Tagged: series c

December 11, 2018 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plaid, a U.S.-based fintech startup, announced on Tuesday that it is secured $250 million through its Series C funding round, which was reportedly led by venture capitalist and Internet Trends author, Mary Meeker. Plaid was founded in 2012 and focuses on enabling innovation and democratizing… Read More

October 26, 2018 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based online lender LendInvest confirmed on Thursday that the European Investment Fund participated in its recently announced Series C financing, with the investment from its Luxembourg Future Fund (LFF). The Series C funding round, which was comprised of both debt and equity, secured $39.5 million (£30.5 million)…. Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Brex, a U.S.-based fintech that’s focused on creating corporate cards for startups, announced on Friday it secured $125 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Greenoaks Capital and DST Global. Along with the investment, Brex customers are now able to sign up… Read More

August 24, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund (CEFIF), the U.S.-based Fintech Fund of the Chinese fintech CreditEase, recently led $62 million Series C round investment for consumer credit platform, Upgrade. According to CreditEase, Upgrade, which was launched in 2016 by Renaud Laplanche, former co-founder of Lending Club and the… Read More

July 13, 2018 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paidy, Inc., a Japan-based post-pay credit account company, announced on Thursday it secured $55 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by ITOCHU Corporation with participation from Goldman Sachs. The company reported combined with its two previous Series A and B rounds,… Read More

June 20, 2018 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SharesPost, a provider of late-stage private company liquidity solutions and private capital markets research, announced on Wednesday it secured $15 million during its Series C funding round, which was led by LUN Partners and Kenetic Capital. Funds from the Series C funding round will go towards… Read More

June 8, 2018 @ 8:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese fintech and Alibaba-affiliated Ant Financial Service Group announced on Friday it secured approximately $14 billion through its Series C Equity Funding round, which includes an RMB tranche raised by the company from domestic investors and a USD tranche raised by Ant international Co., Limited, a wholly… Read More

May 29, 2018 @ 11:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Azimo, a European digital money transfer firm based in London and Krakow, has raised $20M in a Series C round led by Rakuten Capital. This latest funding fund, which also received backing from investors such as e.ventures, Frog Capital, GR Capital Partners and Greycroft Partners, brings… Read More

May 15, 2018 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cellulant, an Africa-based digital payments platform, announced on Tuesday it raised $47.5 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by TPG Growth’s The Rise Fund. Other investors included in the round are Endeavor Catalyst, Satya Capital, Velocity Capital & Progression Africa.  Founded… Read More

May 8, 2018 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

German insurtech Simplesurance has secured $24 million during its Series C funding round, which was reportedly led by Allianz X, who also further invested in the company, with participation from Rakuten Capital.  Founded in 2012, Simplesurance stated it has created a platform that offers transparent and efficient… Read More

April 9, 2018 @ 7:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SenseTime, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company, announced on Monday it raised $600 million during its Series C round of funding, which was led by the Alibaba Group with participation from  Temasek and Suning. This round of funding comes less than a year after the company raised $410 million through its… Read More

April 2, 2018 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Root Insurance, an Ohio-based car insurtech company, announced last week it secured $51 million in funding through its Series C round, which was led by Redpoint Ventures, with Scale Venture Partners and existing partners Ribbit Capital and Silicon Valley Bank Capital Partners.  Founded in 2015, Root described itself… Read More

April 2, 2018 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chargebee, a recurring billing platform for subscription-based SaaS and e-commerce businesses, recently announced it raised $18 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management. Founded in 2011, Chargebee reported that… Read More

March 19, 2018 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

German mobile bank N26 has secured €110 million during its Series C funding round, which was co-led by Allianz X, the digital investment unit of Allianz Group, and Tencent Holdings Ltd., a provider of internet value-added services in China. This news comes nearly six months after… Read More

February 14, 2018 @ 4:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IdentityMind Global, Digital Identities You Can Trust, an SaaS platform that builds, maintains and analyzes digital identities worldwide, announced on Wednesday it secured $10 million during its Series C Funding Round, which was led by Benhamou Global Ventures and Eastern Link Capital with participation from Hanna Ventures,… Read More

January 18, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, real estate marketplace Roofstock announced it has surpassed $1 billion in property transactions since the launching of its marketplace in 2016. The online lender also revealed it has upsized its Series C funding round to $42 million, which represents a 20% increase over the initial… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ThreatQuotient, a trusted threat intelligence platform, announced on Monday it secured $30 million through its Series C investment round, which was led by Adams Street Partners with participation from strategic partners Cisco Investments and NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc. (NYSE: DCM), New Enterprise Associates (NEA), and… Read More

September 21, 2017 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, crowdfunding platform Patreon announced it raised $60 million during its Series C Funding Round, which was led by Thrive Capital with participation from Index Ventures, CRV, and Freestyle. While sharing details about the funding round, CEO and Co-founder of Patreon, Jack Conte, stated:… Read More

September 15, 2017 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyShares announced on Thursday it raised $28 million during its Series C funding round, which included participation from Cross Creek Advisors, Danhua Capital, Barry Sternlicht (Founder of Starwood Capital and Starwood Resorts) and Bow Capital, along with prior investors Union Square Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, and… Read More

August 29, 2017 @ 7:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, India-based online lender Capital Float announced it secured $45 million during its Series C funding round, which was led by Ribbit Capital with participation from returning investors SAIF Partners, Sequoia India, and Creation Investment. Founded in 2013, Capital Float describes itself as a… Read More