19.07.2021

Deal, Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 30 |

2021

Solarisbank raises $224M at a $1.65B valuation to acquire Contis, expand API-based embedded banking tech in Europe

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 224M €

USD 1.65B

Valuation

Investors: BBVA (https://www.bbva.es/personas.html) Decisive Capital Management (https://www.decisive.com/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital (https://ivc.fund/) Pathway Capital Management (https://pathwaycapital.com/) Vulcan Capital (https://vc4a.com/vulcan-capital/) Yabeo Capital (http://yabeo.de/de/home/)

15.07.2021

Deal |

2021

KodyPay raises US$3.25M in Funidng

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 3.25M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Yao-Yun Chang (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/yao-yun-chang) Adam Knight (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/adam-knight) Hank Uberoi (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/hank-uberoi) Cognition Foundry (https://cognitionfoundry.com/) Paul Rippon (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/paul-rippon) Alok Sama (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/alok-sama)

14.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Railsbank raises USD$70M in Funding

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 70M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Anthos Capital (https://anthoscapital.com/) Central Capital (https://www.centralcapital.vc/) Cohen and Company (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/betsy-cohen-2) Outrun Ventures (https://www.outrunventures.com/)

14.07.2021

Deal |

2021

RedStone raises $525K in Funding

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: USD 252K €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Maven 11 Capital Arweave (https://www.arweave.org/) Collider Ventures (https://www.collider.vc/) KR1 (https://kr1.io/) 1kx Bering Waters Ventures (https://beringwaters.com/)

13.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Moneyhub raises $18M in Total Funding

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 18M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Sir Peter Wood SPWOne (https://spwone.com/)

13.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Tide raises $100M in Series C Funding

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Apax Partners (https://www.apax.com/) Anthemis (https://www.anthemis.com/) Augmentum (https://augmentum.vc/) Jigsaw (https://jigsaw.vc/) Local Globe/Latitude (https://localglobe.vc/) SBI (https://www.sbigroup.co.jp/english/company/group/sbinvestment.html) SpeedInvest (https://www.speedinvest.com/)

12.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Lunar raises €210m to reach unicorn status

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 210M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Heartland (https://www.heartlandvc.com/) Tencent (https://www.tencent.com/en-us/) Kinnevik (https://www.kinnevik.com/our-investments) Peter Mühlmann (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-holten-muhlmann/)

12.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Fintech startup Jasper Card bags $34M in funding to challenge how traditional financial institutions make money

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 34M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Benslie International Fund 500 Startups (http://500.co/) Gauss Ventures (http://www.gauss.vc/) Off The Grid Ventures (https://www.linkedin.com/company/off-the-grid-ventures/about/) OurCrowd (http://www.ourcrowd.com/) SIBF (https://sibf.vc/)

12.07.2021

Deal, Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 29 |

2021

Soldo raises $180M for its business expense management platform

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 180M €

Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Temasek (https://www.temasek.com.sg/en/index) Sunley House Capital (https://www.adventinternational.com/) Citi Ventures (https://www.citi.com/ventures/) Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Battery Ventures (https://www.battery.com/) Dawn Capital (https://dawncapital.com/)

07.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Austria’s Blockpit raises €8.4M to bring the necessary transparency to a blockchain-based financial market

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 8.4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: MiddleGame Ventures (http://www.middlegamevc.com/) Fabric Ventures (https://www.fabric.vc/) Force over Mass Capital (https://www.fomcap.com/) Tioga Capital (https://tioga.capital/) Avaloq Ventures (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/avaloq-ventures) European Super Angels Club

06.07.2021

Deal |

2021

StepEx Raises £1.1M in Pre-Seed Funding

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: GBP 1,1M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BBVA Anthemis Venture Partnership (https://shareholdersandinvestors.bbva.com/bbva-group/) Triple Point Ventures

06.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Pleo becomes Denmark’s eighth unicorn with $150m raise

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 150M €

1,7B

Valuation

Investors: Bain Capital Ventures (https://www.baincapitalventures.com/) Thrive Capital (https://thrivecap.com/)

05.07.2021

Deal, Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 28 |

2021

Bunq Raises $228M; Valued at $1.9 Billion

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 228M €

USD 1.9B

Valuation

Investors: Pollen Street Capital (https://www.pollencap.com/)

28.06.2021

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 27 |

2021

Austria’s Blockpit raises €8.4M to bring the necessary transparency to a blockchain-based financial market

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 8,4M €

Remains Undisclosed

Investors: MiddleGame Ventures (http://www.middlegamevc.com/) Fabric Ventures (https://www.fabric.vc/) Force over Mass Capital (https://www.fomcap.com/) Tioga Capital (https://tioga.capital/) Avaloq Ventures (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/avaloq-ventures) European Super Angels Club

28.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Italy’s Young Platform nabs €3.5 million to simplify access to the world of cryptocurrencies

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: € 3,5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: United Ventures (https://unitedventures.com/) Ithaca Investments (https://www.ithacacapital.com/) Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Business Angel

28.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Smart raises £165M in Series D Funding

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: £ 165M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Chrysalis Investments (https://www.chrysalisinvestments.co.uk/)

24.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Paid Time Off startup Sorbet reels-in another $15M inside three months

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 15M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Group 11 (https://group11.vc/)

22.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Airbank centralizes all your business bank accounts and financial data

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 2.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Sequoia (https://www.sequoiacap.com/)

22.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Dutch payments startup Mollie raises another $800M at a $6.5B valuation

Founded: 2004

Investment Raised: USD 800M €

USD 6.5B

Valuation

Investors: Blackstone Growth (BXG) (https://www.blackstone.com/our-businesses/blackstone-growth-bxg/) EQT Growth (https://www.eqtgroup.com/) General Atlantic (https://www.generalatlantic.com/) HMI Capital (https://www.hmicapital.com/) Alkeon Capital (https://www.alkeoncapital.com/) TCV (https://www.tcv.com/)

17.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Volt charges up with open banking industry record-breaking $23.5 million Series A raise

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 23.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: EQT Ventures (https://eqtventures.com/) Augmentum (https://augmentum.vc/) Fuel Ventures (https://fuel.ventures/) Robert Kraal (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/robert-kraal) Gabriel de Montessus (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/gabriel-de-montessus)

17.06.2021

Deal |

2021

AI-powered insurance pricing automation platform Akur8 raises $30 million

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 30M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BlackFin Capital (https://www.blackfin.com/) MTech Capital (https://www.mtechcapital.com/)

15.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Addepar Announces $150M Investment by D1 Capital Partners, Exceeding $2B Valuation

Founded: 2009

Investment Raised: USD 150M €

USD 2B+

Valuation

Investors: D1 Capital Partners (https://www.linkedin.com/company/d1-capital-partners)

15.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Upflow raises $15 million to manage your outstanding invoices

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 15M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 9yards Capital (https://9yardscapital.com/) eFounders (https://www.efounders.com/) Maximilian Tayenthal (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/maximilian-tayenthal) Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty Raffael Johnen (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/raffael-johnen)

10.06.2021

Deal |

2021

TreasurySpring Raises $10M in Series A Funding

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: GBP 7M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Anthemis Group (http://www.anthemis.com/) ETFS Capital (https://www.etfscapital.com/) MMC Ventures (http://www.mmc.vc/)

10.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Hokodo Raises $12.5M in Series A Funding

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: GBP 8,8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Anthemis Group (http://www.anthemis.com/) Maximilian Bittner Mosaic (http://www.mosaicventures.com/) Notion Capital (https://notion.vc/) Richard Laxer Taavet Hinrikus Thijn Lamers

07.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Scalable Capital fundraise gives Germany its sixth fintech unicorn

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: EUR 150M €

USD 1.4B

Valuation

Investors: BlackRock (http://www.blackrock.com/) Tencent (https://www.tencent.com/en-us/)

03.06.2021

Deal |

2021

London insurance provider aims to double headcount after ‘biggest ever’ investment round

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 11,4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Alma Mundi Ventures (http://mundiventures.com/) Eka Ventures (https://ekavc.com/)

02.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Divido Raises $30M in Series B Funding

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: USD 30M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: American Express Ventures (http://www.amexventures.com/) Dawn Capital (https://dawncapital.com/) DG Daiwa Ventures (https://dg-daiwa-v.com/en/) DN Capital (http://dncapital.com/) GlobalBrain (http://www.globalbrain.net/) HSBC (http://www.hsbc.com/) ING Group IQ Capital (http://www.iqcapital.vc/) OCS Group (https://www.ocs.com/uk/) SBI Investment (http://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/) Sony Innovation Fund (http://www.sonyinnovationfund.com/)

01.06.2021

Deal |

2021

wefox Closes $650M in Series C Funding

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 650M €

USD 3B

Valuation

Investors: ACE & Company (http://aceandcompany.com/) Alma Mundi Ventures (http://mundiventures.com/) Cascade Ventures (http://www.cascadevc.com/) CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/creditease-fintech-investment-fund) Decisive Capital Management (https://www.decisive.com/) EDBI (https://www.edbi.com/) Eurazeo (https://www.eurazeo.com/en/) FinTLV Ventures (http://www.fintlv.com/) G Squared (http://gsquared.com/) GR Capital Horizons Ventures (http://horizonsventures.com/) Jupiter Fund Management (https://www.jupiteram.com/) LGT group Lightrock Merian Global Investors (https://www.lightrock.com/) Mountain Partners (https://mountain.partners/) Mubadala Capital

01.06.2021

Deal |

2021

UK-based pet insurance scaleup Bought By Many nabs over €286 million to continue international expansion

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 350M €

USD 1.6B

Valuation

Investors: CommerzVentures (http://www.commerzventures.com/) EQT (https://www.eqtgroup.com/) FTV Capital (http://www.ftvcapital.com/) Munich Re Ventures (http://munichreventures.com/) Octopus Ventures (http://www.octopusventures.com/) Willoughby Capital (https://www.willcapllc.com/)