Tagged: investment

July 27, 2020 @ 7:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

StashAway, a company that claims to be the first robo-adviser to receive a retail license in Singapore, announced on Monday it secured $22.3 million SGD ($16 million USD) Series C fundraising round led by Square Peg. This investment round comes one year after StashAway raised… Read More

July 26, 2020 @ 10:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equipsme, a UK-based startup that is aiming to democratize health insurance by making it an affordable reality for businesses of all sizes, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £600,000 in funding from more than 440 Crowdcube investors. As previously… Read More

July 24, 2020 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. insurtech Sidecar Health announced on Thursday it secured $20 million through its recent investment round, which was led by Cathay Innovation with participation from Comcast Ventures and Kauffman Fellows. The company has so far raised $40 million to date. Founded in 2018, Sidecar Health… Read More

July 23, 2020 @ 9:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Branch, a U.S.-based insurtech startup, announced on Wednesday it secured $24 million through its Series A funding round, which was co-led by Greycroft and HSCM Bermuda with participation from American Family Ventures and Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. Founded in 2018, Branch claims… Read More

July 21, 2020 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S. insurtech startup Hippo Insurance announced on Tuesday it secured $150 million through its Series E funding round and bought its total funding to $359 million, valuing its business at $1.5 billion post-financing. Founded in 2015, Hippo describes itself as a home insurance company… Read More

July 21, 2020 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced smart savings mobile app, has raised $10 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Japan’s Global Brain, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The latest investment comes less than a year after Plum raised $3 million through… Read More

July 20, 2020 @ 12:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bond, a U.S.-based fintech startup, recently announced it secured $32 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Coatue with new investors Goldman Sachs, Mastercard and B Capital. Founded in 2019, Bond states it is giving brands and banks the ability to… Read More

July 20, 2020 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Privacy.com, a virtual card platform that provides secure payments for businesses and consumers, announced on Monday it secured $10.2 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Teamworthy Ventures with participation from Tusk Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Quiet Capital, Exor Seeds and Rainfall Ventures…. Read More

July 17, 2020 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Incognito and encrypted DNA extraction kit brand, Genobank.io, has successfully raised nearly $435,000 in funding through its crowdfunding round on Republic. As previously reported, Genobank.io’s kits notably enable users to establish ownership & control of their genomic data using a decentralized blockchain-based DNA wallet. “Genobank… Read More

July 17, 2020 @ 1:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IntelliBonds, a UK-based AI/human collaborative investment platform for fixed income institutional investors, has successfully secured its initial £300,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round has already attracted nearly 250 investors. Founded in 2018, IntelliBonds describes itself as a technology… Read More

July 16, 2020 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Teller, a blockchain project for decentralized lending incubated by A16Z’s crypto startup school, announced on Thursday it secured  $1 million through its seed investment round, which was led by Framework Ventures with participation Parafi Capital and Maven11 Capital. Teller revealed it is on a mission… Read More

July 16, 2020 @ 7:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Wednesday it reached its extended fundraising goal of $17,000,000 in partnership with BnkToTheFuture. According to Celsius Network, more than 700 qualified investors from all over the world have already participated in the round since June…. Read More

July 15, 2020 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bond Financial, a U.S. fintech platform, announced on Wednesday it secured $32 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Coatue with participation from existing seed investor Canaan and new strategic investors Goldman Sachs and Mastercard.  Founded in 2019, Bond states its on… Read More

July 15, 2020 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital Asset, the creators of the open-source DAML smart contract language, announced on Tuesday VMware has joined its Series C funding round, which was announced in December 2019. VMware notably joins technology leaders Salesforce Ventures and Samsung Venture Investment Corp (Samsung) as investors in Digital Asset… Read More

July 14, 2020 @ 9:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  UK banking group Barclays announced on Tuesday the launch of its new digital advice service, Barclays Plan & Invest, which notably aims to tackle the UK’s advice gap and give more people the confidence and support to invest their savings. According to Barclays, the… Read More

July 14, 2020 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bbot Inc., a restaurant and hospitality tech startup dedicated to simplifying and improving the ordering and payments process, today announced a $3 million seed funding round led by Craft Ventures, an early-stage venture fund headquartered in San Francisco. Founded in 2017, Bbot states it offers… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Foxquilt, a Canada-based insurtech startup, recently announced it secured $3.5 million through its seed funding round. Founded in 2016, Foxquilt describes itself as an insurtech company that’s focused on empowering social groups and B2B networks to save on Small Business and Home insurance. “Our Insurance-as-a-Service… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Robinhood has reportedly secured an additional $320 million in funding through its Series F investment round. Robinhood previously announced it raised $280 million through the round, which was led by Sequoia Capital.  Founded in 2013, Robinhood is on a mission is to democratize… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based insurtech Honcho has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The new crowdfunding campaign less than six months after raising nearly £900,000 through its Crowdcube round. Honcho revealed that the Seedrs campaign is a follow-on round from the £1.2 million crowd raise completed in April… Read More

July 10, 2020 @ 10:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equipsme, a UK-based startup that is aiming to democratize health insurance by making it an affordable reality for businesses of all sizes, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 equity crowdfunding target on Crowdcube. The company is now offering 4.64% in equity at a £10,922,896 pre-money… Read More