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Short Let Tech Platform Pass The Keys Seeks £500,000 Through Seedrs Funding Round

  Pass The Keys, a UK-based short let tech platform, is now seeking £500,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The platform is now offering 5.88% at a £7,997,542 pre-money valuation. Founded in 2015, Pass The Keys describes itself as a London based Airbnb… Read More

Canadian Tech Incubator OneEleven Permanently Shuts Down Due to COVID-19 Economic Impact

OneEleven, a Toronto-based technology incubator, announced on Wednesday it has officially ceased operations due to COVID-19’s economic impacts. Established in 2013, OneEleven describes itself as home to a community of high-performing technology scaleups, with global locations that provide unparalleled access to peer networks, investment capital,… Read More

Cloud-Based Payment Tech Platform Aliaswire Appoints Former PayPal Executive Jed Rice As New CEO

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Aliaswire, a cloud-based payments tech platform, announced on Tuesday it has appointed former PayPal executive Jed Rice as its new CEO and been appointed to its Board of Directors. According to Aliaswire, Rice has more than two decades of senior leadership at enterprise technology companies… Read More

OnDeck Appoints Scott Totman as New Chief Product & Technology Officer

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a small business online lending platform, recently announced it has appointed Scott Totman as the company’s Chief Product and Technology Officer. OndDeck reported that Totman will oversee its engineering, product, and design organizations with a focus on building the next generation of… Read More

Tech-Enable Governance Solutions Governance.com Secures €3 Million Through Latest Investment Round

Governance.com, a Luxembourg-based company that provides technology-enabled governance solutions, has secured €3 million through its latest investment round.  Founded in 2014, Governance.com helps regulated businesses achieve sustainable business success by understanding critical process information, enabling users to identify and deal with exceptions while recording every… Read More

Overfunding: Mobile Tech Platform Thyngs Surpasses £250,000 Funding Target Through Seedrs Round

Thyngs, a UK-based mobile technology platform, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 funding target and is now nearing £355,000 through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round comes less than two years after Thyngs raised £301,310 through its Crowdcube campaign. As previously… Read More

Allianz Insurance Announces New Partnership With Insurtech Dinghy

Allianz Insurance announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with on-demand insurtech startup Dinghy to provide business insurance to the freelance market. According to Dinghy the number of freelancers has increased and so has the diversity of the workforce. The insurtech explained that… Read More

Crowdcube Alum & Mobile Tech Platform Thyngs Now Seeking £250,000 in Funding on Seedrs

Thyngs, a UK-based mobile technology platform, is now seeking £250,000 through its new equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. This new funding round comes less than two years after Thyngs raised £301,310 through its Crowdcube campaign. The company is offering 4.77% in equity at a £4,992,476… Read More

UK Fintech Provider Sonovate Raises £110 Million in Debt & Equity Financing

Sonovate, a UK-based fintech provider, announced on Monday it raised £110 million through its latest debt and equity financing round, which was led by M&G Investments, MXB Holdings Inc, Dawn Capital, and Rocket Internet SE. Founded in 2012, Sonovate reported it has created an end-to-end… Read More

Insurtech Startup Kin Insurance Secures $47 Million Through Latest Investment Round

U.S. insurtech startup Kin Insurance announced on Wednesday it secured $47 million through its latest investment round. According to Kin, the funds will be used to launch its Kin Interinsurance Network, a Florida home insurance carrier. Founded in 2016, Kin describes itself as insurtech startup… Read More

U.S. Insurtech Semsee Completes Pilot Program; Two Dozen Agencies Use Platform to Quote Business Owners Policies & epsent $450,000 in Premiums

Semsee, a U.S.-based insurtech startup that is focused on streamlining workflows for independent insurance agents and wholesalers, announced today the end of a successful three-month pilot program. Founded in 2017, Sense describes itself as an independent insurance agent’s go-to platform for quoting small commercial business… Read More

Visa Set to acquire Technology Solutions Company Verifi

Visa (NYSE: V) announced on Friday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Verifi, a technology solutions company that reduce chargebacks. Visa reported it will integrate Verifi’s enhanced chargeback tools with Visa’s risk management services, including those delivered by CardinalCommerce and CyberSource. “Buyers, sellers,… Read More

Overfunding: Nanusens Latest Crowdcube Round Surpasses £200,000 Funding Target & Now Nears £350,000

Less than six months after securing €1 million through its previous Crowdcube round, Spanish nanotechnology company Nanusens has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has surpassed its £200,000 initial funding target. The funding round is now nearing £350,000 from more than 400 investors. As… Read More

AI Fintech Chatbox Plum Secures $4.5 Million Investment; Surpasses 400,000 Users & Launches on iOS

Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for personal finance, announced on Thursday it has achieved 433% user growth in one year, growing from 75,000 to 400,000 users, and has attracted a $4.5 million investment that brings total investment in the firm to $6.3 million. The… Read More

Canadian Insurtech Breathe Life Secures C$4.5 Million Through Latest Seed Funding Round Led By Diagram Ventures

Breathe Life, a Canada-based insurtech startup, has recently secured C$4.5 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by Diagram Ventures with participation from Real Ventures. Founded in 2017, Breathe Life reports that its platform delivers a “modern customer-centric experience” with tools and… Read More

Insurtech Startup Hippo Insurance Partners With Neptune Flood to Create Online Home & Flood Insurance Solution

Insurtech startup Hippo Insurance announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Neptune Flood, a data-driven flood insurance company, to launch a new online home and flood insurance solution. Launched in 2017, Neptune Flood allows users to quote and buy flood insurance in under two minutes, removes the… Read More

Update: Environmental Tech Safe Solvents Secures More Than £1 Million During the Final Days on Crowdcube

Safe Solvents, a UK-based environmental technology company, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1 million from over 200 investors. The round was launched last month, originally seeking a minimum of £800,000. As previously reported, Safe Solvents was founded in 2015  and… Read More

Overfunding: Environmental Tech Company Safe Solvents Quickly Surpasses £800,000 on Crowdcube

Safe Solvents, a UK-based environmental technology company, has successfully secured its initial £800,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. Launched in 2015, Safe Solvents reports that it researches, designs, formulates, and manufactures its own range of parts washing machines and advanced solvent replacement products in… Read More

AXA Venture Partners Secures $150 Million For Second Early Stage Fund

AXA Venture Partners (AVP) a venture capital firm investing in high-growth technology companies, announced on Tuesday it secured $150 million for its second Early Stage Fund (AVP Early Stage II). AVP reported that its first Early Stage Fund, which is a $110 million vehicle that was… Read More

Modo Announces Expansion of Technology Partnership With Plaid

Canadian fintech Mogo Finance Technology announced on Wednesday it is expanding its technology partnership with Plaid. Modo reported that it is using Plaid’s API technology to enable more convenient access to its products and help more users to gain control of their financial health. While sharing… Read More

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