Find out the latest deals and transactions from fintech! Topics of interest for this week include: AI, loans, payments, security, brokers, crypto, credit card issuers, marketplaces and more! Dive into the investments and discover the most relevant names from the industry. Happy reading!
Pagaya announced a $900m (€755.7m) deal
Pagaya (New York, US), a company which uses AI to deliver a consistently high and scalable performance edge in the digital lending space, announced a $900m (€755.7m) deal to expand the Pagaya AI Debt Selection Trust (PAID) shelf. Read more
SumUp Raises €750M funding Debt Facility
SumUp (London, UK), a payments service provider, raised a €750m funding from Goldman Sachs, Temasek, Bain Capital Credit, Crestline and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its growth, continue to acquire and support its existing merchants in 33 markets across the world, continue expanding its product suite, both organically and through further acquisitions (M&A), as well as for refinancing existing debt facilities. Read more
Stripe raises $600m (€504m) in new funding and now is worth $95 bn
Stripe (San Francisco, CA, US), a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet, raised $600 million in new funding from investors including Sequoia Capital, Fidelity Management and Ireland’s National Treasury Management Agency. The new round of funding makes it the most valuable start-up in the United States. The company planned to use the money to expand in Europe, including its office in Dublin. Read more
Snyk raises $300m (€251m) and now is valued at $4.7bn (€3.9bn)
Snyk (London, UK), a developer of application security technology, is now worth $4.7 billion after a new fundraising led by Accel and Tiger Global, with participation from a host of existing investors including Addition, Boldstart Ventures, Canaan Partners, Coatue, GV, Salesforce Ventures, and funds managed by Blackrock. With the big valuation and late stage investors on the cap table, it’s likely that this will be Snyk’s last round before a public offering. Read more
WorkFusion raises $220M (€184m) to automate repetitive enterprise backend processes
WorkFusion (New York, US), a company specialized in AI, robotic process automation, optical character recognition, and operational analytics, raised $220 million (€184m), bringing the company’s total raised to date to over $340 million. WorkFusion plans to put the funds toward customer acquisition as it expands the size of its workforce. Read more
Bitpanda raises $170M (€142.7m) and is valued at $1.2B
Bitpanda (Vienna, Austria), a retail broker for buying and selling cryptocurrencies, has picked up $170 million (€142.7m) in a Series B that catapults the company’s valuation to $1.2 billion. This equity round makes Bitpanda the country’s first “unicorn.” Read more
Flutterwave raises $170M (€142.7m), at a $1B plus valuation
Flutterwave (San Francisco, CA, US), a fintech company that provides a payment infrastructure for global merchants and payment service providers, has raised $170 million (€142.7m) in Series C funding led by growth-equity firms Avenir Growth Capital and Tiger Global. Flutterwave plans to acquire smaller players in the African fintech space and plans to go live in North Africa. Read more
Zego has raised $150m (€125m) and is now valued at $1.1bn (€923m)
Zego (London, UK), a commercial insurance company, received $125m funding, led by DST Global. The company says it will use the latest round of investment to accelerate its growth, starting with an expansion into new markets and deeper penetration across Europe. It will also continue to invest in its team, especially across product, engineering and data science. Read more
Corvus Raises $100M (€83m) in Series C Financing
Corvus Insurance (Boston, MA, US), a provider of smart commercial insurance products powered by AI-driven risk data, secured $100m (€83m) in Series C funding, led by Insight Partners, with participation from previous institutional investors. The company intends to use the funds to double down on its underwriting, product development and go-to-market strategies, while also further expanding its digital platform, the CrowBar. Read more
Brim secures $25 Million (€20.9m)Through Series B Funding Round
Brim Financial (Toronto, Canada), a fintech and certified credit card issuer, announced it has secured $25 million (€20.9m) through its Series B round, which was co-led by Desjardins Group and EPIC Ventures with participation from goeasy Ltd., White Owl, and Impression Ventures. Series B funds will be used to continue the growth and development of the Brim platform. Read more
DIEM has bagged $5.5m (€4.6m) seed funding in an oversubscribed round
DIEM (London, UK), a circular economy-oriented fintech startup that lets customers sell their unwanted items to the firm and receive instant payments, raised $5.5m (€4.6m) seed funding, led by Fasanara Capital. DIEM will use the investment to boost its plans to expand its consumer base both in the UK and Europe. Read more
Dayra joined Y Combinator and has also acquired $3M (€2.5m) in pre-seed funding
Dayra (Cairo, Egypt), a credit solutions fintech for gig workers, has received €2.5m investment from Tanmiya Capital Ventures, EFG EV Fintech, EFG Hermes, Y Combinator, and several other angel investors. The company will continue to empower businesses by offering financial solutions to their unbanked gig-workers. Read more
FlexClub has closed a $1.2m (€1.07m) seed round led by CRE Venture Capital
FlexClub (Amsterdam, Netherlands), a company that provides an online marketplace that connects customers looking for flexible access to long-term cars with its partners, received a seed extension round that brought the total investment raised by FlexClub to over $6 million. The company says it will use the funding to improve its technology which protects and limits partners’ exposure to risk. Read more
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