The Rise Fund & Warburg Pincus Lead $45 Million Series B Funding for Challenger Bank Varo

January 18, 2018 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois |

Varo Money, a digital challenger bank, has closed a $45 million Series B funding round led by existing investor Warburg Pincus and The Rise Fund, a global impact fund led by private equity firm TPG. Varo said that 30 other investors participated in the round… Read More

TPG’s Global Investment Fund “The Rise Fund” Makes Invests in Fintech Firm Acorns

January 12, 2018 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst |

Less than two months after announcing its integration with PayPal, micro-investing app Acorns has received an investment from TPG’s global investment fund, The Rise Fund. The company reported that this is The Rise Fund’s first social impact investment in fintech. While sharing more details about the investment, Noah… Read More

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