April 26, 2018 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dosh, an app that gives consumers cash back every time they shop at participating merchants, announced on Thursday it has completed a $44 million Series A financing round to accelerate product innovation and technical capabilities. Goodwater Capital, PayPal, and institutional investors participated in the funding round. Founded… Read More

April 10, 2018 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AccessFintech, a UK-based fintech firm, announced on Tuesday that JPMorgan has invested in the company through its Series A funding round. AccessFintech also revealed it has joined JPMorgan’s exclusive In-Residence program, which is described as a program designed to assist emerging fintech companies that are looking… Read More

April 3, 2018 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinanZero, a marketplace for consumer loans in Brazil, announced on Monday it raised $3.6 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by  Swedish publicly listed investment company, Vostok Emerging Finance, with participation by other Swedish investors, including Webrock Ventures and Zentro Founders. Founded in 2015 and launched in 2016, FinanZero describes… Read More

April 2, 2018 @ 8:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Atidot, an Israel-based insurtech company empowering the life insurance industry with big data and predictive analytics, announced last week it secured $5 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Vertex Ventures with the participation of existing investors The D.E. Shaw Group, Moneta Seeds, and… Read More

March 23, 2018 @ 8:20 am By Erin Hobey  |  

StashAway, reportedly the first robo-adviser to receive a retail license in Singapore, has completed a USD $5.3 million (SGD $7.0 million) Series A funding round. According to the company, a group of family offices and  new investors as well as previous investors in the business, such… Read More

February 22, 2018 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gabi, a California-based insurtech startup, announced this week it secured $9.5 million during its Series A round, which was led by Canvas Ventures, with participation from Correlation Ventures, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Securian Ventures, and other existing investors. Founded in 2016, Gabi stated it has developed intelligent… Read More

February 22, 2018 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Anyfin , a Sweden-based fintech startup that enables consumers to refinance their existing loans with a picture, today announces a €4.8 million Series A investment led by Accel and Northzone. Global Founders Capital and angel investors, including consumer finance executives and international fintech entrepreneurs, also participated… Read More

February 11, 2018 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indio Technologies, a California-based insurtech platform for brokers, announced this week it has secured $6 million through its latest Series A, which was led by 8VC. The company, which was founded in 2016, describes itself as a technology platform that creates digital tools for traditional… Read More

February 9, 2018 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Dutch fintech Cashforce announced it has secured €2 million through its Series A funding round, which is led by Volta Ventures and Michel Akkermans. Founded in 2012, the company states it enables  CFOs of medium-sized global companies to generate a detailed & accurate cash… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

DiversyFund, a real estate crowdfunding marketplace, announced on Tuesday it secured $1 million during its Series A funding round. According to DiversyFund, the closing of funding round represents a significant milestone for its platform. It plans to use the additional capital to further develop online… Read More

January 10, 2018 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Petal, a credit card startup pioneering “Cashflow Underwriting” as an alternative to traditional credit scoring, announced on Wednesday it raised $13 million through Series A financing round, which was led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. Founded in 2016, the fintech company is looking to build a… Read More

January 10, 2018 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

India-based fintech NiYO announced on Wednesday it secured $13.2 million (85 crore) during its Series A funding round to drive the continued expansion of its payroll and benefits platform in India. The investment was made by Social Capital, JS Capital LLc (the family office of Jonathan Soros),… Read More

January 5, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Frank, a New York-based student loan startup, announced this week that it has secured $10 million through its Series A  Funding Round, which was led by Apollo Global Management, with participation from Reach Capital, and Aleph. This funding round brought its total funding amount to… Read More

January 5, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Artificial intelligence (AI) and data science company, CLARA Analytics, announced on Thursday it raised $11.5 million Series A funding round led by OAK HC/FT for its AI insurtech claim solutions. Founded in 2016, CLARA Analytics states it builds easy-to-use, AI/machine-learning based products. The company revealed: “Today, solutions… Read More

November 30, 2017 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia-based fintech payments company Credit Clear announced on Thursday it has launched a $10 million Series A Capital Raise, seeking the funds in order to expand its revolutionary data-driven invoicing and collections platform globally. Launched in July 2017, Credit Clear has processed more than $180 million in debt for the corporates in Australia,… Read More

November 16, 2017 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayStand, a payments-as-a-service platform that uses blockchain to automate and secure business to business (B2B) systems, announced on Thursday it has secured $6 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by BlueRun Ventures with participation from Cervin Ventures, Serra Ventures, TiE, and… Read More

October 13, 2017 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Augmented digital commerce platform Omnyway announced on Thursday that it has closed on $12.75 million in Series A funding round, which was led by Nyca, CommerzVentures, and CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund, with participation from Commerce Ventures, and Industry Ventures. Omnyway, which was founded in 2014, states its platform creates a dynamic digital… Read More

September 13, 2017 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

dv01, the data management, reporting, and analytics platform that offers institutional investors transparency and insight into lending markets, announced on Wednesday it raised $5.5M through its Series A round, which was led by OCA Ventures. Ribbit Capital, Illuminate Financial, and CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund, with participation from… Read More

August 7, 2017 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Indonesia-based peer-to-peer lending platform UangTeman announced it successfully secured $12 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by K2 Venture Capital, with participation from STI Financial Group and Draper Associates. Launched in April 2015, UangTeman describes itself as an online lending… Read More

July 26, 2017 @ 8:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Salamanca Group, a London-based Merchant Bank, announced on Wednesday it recently completed a Series A funding round for peer-to-peer lending platform, Proplend. The company states it facilitated the fundraising through its proprietary network and has also acquired a stake in the online lender. Founded in… Read More