Tagged: technology

June 26, 2020 @ 9:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pass The Keys, a UK-based short let tech platform, has quickly surpassed its initial £500,000 crowdfunding target though its Seedrs campaign. The campaign was launched earlier this week and has already attracted nearly 140 investors. As previously reported, Pass The Keys describes itself as a… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 9:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Pass The Keys, a UK-based short let tech platform, is now seeking £500,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The platform is now offering 5.88% at a £7,997,542 pre-money valuation. Founded in 2015, Pass The Keys describes itself as a London based Airbnb… Read More

April 24, 2020 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OneEleven, a Toronto-based technology incubator, announced on Wednesday it has officially ceased operations due to COVID-19’s economic impacts. Established in 2013, OneEleven describes itself as home to a community of high-performing technology scaleups, with global locations that provide unparalleled access to peer networks, investment capital,… Read More

February 5, 2020 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aliaswire, a cloud-based payments tech platform, announced on Tuesday it has appointed former PayPal executive Jed Rice as its new CEO and been appointed to its Board of Directors. According to Aliaswire, Rice has more than two decades of senior leadership at enterprise technology companies… Read More

January 29, 2020 @ 9:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a small business online lending platform, recently announced it has appointed Scott Totman as the company’s Chief Product and Technology Officer. OndDeck reported that Totman will oversee its engineering, product, and design organizations with a focus on building the next generation of… Read More

January 16, 2020 @ 11:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Governance.com, a Luxembourg-based company that provides technology-enabled governance solutions, has secured €3 million through its latest investment round.  Founded in 2014, Governance.com helps regulated businesses achieve sustainable business success by understanding critical process information, enabling users to identify and deal with exceptions while recording every… Read More

December 24, 2019 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Thyngs, a UK-based mobile technology platform, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 funding target and is now nearing £355,000 through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round comes less than two years after Thyngs raised £301,310 through its Crowdcube campaign. As previously… Read More

December 2, 2019 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Allianz Insurance announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with on-demand insurtech startup Dinghy to provide business insurance to the freelance market. According to Dinghy the number of freelancers has increased and so has the diversity of the workforce. The insurtech explained that… Read More

November 18, 2019 @ 11:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Thyngs, a UK-based mobile technology platform, is now seeking £250,000 through its new equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. This new funding round comes less than two years after Thyngs raised £301,310 through its Crowdcube campaign. The company is offering 4.77% in equity at a £4,992,476… Read More

September 9, 2019 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sonovate, a UK-based fintech provider, announced on Monday it raised £110 million through its latest debt and equity financing round, which was led by M&G Investments, MXB Holdings Inc, Dawn Capital, and Rocket Internet SE. Founded in 2012, Sonovate reported it has created an end-to-end… Read More

August 28, 2019 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. insurtech startup Kin Insurance announced on Wednesday it secured $47 million through its latest investment round. According to Kin, the funds will be used to launch its Kin Interinsurance Network, a Florida home insurance carrier. Founded in 2016, Kin describes itself as insurtech startup… Read More

August 13, 2019 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Semsee, a U.S.-based insurtech startup that is focused on streamlining workflows for independent insurance agents and wholesalers, announced today the end of a successful three-month pilot program. Founded in 2017, Sense describes itself as an independent insurance agent’s go-to platform for quoting small commercial business… Read More

June 28, 2019 @ 4:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) announced on Friday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Verifi, a technology solutions company that reduce chargebacks. Visa reported it will integrate Verifi’s enhanced chargeback tools with Visa’s risk management services, including those delivered by CardinalCommerce and CyberSource. “Buyers, sellers,… Read More

May 5, 2019 @ 9:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than six months after securing €1 million through its previous Crowdcube round, Spanish nanotechnology company Nanusens has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has surpassed its £200,000 initial funding target. The funding round is now nearing £350,000 from more than 400 investors. As… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for personal finance, announced on Thursday it has achieved 433% user growth in one year, growing from 75,000 to 400,000 users, and has attracted a $4.5 million investment that brings total investment in the firm to $6.3 million. The… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Breathe Life, a Canada-based insurtech startup, has recently secured C$4.5 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by Diagram Ventures with participation from Real Ventures. Founded in 2017, Breathe Life reports that its platform delivers a “modern customer-centric experience” with tools and… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Insurtech startup Hippo Insurance announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Neptune Flood, a data-driven flood insurance company, to launch a new online home and flood insurance solution. Launched in 2017, Neptune Flood allows users to quote and buy flood insurance in under two minutes, removes the… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Safe Solvents, a UK-based environmental technology company, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1 million from over 200 investors. The round was launched last month, originally seeking a minimum of £800,000. As previously reported, Safe Solvents was founded in 2015  and… Read More

February 3, 2019 @ 5:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Safe Solvents, a UK-based environmental technology company, has successfully secured its initial £800,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. Launched in 2015, Safe Solvents reports that it researches, designs, formulates, and manufactures its own range of parts washing machines and advanced solvent replacement products in… Read More

January 23, 2019 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AXA Venture Partners (AVP) a venture capital firm investing in high-growth technology companies, announced on Tuesday it secured $150 million for its second Early Stage Fund (AVP Early Stage II). AVP reported that its first Early Stage Fund, which is a $110 million vehicle that was… Read More