German fintech Aufinity Group announces the completion of a Series C funding of 26 million US-Dollars.
The round is led by BlackFin Capital Partners, a European private equity firm focused exclusively on financial services buyouts and fintechs.
Existing investors PayPal Ventures and Seaya Ventures are “re-investing after leading the company’s Series B financing last year.”
The success of its international business and “high demand from the market prompted the Aufinity Group to implement this financing round earlier than planned.”
The fintech will use the capital to further “drive its European expansion and strategic partnerships with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).”
Lasse Diener, Co-Founder and CEO of the Aufinity Group
“With this round, we are focusing on accelerating our growth across Europe even further. Through new strategic partnerships with leading OEMs and by continuing our focus on dealerships, we are preparing to redefine the industry standard for the whole of Europe. Our core business in Germany is already solidly positioned. However, the high level of interest from the international market has prompted us to push ahead with our expansion into more countries earlier than planned, which is a great market confirmation for our business and platform.”
With the platform Aufinity, the fintech is the market specialist “for payment management in the automotive sector.”
It offers car dealers and OEMs “a digital, white-label-capable appearance and optimized payment management across the entire automotive market – from vehicle sales to after-sales.”
Optimized payment processes “ensure faster incoming payments, higher liquidity, more efficiency and a better customer experience.”
PayPal Ventures and Seaya Ventures already “led the Series B financing of the Aufinity Group in 2024.”
With this investment, the company started its “expansion in Italy and Spain in the same year”
Alexandros Bottenbruch, Investor with PayPal Ventures said:
“Since our initial investment, the team has executed exceptionally—scaling their annualized platform volume and expanding successfully into after-sales, enterprise, and new geographies like Iberia and Italy. Doubling down on our support was a natural next step.”
Aris Xenofontos, Partner at Seaya, adds:
“We are excited to continue supporting Lasse, Ulrich, Markus and the team in next phase of the growth of the business. Since our investment, we have been impressed with the team’s ability to capture successfully the strong demand in international markets, such as Spain and Italy.