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07.04.2026

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Calendar Week # 14 |

2026

9fin Series C: 9fin raises $170M at $1.3B valuation to scale AI platform for debt markets

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series C
  • Sector: AI, Analytics, FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 170m €

USD 1.3b

Valuation

Investors: The round was led by HarbourVest, with participation from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and earlier investors Redalpine, Highland Europe, Spark Capital, and Seedcamp.

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01.04.2026

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March |

2026

German startup Upvest secures $125M for strategic expansion in Europe

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2017

  • Series D
  • Sector: Financial Services Saas Software, FinTech

Investment Raised: $125M €

USD 735m

Valuation

Investors: The USD 90m equity round is led by Sapphire Ventures and Tencent, with support from Bessemer Venture Partners and BlackRock

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23.03.2026

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 12 |

2026

German startup Upvest secures $125M for strategic expansion in Europe

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2017

  • Series D
  • Sector: Financial Services Saas Software, FinTech

Investment Raised: $125M €

USD 735m

Valuation

Investors: The USD 90m equity round is led by Sapphire Ventures and Tencent, with support from Bessemer Venture Partners and BlackRock

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17.11.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 46 |

2025

Financial services platform Zilch raises US$176.7m in funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2018

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 176.7 €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Led by KKCG, the funding round also included participation from BNF Capital in addition to several other investors

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27.10.2025

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Calendar Week # 43 |

2025

Moniepoint tops up Series C with fresh $90m funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2015

  • Series C
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 90m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: LeapFrog Investments, The initial raise was led by Development Partners International, through the African Development Partners III Fund. Lightrock, Alder Tree Investments, Visa, Proparco, Swedfund, Verod Capital Management, the International Finance Corporation, and Google, through its Africa Investment Fund, also participated in the Series C raise.

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25.08.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 34 |

2025

Midas raises $80M to to enhance security to global standards and speed up the launch of advanced products for active trader

  • HQ: TR

Founded: 2020

  • Series B
  • Sector: Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 80m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: QED Investors, IFC (International Finance Corporation), HSG (formerly Sequoia China), QuantumLight (founded by Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky), Spice Expeditions LP, and George Rzepecki. The round was also joined by existing backers: Spark Capital, Portage Ventures, Bek Ventures, and Nigel Morris

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15.01.2025

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2025

Swiss crypto-focused bank Sygnum hits unicorn status after raising €56.54M strategic growth round

  • HQ: CH

Founded: 2017

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 58m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Fulgur Ventures

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13.11.2024

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2024

Lyon-based Agicap raises €45 milllion aiming to redefine treasury management for midmarket businesses

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2016

  • Series C
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 45m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AXA Venture Partners

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20.09.2024

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2024

Akur8 Secures $120 Million in Series C Round to Accelerate Growth of its Next Generation Actuarial Platform

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2019

  • Series C
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 120m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Guidewire Software, One Peak, Partners Group

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30.05.2024

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2024

FintechOS Secures $60 Million in Series B+ to Simplify Core Systems Modernization

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series B
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 60M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Earlybird Venture Capital, OTB Ventures, Molten Ventures, Gapminder VC, Cipio Partners

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26.03.2024

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2024

London regtech GSS raises $47M to help banks screen for global sanctions

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2021

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 47M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Alix Partners (http://www.alixpartners.com/) Commonwealth Bank of Australia (http://www.commbank.com.au/) Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (http://www.mufg.jp/) The Cynosure Group (https://cynosuregroup.com/)

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20.03.2024

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2024

Manchester-based AccessPay closes €22.1 million to expand bank integration solution to the US

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2022

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 22.1M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Beringea (https://www.beringea.com/) Mastercard (https://www.mastercard.at/de-at.html) NatWest (https://www.natwest.com/) Praetura Ventures (https://www.praeturaventures.com/) Route 66 Ventures (https://route66ventures.com/) True Ventures (https://trueventures.com/)

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13.03.2024

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2024

ClearToken Raises $10M From Institutional Investors Including Nomura’s Laser Digital

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2021

  • Seed
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Flow Traders (http://www.flowtraders.com/home) GSR (http://www.gsr.io) Laser Digital (http://www.laserdigital.com/) LMAX Digital (http://www.lmaxdigital.com) Zodia Custody (http://zodia.io)

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11.03.2024

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2024

Griffin secures $24M in funding as it becomes the UK’s first fully licensed Banking-as-a-Service platform

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 24M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Breega (http://www.breega.com/) EQT Ventures (https://eqtventures.com/) MassMutual Ventures (http://www.massmutualventures.com/) NordicNinja VC (http://nordicninja.vc/) Notion Capital (http://notion.vc)

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05.03.2024

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2024

Baanx Secures $20 Million Funding to Advance Crypto Payments

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: British Business Bank (http://british-business-bank.co.uk/) Chiron (http://chiron.xyz/) Ledger (http://www.ledger.com) Tezos

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27.02.2024

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2024

Spain’s Embat, which has raised €15M, plans to compete with Trovata in real-time accounting

  • HQ: ES

Founded: 2021

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 15M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 4Founders Capital (https://www.4founderscapital.com/) Creandum (https://creandum.com/) Hugo Arevalo iZettle Kilian Thalhammer Klarna (https://www.klarna.com/at/) Martin Blessing Pleo (https://www.pleo.io/de) Samaipata Trade Republic VentureFriends (https://venturefriends.vc/)

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19.02.2024

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2024

Fintech ZOOD secures $20 mn funding to expand operations in Uzbekistan

  • HQ: CH

Founded: 2022

  • Funding Round
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

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19.02.2024

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2024

Monite raises EUR 6 million in funding round

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2021

  • Seed
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 6M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Third Prime Valar Ventures

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11.12.2023

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 50 |

2023

London-based fintech SumUp raises €285 million to provide small merchants with the tools to scale their businesses

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2011

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 285M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bain Capital Tech Opportunities FIN Capital LIQUiDITY Group Sixth Street

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01.11.2023

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2023

Atom Bank raises £100m in equity funding from existing investors

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2014

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (https://dealmatrix.com/dealsmonitor-october-2023/) Infinity Investment Partners (https://www.infinityinvestmentpartners.com/) Toscafund Asset Management (https://www.toscafund.com/)

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30.10.2023

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 44 |

2023

Atom Bank raises £100m in equity funding from existing investors

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2014

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (https://dealmatrix.com/dealsmonitor-october-2023/) Infinity Investment Partners (https://www.infinityinvestmentpartners.com/) Toscafund Asset Management (https://www.toscafund.com/)

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10.10.2023

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2023

kennek bags £10.2m to revolutionise alternative lending space

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2021

  • Seed
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 10,2M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AlbionVC (https://albion.vc/) DFF (Dutch Founders Fund) (https://www.dutchfoundersfund.com/) ff Venture Capital (https://ffvc.com/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) Plug and Play Ventures (https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/ventures/) Syndicate One (https://www.syndicate.one/)

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04.10.2023

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2023

Brite Payments secures $60m to drive global expansion

  • HQ: SE

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 60M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Dawn Capital (https://dawncapital.com/) Headline Incore Invest (https://incoreinvest.com/)

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21.09.2023

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2023

Curve raises GBP 58 million in funding round

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2015

  • Series C
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 58m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Britannia (https://www.britannia.ventures/) Cercano Management (https://www.cercanolp.com/) Cohen Circle (https://cohencircle.com/) IDC Ventures (https://idcventures.com/) Outward VC (https://outwardvc.com/)

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18.09.2023

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 38 |

2023

Curve raises GBP 58 million in funding round

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2015

  • Series C
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 58m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Britannia (https://www.britannia.ventures/) Cercano Management (https://www.cercanolp.com/) Cohen Circle (https://cohencircle.com/) IDC Ventures (https://idcventures.com/) Outward VC (https://outwardvc.com/)

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21.06.2023

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2023

Silicon Valley investor IVP leads $60M round in London fintech Volt

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2019

  • Series B
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 60M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Augmentum Fintech (https://augmentum.vc/) CommerzVentures (https://www.commerzventures.com/) EQT Ventures (https://eqtventures.com/) Fuel Ventures (https://fuel.ventures/) IVP (https://www.ivp.com/)

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14.06.2023

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2023

Majority Raises USD9.75M in Funding

  • HQ: SE

Founded: 2019

  • Series B
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 9M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Heartcore Capital (https://www.heartcore.com/) Valar Ventures (https://www.valar.com/)

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13.06.2023

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2023

Apron Raises $5.5M in Seed Funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2022

  • Seed
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners (https://www.bvp.com/)

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23.05.2023

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2023

Payment orchestrator Paydock secures £25m Series A

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2014

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 25M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: IAG Silverstripe (https://www.iagsilverstripe.com/)

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09.05.2023

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2023

Dutch startup Equip lands €2 million for its financial wellbeing platform

  • HQ: NL

Founded: 2020

  • Pre-Seed
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 2M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Antler (https://www.antler.co/) XO Ventures (https://www.xoventures.eu/)

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