Tagged: funding round

April 17, 2025 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Auradine, Inc., a firm focused on breakthrough, energy-efficient solutions for blockchain and AI infrastructure, announced closing of an additional $153 million in connection with its Series C funding round. The oversubscribed round was led by StepStone Group and “included participation from Maverick Silicon, Premji Invest,… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 10:58 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rain, the employer-integrated earned wage access (EWA) and financial wellness app, has raised $75 million in Series B equity funding. The round was led by Prosus, with additional participation from Nextalia Ventures, Spark Growth Ventures, and existing investors, including QED and Invus Opportunities. This funding… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK fintech Marshmallow has raised $90 million in a Series C funding round led by Portage Ventures, nearly doubling its valuation to over $2 billion. The investment, a mix of equity and debt, saw participation from BlackRock and Columbia Lake Partners, building on an $85… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Irish capital markets tech firm Assiduous has reportedly acquired €1 million in funding. Assiduous Corp Ltd., an Irish capital markets tech firm, recently revealed that it has secured €1 million in new funding and also unveiled the launch of the Corporate Finance Autopilot. Assiduous’ Corporate… Read More

April 15, 2025 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BKN301 Group, a global fintech that is focused on Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), is pleased to announce the successful closing of a €21.5 million capital increase as part of its Series B funding round. This significant milestone will fuel the company’s international expansion, both through “organic growth… Read More

April 14, 2025 @ 6:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech funding for US firms raised $2.6 billion in Q1 2025, experiencing a 29% drop from $3.8 billion in Q1 2024 and an 83% drop from $14.9 billion in Q4 2024. This is according to a report distributed by Tracxn. The thesis is that high… Read More

April 12, 2025 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sekoia.io, a European cybersecurity technologies provider and developer of the Sekoia AI-SOC platform, announces it raised 26 million euros from Revaia, with participation from UNEXO and the support of its existing investors Bright Pixel Capital, Omnes Capital and Bpifrance. This Series B funding round brings… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hawk, the provider of AI-powered anti-money laundering (AML), screening and fraud prevention solutions, announced its $56 million Series C round of funding. Hawk is the chosen partner for more than “80 customers globally, ranging from large banks to mid-market financial institutions and fintechs.” Its technology… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant move within the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, Cap, a stablecoin company, has secured $11 million in seed funding from a group of  investors, including asset management firm Franklin Templeton. The investment round also attracted participation from trading firm Susquehanna, investment firm Triton… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cybersecurity for crypto firm Octane has announced a $6.75 million seed round as it emerges from stealth mode. Winklevoss Capital and Archetype led the funding round. Other investors include Gemini, Circle, Legion Capital, Druid Ventures, Duke Capital Partners, and strategic angels Balaji Srinivasan, Sina Habibian,… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 1:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

French fintech startup Pennylane has secured €75 million ($83 million) in a funding round that doubles its valuation to €2 billion, signaling strong investor confidence in its cloud-based accounting platform. The investment round was reportedly led by Sequoia Capital, along with participation from Alphabet’s CapitalG,… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plaid, the San Francisco-based fintech infrastructure company, announced a significant milestone: a $575 million funding round that values the firm at $6.1 billion. This round, led by Franklin Templeton and joined by Fidelity, BlackRock, NEA, and Ribbit Capital, marks a pivotal moment for Plaid as… Read More

March 28, 2025 @ 6:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stable Sea, a stablecoin liquidity and orchestration company that facilitates stablecoin offramping to global markets, announced a $3.5 million funding round led by Kindred Ventures with participation from Ludlow Ventures, DFS Lab, The Venture Dept. and The Fintech Fund. The proceeds from the funding round… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rain, a global card issuing platform powered by stablecoins, announced $24.5 million in new funding led by Norwest Venture Partners. New investors joining the funding round included the following: Galaxy Ventures, Goldcrest, Thayer, and Hard Yaka. Existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coinbase Ventures, Vinyl Capital,… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Latin American fintech Ualá has raised an additional $66 million in a second close of its Series E funding round, bringing the total to $366 million. This extension saw participation from TelevisaUnivision, alongside earlier investors like Allianz X, Stone Ridge Holdings Group, Pershing Square Foundation,… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 11:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Crossmint, a platform for companies building on-chain, this week announced the completion of a $23.6 million funding round led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from Franklin Templeton, Nyca, First Round, and Lightspeed Faction. The company said more than 40,000 companies and developers use its services,… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 11:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

ClearGrid has launched with $10 million in funding to build “the modern debt collection infrastructure for the digital age.” The funding comes across two rounds, with the pre-seed round co-led by Raed Ventures and Beco Capital. The seed round was co-led by Nuwa Capital and… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qlarifi, a fintech startup transforming credit reporting for Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), has announced the completion of its pre-seed funding round. The investment round, backed by a combination of HoneyComb Asset Management, Carthona Capital and a selection of angel investors “including Australian rugby legend… Read More

March 20, 2025 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Multiply Mortgage, the financial technology company that is reportedly making homeownership accessible via employer benefits, announced it raised a $23.5 million Series A funding round, led by Kleiner Perkins. A*, Box Group, Mischief, and Workshop also participated, “bringing the company’s total funding to $27 million.”… Read More

March 19, 2025 @ 1:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NymCard, the embedded finance platform operating across 10+ countries in MENA, has secured $33 million in its Series B funding round, led by QED Investors. This marks QED Investors’ most “significant” investment in the region – and the first time leading a deal in the… Read More