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InvestorHub, a direct-to-investor marketing platform, has successfully raised $4 million in an extension funding round led by EVP, with follow-on investments from Archangel Ventures and Flying Fox Ventures. This funding round will bring the total amount raised in the Series A round to $9 million. This latest capital raise marks the second funding initiative completed…
Female Invest is excited to announce the successful closing of $11.2 million in Series A funding, marking a significant milestone in the journey to close the financial gender gap. This achievement accelerates the company’s mission and strengthens the community. Since the launch of its educational platform and the initial bootstrap to ten employees, Female Invest…
European investor Pollen Street Capital invests 35 million EUR in alternative lender Finbee Verslui. This investment will enable more than 1,500 businesses to be financed faster and on more favorable terms than before. Lending faster and on better terms “Our mission is to empower the country’s small and medium-sized businesses to grow by providing them…
bunch, the fintech company transforming private markets, announced the successful closing of its $15.5 million Series A. The round is led by global investor FinTech Collective, and existing investors including Cherry Ventures and Motive Ventures are doubling down. Top private market experts such as Broadhaven Ventures and former AngelList Europe Head Philipp Moehring’s TinyVC, as…
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital have acquired a stake in UK headquartered payments business Sokin, marking an exciting new chapter for the fast-expanding fintech firm. The acquisition will provide significant capital and accelerate its product growth plans and further global expansion. The transaction is constructed to provide investment to the company to…
Smart money app Plum has raised £13.4 million from institutional investors and an additional £2.7 million through crowdfunding, totaling £16 million in its Series B round. Institutional investors include Greece’s Eurobank, which invested €10 million in December, along with iGrow Venture Capital, Venture Friends, and Ventura Capital. The crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, the most popular…
Santander-backed Ebury has appointed Goldman Sachs to lead its forthcoming £2 billion IPO in London. Rumors of an IPO for the UK cross-border payments platform have been swirling since March. First reported by the FT, the appointment of Goldman Sachs solidifies the prospect of a Q1 2025 float for the firm. Founded in 2009, Ebury…
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), the parent company of Google, is in advanced discussions to acquire the cybersecurity startup Wiz for approximately $23 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. This acquisition would mark Alphabet’s largest acquisition to date. The deal, which is expected to be primarily funded in cash, could be finalized soon….
Dopay, the rapidly growing fintech providing a digital payroll and payments platform serving unbanked and underbanked workers in emerging markets, announces the closing of a strategic $13.5 million Series A extension round. This funding milestone tops up a previous $18 million Series A funding round and marks a significant step in Dopay’s mission to transform…
Aven, a technology company offering consumer credit cards backed by home equity, announced a $142 million series D round of funding led by Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst, with participation from existing investors including Caffeinated Capital, Electric Capital, Founders Fund, and The General Partnership. Aven was founded in 2019 by Sadi Khan, Collin Wikman, and…
Matera, a leading banking software provider, today announced a $100 million investment from Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor. The investment will be used to fund the company’s expansion into the North American market and further expand product development. Founded in Brazil, Matera is a trusted technology provider of core banking, instant payment, and…
Clear Street (“Clear Street”, “the Company”), a cloud-native financial technology firm on a mission to modernize the brokerage ecosystem, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Instinet’s Fox River algorithmic trading business. Fox River provides a comprehensive suite of algorithmic execution solutions in US and Canadian equities. These offerings cater to buy and sell-side firms,…
