Fintech funding deals globally 5-11 April 2021
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Crowdfunding
UK gold wallet Glint goes crowdfunding with £6m “hard cap”
The start-up is raising to fuel its “growth phase”.
Findr launches first crowdfunding campaign
Findr was launched at the end of October 2020 by resident FinTech Futures expert, Greg Watts.
UK-Nigeria mobile wallet Sendit.Money goes crowdfunding
It has already exceeded its £100,000 target, having raised £146,006 at time of writing.
Pockit raises over £500k in its debut crowdfunding
Pockit points to international expansion plans.
Latvian loan investment marketplace Mintos crowdfunds €6m
Mintos currently hosts 68 lending companies.
Snoop closes £10m on Seedrs
The Snoop app launched in April.
Seedrs reveals £4.6m losses day after Crowdcube merger
Crowdcube’s acquisition of Seedrs is set to create a £140 million equity crowdfunding player.
Black-led UK challenger Atmen is raising half a million
The fintech will launch within six to eight weeks of closing its crowdfund.
Spanish sustainability fintech Mitto to launch in UK next year
“Every payment counts and determines the world we live in.”
UK savings app Moneybox lands £30m, plans crowdfund
Moneybox has raised £50 million since 2016.
Savings app for first-time house buyers Nude is raising £3.5m
The start-up is applying for a UK banking licence.
Freetrade sets new record on Crowdcube with $5m raise
The round is its sixth crowdfund to date.
Chip raises UK’s ‘largest’ lockdown equity crowdfund on Crowdcube
Chip managed to raise £2.6 million from 4,240 investors.
UK trading app Freetrade to launch sixth crowdfunding campaign
Last year saw the fintech raise £1 million in just 77 seconds.
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Australian neobank Xinja launches $33m Series D with customer buy in opportunity
The challenger is offering a minimum investment of AUD 20,400 ($14,000).
Australian fintech Wisr raises $33.5m for P2P lending marketplace
New and existing “high quality” institutional investors took part.
Payments app KogoPay crowdfunds £200k and hits £10m valuation
The London and Bangkok-based start-up tallied 281 investors.
Financial management app Muse reveals £500k funding target
The fintech launched its app just a few weeks ago.
UK firms Oval and Seedrs build ‘first’ in-app fintech investment opportunity
Oval is conducting a £1 million crowdfunding round to test the app offering.
AI savings firm Chip Financial nabs £3.5m from angel investors
The London-based start-up has raised £7.5 million so far in 2019.
Contactless charity donations start-up GoodBox raises £1m
The funding is part of a combined Series A £2.3 million.
ID Finance crowdfunds £1.5m in minutes, eyes up Hispanic and Latino loan market
ID Finance is on track to double revenues to €90m this year.
Italian fintech Young Platform raises €787,000 from 751 investors
‘Crypto made easy’ platform attracts Italian and British investors.
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Curve smashes crowdfunding record in minutes with £5m overfund
The fintech quadrupled its£1 million target in less than an hour.
Money Dashboard raises record £4.6m crowdfund
The Scottish fintech hit its initial £1.5 million target in 45 minutes.
Curve launches first crowdfunding campaign
Investment opportunities will start from £10.
Angels Den Funding selects Lemon Way for UK payments
The paytech won the bid following a tough competitive analysis.
Most successful Kickstarter campaigns revealed: is crowdfunding the future of fintech funding?
Kickstarter projects had an overall success rate of 36%, with $4.2bn pledged to successfully launched projects.
Paysend secures $4.2m crowdfunding for global expansion
The round hit its target in less than 72 hours.
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Digital investing service Wealthsimple raises $100m
Allianz X led the investment round.
UK challenger bank Dozens gets £3.8m crowdfunding
Dozens had already raised $8 million prior to this round.
Upgrade Pack flying high as crowdfunding exceeds £500K target
Discount site celebrates first year with £12.75m pre-money valuation.
Emma integrates Chip savings in money management app
Emma just wants to chip in.
Nutmeg prepares crowdfunding and international launch
The crowdfunding on Crowdcube will come in summer.
Xinja Bank bags $2m in crowdfunding
Australian neobank gets customers invested in the business.
