Category: bank
Mapping The Biggest Companies By Market Cap in 60 Countries
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Crypto infra startup Fireblocks raises $310M, triples valuation to $2.2B
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Fireblocks, an infrastructure provider for digital assets, has raised $310 million in a Series D round of funding that tripled the company’s valuation to $2.2 billion in just over five months. Sequoia Capital, Stripes and Spark Capital co-led Fireblocks’ latest round, which…
Ex-Plaid employees raise $30M for Stytch, an API-first passwordless authentication platform
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch There are far fewer annoying things than managing one’s passwords. There are a bunch of companies out there to help you attempt to do that. And there’s also a number of companies that want to go a step further and eliminate the…
Homebrew leads Z1’s effort to bring digital banking to Latin America’s teens
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Z1, a Sao Paulo-based digital bank aimed at Latin American GenZers, has raised $2.5 million in a round led by U.S.-based Homebrew. A number of other investors also participated in the financing including Clocktower Ventures, Mantis – the VC firm owned by…
Kaszek Ventures leads a $15 million round in Chilean asset management startup, Fintual
This post is by Marcella McCarthy from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Like other financial sectors in Latin America, the retail investing space is getting a facelift by local tech startups that are cashing in on the untapped potential for democratizing asset management in the region. One of those startups is Chilean-based Fintual, which today…
Fintech giant Klarna raises $639M at a $45.6B valuation amid ‘massive momentum’ in the US
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Just over three months after its last funding round, European fintech giant Klarna is announcing today that it has raised another $639 million at a staggering post-money valuation of $45.6 billion. Rumors swirled in recent weeks that Klarna had raised more money…
Synctera raises $33M Series A to pair fintechs with banks
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Synctera, which aims to serve as a matchmaker for community banks and fintechs, has raised $33 million in a Series A round of funding led by Fin VC. The raise comes just under six months after the fintech raised $12.4 million in…
Wayflyer raises $76M to provide ‘revenue-based’ financing to e-commerce merchants
This post is by Mary Ann Azevedo from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Wayflyer, a revenue-based financing platform for e-commerce merchants, has raised $76 million in a Series A funding round led by Left Lane Capital. “Partners” of DST Global, QED Investors, Speedinvest and Zinal Growth — the family office of Guillaume Pousaz (founder of…