Brazilian fintech start-up Cora secures $116m Series B funding to fuel growth
São Paulo-based fintech Cora has landed $116 million in a Series B funding round, just four months after its $26.7 million Series A round in April.
Cora has now raised more than $150 million in total
The firm says the round was originally scheduled for 2022 but was brought forward by lead investors Greenoaks Capital.
Existing investors Ribbit Capital, Kaszek Ventures and QED Investors also contributed to the funding, along with new backers Tiger Global and Chinese tech giant Tencent.
The firm has now raised more than $150 million in total capital.
Cora provides digital banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Brazil.
It was founded in 2019 by Igor Senra and Leo Mendes, who previously created online payments platform MOIP. The start-up received authorisation from the Central Bank of Brazil to operate as a Direct Credit Society (SCD) in 2020.
“We arrived to free the small businesses of the big banks and their bureaucracies,” says Senra.
The company, which currently boasts a community of 140,000 entrepreneurs, says the new funds will be used to further develop its technology and credit products and expand its operations as it aims to reach 380,000 customers by the end of the year.
