round. Those who participated in the round included Tencent, Comcast Ventures, and Singularity Investments. The company, which was founded by Shola Akinlade and Ezra Olubi, is a Y Combinator-backed startup,… Read More

December 9, 2016 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian fintech startup Symend Inc. announced on Thursday it secured $1 million through its first seed funding round. The company revealed that key investors included founding partners and angel investors. Symend stated it would focus initially on helping utility providers, telecoms, and unsecured credit card suppliers recoup… Read More

June 18, 2016 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Notion, a home monitoring system that is benefitting from the boom in the Internet of Things (IoT) development, announced earlier this month that it has secured $3.2 million during a seed round that was led by XL Innovate. Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm… Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, technology startup Eight (formerly known as Luna) announced it has closed $6 million in seed funding with participation from investors such as Y Combinator, Yunqui Partners, Azure Capital, Cota Capital, Comcast Ventures, Vast Ventures, Stanford University, Galvanize Ventures, Y Combinator partner and Scribd co-founder Jared Friedman. … Read More

February 26, 2016 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ribbit.me, a NY-based blockchain technology startup, announced on Thursday it has successfully raised $1.5 million during a seed funding round which was led by Hayaat Group, an investment company based in Dubai, with Privity FZ LLE acting as advisor. Ribbit.me has reportedly built what’s considered… Read More