Freetrade raises over £4.5m in biggest equity crowdfund of 2020
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Investment, Crowdfunding
Following 500% growth in the past 12 months, Freetrade, the smart app that makes investing easy for everyone, has raised £4.5m from more than 5,000 people in just four hours. Working with Crowdcube, they exceeded the £1 million target in just 4:33 minutes and raised £3m from existing shareholders before opening the campaign to their customers. Freetrade’s fundraise is the largest equity crowdfunding campaign to be completed in the UK this year... more
Envelop Risk Announces Completion of Series A financing led by Alpha Intelligence Capital
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Investment, Data
Envelop Risk, the leading data-driven underwriting and risk analytics business, today announced a Series A investment of c. $6 million led by AI-specialist investor Alpha Intelligence Capital (“AIC”). AIC will invest as lead with additional support from existing investors including MS Amlin and Dymon Asia Ventures.
Bitcoin Halving to Attract More Investment, Says eToro's Simon Peters
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Investment, Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin, the world’s best known and arguably most successful crypto, will undergo a halving on the 12th May. According to Simon Peters, analyst at investment platform eToro, the halving could not only see the price of bitcoin rise, as it has done following previous halvings, but it could also result in a whole new brand of crypto investors. The halving, which will be the third time it has happened on bitcoin, will see the block halve from 12.5... more
TransFICC Secures New Investment From AlbionVC, ING Ventures and HSBC
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Investment
TransFICC, the specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, has closed its Series A investment round for £5.75 million. Led by AlbionVC, it included new strategic investments from ING Ventures and HSBC. The new investors join existing shareholders, Citi, Illuminate Financial, Main Incubator (the R&D unit of Commerzbank Group) and The FinLab.
FIS Accelerates Innovation with $150 Million of New Capital for Venture Investments
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Investment
Financial technology leader FIS™ (NYSE: FIS) announced today that FIS Ventures, the newly created corporate venture investment division of FIS, has launched an effort to invest a target of $150 million in promising fintech startups over the next three years.
British Business Investments commits £10m to Startup Funding Club
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Investment, FinTech StartUps
British Business Investments Ltd, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has announced a new commitment under its £100m Regional Angels Programme, committing £10m to Startup Funding Club Limited (SFC). The commitment will be managed by SFC and invested alongside the SFC SEIS & EIS Funds as well as the SFC Angel Network. SFC intends to deploy the commitment in over 100 early stage businesses across the UK to deliver almost £40m... more
Blue Prism Secures £100 Million in New Funding
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Investment
Blue Prism announced today it has raised £100 million from existing and new investors, placing it in a strong position in the current economic climate. The funding will be used to further strengthen and protect Blue Prism’s balance sheet during a period of uncertainty for the wider economy, while allowing continued investment in the innovation of its dedicated enterprise intelligent automation suite.
Diginex partners with Itiviti to provide NYFIX connectivity for digital asset investors
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Investment, Asset Management
Diginex, a digital asset financial services and advisory company today announced a partnership with Itiviti, a leading technology and service provider to financial institutions worldwide. This partnership has been fueled by demand from institutional investors, who wish to include digital assets in their portfolios, while utilizing resilient and scalable connectivity based on FIX; the widely recognized industry messaging standard.
British Business Investments and Par Equity to deliver £75m of investment to support ambitious entrepreneurs in the regions
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Investment, Financial
British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has announced a new £15m commitment to Par Equity as the latest partner in its Regional Angels Programme. The funds from British Business Investments will be invested by Par Equity alongside the Par EIS Fund and the Par Investor Network to deliver over £75m of new funding for scale-up businesses primarily in the North of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Oneplanetcrowd raises EUR 1 million growth finance from European Investment Fund
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Investment
In order to further develop its platform and achieve further growth, Oneplanetcrowd has attracted funding from the European Investment Fund (EIF) via the EU’s Employment and Social Innovation Programme Capacity Building Investments window. The financing comes in the form of a favourable loan with a term of eight years. The required equity has been strengthened as all shareholders have converted their outstanding (convertible) loans into shares... more
WealthTech startup InvestSuite raises €2 million
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Investment, Wealth Management
InvestSuite announces that it has raised a seed extension round led by PMV with participation from existing and new business angels, management and employees. This €2 million is bringing its total funding since its start in June 2018 to €6 million. Bart Vanhaeren, CEO and co-founder of InvestSuite states that, “This funding enables InvestSuite to expand its market reach and products, grow the team and bring unparalleled innovations to... more
Refinitiv makes strategic investment in ModuleQ and its intelligent app
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Investment, Infrastructure
Refinitiv, one of the world’s largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure, has invested in and entered a strategic partnership agreement with ModuleQ, a Microsoft partner for Office 365 and Microsoft Teams. ModuleQ’s intelligent app predicts users’ current priorities while working in Microsoft Teams to bring them timely and relevant content, news and analytics.
finleap invests in digital ID company "The Ego Company”
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Investment
finleap, Europe's leading fintech ecosystem, welcomes a new company to its portfolio: The Ego Company, with the ID App and platform myEGO2GO, becomes part of the finleap family through investment.
Penta raises financing round at 18.5 Mio. Euro in first closing and wins new investors
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Investment
Penta, the digital platform for business banking, raised 18.5 million Euro in the first closing of a new funding round backed by new and current investors.
