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

July 6, 2017 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tide Banking, a UK-based fintech startup that specializes in online banking, has successfully secured $14 million during its recent Series A funding round, which was reportedly led by Anthemis, with participation from Passion Capital, LocalGlobe, and Creandum. Founded in 2015 by former RBS/Worldpay head of innovation,… Read More

June 21, 2017 @ 4:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based fintech startup TrueLayer, successfully raised $3 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by Anthemis Group, with participation from Connect Ventures. The company, which was launched in a private beta earlier this year, seeks to help developers build innovative financial services… Read More

June 21, 2017 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based fintech firm Soldo announced it secured $11 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by Accel with participation from Connect Ventures, InReach Ventures, U-Start, and R2014 Partners. As previously reported, Soldo revealed last fall plans to launch a multi-user spending account that’ll… Read More

June 15, 2017 @ 4:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

SURE, an insurtech startup that offers on-demand personal insurance via an app, has closed an $8 million Series A funding round led by with participation from Menlo Ventures, FF Venture Capital, Nationwide Ventures, Assurant and AmTrust. The NYC and LA-based company also launched a Smartphone… Read More

May 25, 2017 @ 9:37 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Coins, a Philippines-based blockchain mobile payments platform that services Southeast Asia, announced it had secured US $5 million in funding from Naspers, according to an article on Techcrunch. Naspers, which is based in South Africa, is one of the world’s largest investors in tech. The… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 10:17 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

R3, the head of the world’s largest consortium of financial institutions collaborating to build a platform and commercial applications for distributed ledger technologies, announced it had secured $107 million in funding as part of its Series A round. The figure is the largest investment in distributed… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 5:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aussie fintech startup Airwallex announced on Monday it has secured $13 million USD through its latest Series A funding round. Participants of the round included Sequoia Capital China, Mastercard, and Tencent Holdings. Founded in 2015, Airwallex is described as a foreign exchange market that makes… Read More

April 27, 2017 @ 9:23 pm By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Life insurance startup Singapore Life Pte Ltd announced it has raised over US$50 million in its Series A round of funding. The bulk of the investment came from a subsidiary of China Credit FinTech Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed company. UK-based investment firm… Read More

April 7, 2017 @ 12:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Meniga, a provider of digital banking technology for the world’s largest banks, announced on Friday it secured €7.5 million during its Series A funding round led by Nordic venture capital investor Industrifonden. Other participants in the round include current investors Velocity Capital, Frumtak Ventures, and… Read More

March 23, 2017 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jirnexu, a Malaysia-based fintech startup, announced this week it has secured $1.5 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by existing investor DMP with participation from Gobi Partners and OSK Ventures International Board. The company stated that it enables banks, insurance companies,… Read More

February 8, 2017 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bionics company that creates custom 3D printed gear, Wiivv, announced on Wednesday it not only raised $4 million in Series A funding, it also acquired eSoles, a custom insoles manufacturer. This news comes just one year after securing $235,054 from 2,765 backers through Kickstarter for its 3D printed insoles, BASE. According… Read More

January 24, 2017 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sleep technology startup Eight announced on Tuesday it raised $5 million during its Series A financing round, which brings the company’s total funds to $11 million. Investors including Yunqi Partners, Azure Capital, Y Combinator, Stanford StartX fund, Comcast Ventures, and Sinovation Ventures. This news comes just… Read More

January 19, 2017 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fig Publishing announced on Thursday it secured $7.84 million during a Series A Funding Round, which was led by Spark Capital and Greycroft with participation from Resolute Ventures, NextView Ventures, and Draft Ventures. Fig, which was founded in 2015, allows accredited and non-accredited investors to… Read More

January 17, 2017 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Starburst Labs, a maker of web-and-mobile apps for an ecosystem of individual investors, financial advisors, broker-dealers, and financial media brands, has announced it has closed a Series A round of funding totaling $6.25 million.  The company stated it creates, designs, develops, and operates a vertically… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A little over two years after securing $247,379 on Kickstarter for its flagship product, Wearhaus Arc wireless headphones, San Francisco-based Wearhaus announced it raised $4 million during a Series A funding round. The company stated its Wearhaus Arc is a Bluetooth headset to allows friends… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, PeerStreet, announced on Thursday it raised $15 million during a Series A funding round, which was led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, with additional participation from The Kaiser Family Foundation, Rembrandt Venture Partners, and Montage Ventures.  The portal revealed… Read More

November 8, 2016 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Flexiti Financial, a Canada-based provider of point-of-sale (POS) financing and payment technology for retailers announced last week it raised $5 million during a Series A funding round, which reportedly included follow-on funding by Globalive Capital. Peter Kalen, founder and CEO of Flexiti Financial, stated: “Flexiti Financial’s mission is… Read More