27.05.2021

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2021

Agicap raises $100 million for its cashflow management service

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2016

  • Series B
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 82M €

EUR 415M

Valuation

Investors: BlackFin Capital Partners (http://www.blackfin.com/) Greenoaks Capital (http://www.greenoakscap.com/) Partech (https://partechpartners.com/)

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26.05.2021

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2021

Paysend Raises $125M in Series B Funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series B
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 88M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Hermes GPE (http://www.hermesgpe.com/) InfraVia Capital Partners (https://infraviacapital.com/) One Peak Partners (http://www.onepeakpartners.com/) Plug and Play (https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/)

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25.05.2021

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2021

Paris-based employee savings and retirement plan platform Epsor raises €20 million in Series B round

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2017

  • Series B
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Augmentum Fintech (https://augmentum.vc/) BlackFin Capital Partners (http://www.blackfin.com/) Gaia Capital Partners (https://tracxn.com/d/private-equity/gaia-capital-partners/__K2RyuHUG_EYCze9WcESLA1DTkB8Vr6EQShUVh-ldzvQ) Partech (https://partechpartners.com/)

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24.05.2021

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2021

London fintech Traydstream completes $8 million Series A financing

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2015

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AFG Partners (https://www.afgvc.com/) Spearhead Capital

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20.05.2021

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2021

Uncapped, which provides upfront revenue to digital companies, raises $80M in funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2019

  • Series Unknown
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 80M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Lakestar (http://www.lakestar.com/) All Iron Ventures (http://www.alliron.vc/) White Star Capital (https://www.whitestarcapital.com/) Global Founders Capital (http://www.globalfounders.vc/) Mouro Capital (https://www.mourocapital.com/)

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10.05.2021

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2021

Paris-based private-wealth platform Klub raises $10 million, builds the bridge between centralised and decentralised finance

  • HQ: FR

Founded: NaN

  • Seed
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 8.3M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Alexandre Yazdi Amnis Ventures (https://www.amnis-ventures.com/) BlackDragon Cyril Paglino Guillaume Lestrade Moonwhale Ventures (https://moonwhale.io/) Owen Simonin Ron Stolero Tariq Krim

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10.05.2021

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Calendar Week # 20 |

2021

Berlin’s Trade Republic nabs $900M led by Sequoia at a $5B+ valuation to take its neobroker app across Europe

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2015

  • Series C
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 900M €

USD 5+ Billion

Valuation

Investors: Sequoia (https://www.sequoiacap.com/) TCV (https://www.tcv.com/) Thrive Capital (https://thrivecap.com/) Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Founders Fund (https://foundersfund.com/) Creandum (https://www.creandum.com/) Project A (https://www.project-a.com/)

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05.05.2021

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2021

Berlin’s Upvest raises an additional €4 million in Series A extension, makes investing as easy as spending money

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: ABN AMRO Ventures (https://www.abnamro.com/en/about-abnamro/in-society/innovation/abnamro-ventures/index.html)

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05.05.2021

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2021

London’s Fly Now Pay Later lands an additional £10 million in Series A funding, locks tray table in upright position

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2015

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Revenio Capital (http://www.revenio.co.uk/) Taurus Wealth (http://www.tauruswealth.com/)

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04.05.2021

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2021

Paris-based Fintecture raises $7.5 million in seed financing

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2017

  • Seed
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 6.2M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Samaipata (https://samaipata.vc/) Societe Generale (https://www.societegenerale.com/en) Target Global (http://www.targetglobal.vc/)

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04.05.2021

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2021

OptioPay raises EUR 11 mln in Series B funding

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2014

  • Series B
  • Sector: FinTech, HR, IT

Investment Raised: EUR 11M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AB Ventures LP (https://abventures.vc/) Avaloq Ventures Eos Venture Partners (http://www.eosventurepartners.com/) main incubator (https://unicorn-nest.com/funds/main-incubator/) NN Group (http://nn-group.com/) Seed X Liechtenstein (https://seedx.li/)

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04.05.2021

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2021

B-North, a Fintech Building an SME Lending Bank, Tops £500,000 Target on GrowthFunders

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 6.8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Channel 4 Ventures (https://www.channel4ventures.com/) Greater Manchester Combined Authority (https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/) LHV Ventures (https://www.lhv.ee/)

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04.05.2021

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2021

Qredo Raises $11M in Seed Funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2011

  • Seed
  • Sector: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 11M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 1kx (http://1kx.network/) 3 commas (https://3commas.io/) Amnis Ventures (https://www.amnis-ventures.com/) Artus Borderless Capital (https://borderlesscapital.io/) Celsius Network (https://celsius.network/) CMS Holdings (http://cmsholdings.io/) Connect Capital (http://connect.capital/) Deribit (https://www.deribit.com/reg-553.8583) G1 Ventures (https://g1.vc/) GSR Ventures (http://www.gsrventures.com/) gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC) (https://www.gumi-cryptos.com/) Kenetic (https://kenetic.capital/) Kronos Research (https://kronosresearch.com/) Maven 11 Capital (https://www.maven11.com/) Q-Stone Partners Quantstamp (https://quantstamp.com/) SVK Crypto (https://www.svkcrypto.com/) The Spartan Group (https://www.spartangroup.io/) tokentus investment AG (http://tokentus.com/) Wintermute Trading (https://www.wintermute.com/) Yellow (https://www.yellowla.com/) Zhou Holdings

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20.04.2021

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April |

2021

Berlin’s Bryter raises $66M to take its no-code tools for enterprises to the US

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2018

  • Series B
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 66M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Tiger Global (https://www.tigerglobal.com/) Dawn Capital (https://dawncapital.com/) Notion Capital (https://notion.vc/) Cavalry Ventures (https://cavalry.vc/)

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19.04.2021

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Calendar Week # 17 |

2021

Brex hits $7.4bn valuation on $425m funding round

  • HQ: US

Founded: 2017

  • Series D
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 425M €

USD 7,4 Billion

Valuation

Investors: Tiger Global TCV GIC Baillie Gifford Madrone Capital Partners Durable Capital Partners LP Valiant Capital Management Base10 Y Combinator Continuity Ribbit Capital DST Global Greenoaks Capital Lone Pine Capital IVP

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30.03.2021

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2021

halloSophia: Linzer Startup mit Firmenberater-Marktplatz holt erstes Investment

  • HQ: AT

Founded: 2018

  • Seed
  • Sector: ConsultuingTech, FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 75k €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Investors remain undisclosed

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30.03.2021

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2021

Exclusive: Gro Plants New Decentralized Finance Products With $7.1M Seed

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Seed
  • Sector: Blockchain, FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 7.1M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: A.Capital Ventures (http://www.acapital.com/) Framework Ventures (http://framework.ventures/) Galaxy Digital (http://galaxydigital.io/) Nascent Ventures (https://nascentventures.co.uk/) Northzone (http://www.northzone.com/) Variant (https://variant.fund/)

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30.03.2021

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2021

Payment startup Monavate raises £ 5m

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Seed
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Investors remain undisclosed

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29.03.2021

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2021

Liquity Raises $6M in Series A Funding

  • HQ: CH

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 6M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 1kx (http://1kx.network/) Alameda Research (https://www.alameda-research.com/) AngelDAO (https://angeldao.org/) Bo Shen Calvin Liu David Hoffmann George Lambeth Greenfield One (https://www.greenfield.one/) IOSG Ventures (http://iosg.vc/) Lemniscap (https://lemniscap.com/) Meltem Demirors Nima Capital (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/nima-capital) Pantera Capital (http://panteracapital.com/) Tomahawk.VC (https://www.tomahawk.vc/)

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24.03.2021

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2021

Blockchain.com Raises $300M at $5.2B Valuation: Report

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2011

  • Series C
  • Sector: Cryptocurrency, FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 300M €

USD 5.2B

Valuation

Investors: DST Global (http://dst-global.com/) Lightspeed Venture Partners (http://lsvp.com/) Vy Capital (https://www.vycapital.com/)

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20.03.2021

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March |

2021

Klarna confirms new $31B valuation

  • HQ: SE

Founded: 2005

  • Private Investment Round
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 1B €

USD 31 Billion

Valuation

Investors: Combination of new and existing investors

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18.03.2021

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2021

Pollinate announces a $50 million Series C funding round, led by Insight Partners

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series C
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 50M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: NatWest Group (https://www.natwestgroup.com/) National Australia Bank (https://www.nab.com.au/) Motive Partners (https://www.motivepartners.com/) Mastercard (https://www.mastercard.com/) Insight Partners and EFM Asset Management

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15.03.2021

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2021

DIEM raises £4M: Fintech fuels circular economy with fast payments for unwanted items

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Seed
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Nicholas Kirkwood Fasanara Capital (https://www.fasanaracapital.com/) Chris Adelsbach and Ben Demiri

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15.03.2021

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2021

Mexican challenger bank Fondeadora adds $14 million to its Series A

  • HQ: MX

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 14M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Y Combinator (http://www.ycombinator.com/) Sound Ventures (https://www.soundventures.com/) Scott Belsky Portag3 Ventures (https://www.p3vc.com/) IGNIA (http://www.ignia.mx/) Gradient Ventures (https://gradient.com/) Gokul Rajaram and FinTech Collective

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15.03.2021

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2021

Fintech KOHO raises $70M to Scale Better Banking for Canadians

  • HQ: CA

Founded: 2014

  • Series C
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 70M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: TTV Capital (http://www.ttvcapital.com/) Portag3 Ventures and Drive Capital

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11.03.2021

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2021

BlockFi lands a $350M Series D at a $3B valuation for its fast-growing crypto-lending platform

  • HQ: US

Founded: 2017

  • Series D
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 350M €

USD 3B

Valuation

Investors: Valar Ventures (http://www.valarventures.com/) Tiger Global Management (http://tigerglobal.com/) Third Prime (http://www.thirdprime.vc/) The Venture Collective (https://www.theventurecollective.com/) Susquehanna Government Products Pomp Investments PJC (http://pjc.vc/) ParaFi Capital (https://www.parafi.capital/) Paradigm (http://www.pdgm.com/) Pacific Century Group Morgan Creek Digital (https://www.morgancreekcap.com) Kenetic (https://kenetic.capital/) Jump Capital (http://www.jumpcap.com/) Hudson River Trading (http://www.hudson-trading.com/) Gaingels (http://www.gaingels.com/) DST Global (http://dst-global.com/) CMS Holdings (http://cmsholdings.io/) Castle Island Ventures (http://www.castleisland.vc/) Breyer Capital (http://breyercapital.com/) Bain Capital Ventures (http://baincapitalventures.com/) Akuna Capital (https://akunacapital.com/)

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09.03.2021

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2021

Adumo has secured $15-million in funding to further its expansion of digital payment services for African SMEs

  • HQ: ZA

Founded: 2018

  • Series Unknown
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 15M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: International Finance Corporation (https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/corp_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/home)

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09.03.2021

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2021

Berlin-based Elucidate raises EUR 2.5 million to establish its financial crime risk benchmark

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2018

  • Seed
  • Sector: Blockchain, FinTech, Risk Management

Investment Raised: EUR 2.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Frontline Ventures (https://www.frontline.vc/) Seed X Liechtenstein (https://seedx.li/) Big Start Ventures and APEX Ventures

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09.03.2021

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2021

Entertainment payroll startup Wrapbook raises $27M round led by a16z

  • HQ: US

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech, Insuretech

Investment Raised: USD 27M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (http://www.a16z.com/) WndrCo (https://www.wndrco.com/) Uncork Capital (http://www.uncorkcapital.com/) Michael Ovitz and Equal Ventures

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08.03.2021

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2021

Nydig Raises $200M in Further Funding

  • HQ: US

Founded: 2017

  • Series Unknown
  • Sector: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 200M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Stone Ridge Asset Management (http://stoneridgeam.com/) Soros Fund Management New York Life Insurance (http://www.newyorklife.com/) Morgan Stanley (http://www.morganstanley.com/) MassMutual (https://www.massmutual.com/) FS Investments (https://www.fsinvestments.com/about) FinTech Collective and Bessemer Venture Partners

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