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Social Investing App Shares Raises $40 Million Series A

Shares, a combination investing and social app, has raised $40 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Peter Thiel’s fund – Valar Ventures. Other investors include Singular and Global Founders Capital. Shares previously raised $10 million. Shares reports 130 employees in three… Read More

XanPool Acquires $27M to Consolidate APAC Presence, Expand Products, Business Operations

XanPool, a payments infrastructure developer that operates in more than 13 countries in the Asia Pacific region, has acquired $27 million in capital via a Series A round that was led by Valar Ventures, along with contributions from investors such as CMT Digital, as well… Read More

Unicorn: Bitpanda Raises $170 Billion Series B Led by Valar Ventures, Plans to Expand Beyond Crypto-Assets into ETFs, Shares and More

Digital investment platform Bitpanda has raised $170 million in a Series B funding giving the company a $1.2 billion valuation making it Austria’s first unicorn. The Vienna-based company says the round is one of the largest Series B investments ever in Europe. The round was… Read More

Mexico based Digital Bank albo Secures $45 Million in Capital to Expand Operations into Lending and Insurance Services

Mexico-based digital bank albo has secured $45 million in capital through an investment round in order to expand its operations into lending and insurance services. Several investors took part in albo’s latest round, including Valar Ventures, Greyhound Capital, Mountain Nazca and Flourish Ventures. The digital… Read More

Fintech LoanStreet Closes on $6.5 Million Series A

LoanStreet has closed on a $6.5 million Series A funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Valar Ventures, with participation from Third Prime Capital, Rosecliff Ventures, Ride Ventures, The Gramercy Fund, and Leland Hart, Sally Rocker, Rob Kiessling, Richard Levin, and other investors. To date,… Read More

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