For this week’s funding and transactions, the fintech industry has seen numerous developments. We look at the latest funding rounds from multiple sectors, including cloud management, mobile banking, crypto, neo broker, blockchain infrastructure, and more. Dive into the news and enjoy the summary!
Wealthsimple raises $610M (€505M)at a $4B (€3.32Bn) valuation
Wealthsimple (Toronto, Canada), an online investment management platform focussed on millennials, has raised a new round of $750 million CAD (€505M) at a post-money valuation of $5 billion CAD (€3.32Bn). The round was led by Meritech and Greylock, and includes funding from Inovia, Sagard and Redpoint, Two Sigma Ventures, TCV, as well as individual investors including Drake, Ryan Reynolds and Michael J. Fox. With this funding, Wealthsimple plans to “expand its market position, build out its product suite, and grow its team. Read more
Vena Raises $300 Million (€250M) in Series C
Vena (Toronto, Canada), a cloud-native platform that leverages the familiarity and flexibility of an Excel interface, announced it has raised $300 million (€250M) in Series C funding led by Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”). Vena will use the funds to accelerate growth and continue to provide a market-leading customer experience. Read more
Paxos raises $300 million (€250M) to build a cryptocurrency infrastructure giant
Paxos (New York, New York, US), a regulated blockchain infrastructure platform building a new, open financial system, has raised a $300 million (€250M) Series D funding round led by Oak HC/FT. With the latest funding, the company is now valued at $2.4 billion (€2Bn). Investors in this funding round include Declaration Partners, PayPal Ventures, Mithril Capital, Senator Investment Group, Liberty City Ventures and WestCap. Read more
Vectra AI raises $130M (€107M)
Vectra AI (San Jose, California, US), a cybersecurity startup announced it has raised $130 million (€107M) in a funding round that values the company at $1.2 billion (€1Bn). Vectra says the investment will fuel the company’s growth through expansion into new markets and countries. Read more
Wasabi nabs $112M (€93M)in series C financing
Wasabi (Boston, US), cloud storage company, announced that it raised $112 million (€93M) in series C financing, bringing its total raised to $219 million (€181M). The company says that the funding will be put toward expanding its network of resellers, partners, and distributors as it opens new data centers, grows its team, and builds its brand via new marketing initiatives. Read more
N26 raises another $100 million (€83M)
N26 (Berlin, Germany), a mobile banking builder, has raised an additional $100 million (€83M) in funding, as it braces for economic uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic. The investment is backed by existing investors such as Chinese tech giant Tencent and Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. It brings the total raised in that round to $570 million (€475M), while the company has now raised $770 million (€641M) to date. Read more
Step scores $100M (€83M) in new funding
Step (Palo Alto, California, US), a fintech company that helps teens and young adults with banking accounts, secured $100 million (€83M) in new funding, just 4 months after raising $50M (€41M). The company is focused on educating the next generation to be smarter with money. Step’s plan is to expand its offerings because its target customers grow older and their financial needs evolve. The company hopes to take advantage of a trend in the industry – long-term orientation in choosing financial institutions from consumers. Read more
Bux Raises $80M (€67M) in Funding
Bux (Amsterdam, Netherlands), a neo-broker, raised $80m (€67M) in follow-financing round. The round was led by Prosus Ventures and Tencent, with participation from additional new investors ABN Amro Ventures, Citius, Optiver, and Endeit Capital and existing investors HV Capital and Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures. The company intends to use the capital to expand its investment app in other European countries. Read more
Alchemy raises $80M (€67M) at a $505M (€420M) valuation
Alchemy (San Francisco, California, US), a platform developer managing blockchain infrastructure in-house, announced it has raised $80 million (€67M) in a Series B round of funding led by Coatue and Addition, Lee Fixel’s new fund. The company previously raised a total of $15.5 million (€13M), which brings its total raised to $95.5 million (€80M). The funding will realize Alchemy’s goal to be the place for developers to build a product on top of a blockchain or mainstream blockchain applications. Read more
Bibit announced to lead a new $65 million (€53M) growth round
Bibit (Jakarta, Indonesia), a stock investing and community platform, announced that the firm led a new $65 million (€54M) growth round that also included participation from Prosus Ventures, Tencent, Harvard Management Company and returning investors AC Ventures and East Ventures. This brings Bibit’s total funding to $110 million, including a Series A announced in May 2019. This brings Bibit’s total funding to $110 million, including a Series A announced in May 2019. Its latest round will be used on developing and launching new products, hiring and increasing Bibit’s financial education services. Read more
Boost raises $22m (€18M) to digitise B2B payments
Boost Payment Solutions (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), a lifestyle e-wallet that aims to revolutionize digital transactions, has raised $22 million (€18M) in a Series C funding round led by Invictus Growth Partners. Existing investors Mosaik Partners, INGWE Capital and North Atlantic Capital participated in the round. The proceeds of which will be used to support expansion of sales, marketing and product development. Read more
Finoa lands €18.1 million for its digital asset platform
Finoa (Berlin, Germany), a digital asset custody and financial services platform for institutional investors and corporations, announced the close of an approx. €18.1 million (€15M) Series A funding round. The new round was led by European venture capital firm, Balderton Capital, with participation from investors Coparion, Venture Stars and Signature Ventures, as well as an undisclosed investor. Finoa will use the proceeds to build out its products and services, scale up the team, meet the rapidly growing institutional interest for digital assets, and enable participation in innovative financial services. Read more
Baufi24 Raises €6.7M (€5.6M) in Series A Funding
Baufi24 (Hamburg, Germany), an advisory and brokerage company for private mortgages, closed a €6.7m (€5.6M) Series A financing led by CEO Tomas Peeters and the founders and board members Stephan Scharfenorth, Michael Lorenz, Başar Canıperk and Gernot Schusser The company intends to use the funds to expand its market position, further develop its technology and the expand its branch network throughout Germany. Read more
Alt.bank Raises a $5.5 million (€4.9M) Series A
Alt.bank (São Paulo, Brazil), a neobank, announced a $5.5 million (€4.9M) Series A led by Union Square Ventures (USV). The bank has designed an app that can be used by the illiterate. Instead of words, users can follow color-coded prompts to complete a transaction. With the latest funding, the company also plans to launch credit products soon. Read more
CreditBook raises $1.5 million (€1.25M) seed to digitize bookkeeping for small businesses
CreditBook (Karachi, Pakistan), a platform that helps small businesses manage finance and track payments, has raised $1.5 million (€1.25M) in a seed round led by Pakistan’s BitRate VC and Dubai-based VentureSouq. The investors are Quiet Capital, i2i Ventures, and angel investors including founders of Indonesia’s BukuWarung and Colombia’s Rappi. The Pakistani startup plans to use the latest funds to grow its 15-member team multiple folds and grow its user base. Read more
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