Augmentum Fintech to raise £28m in new placing of ordinary shares
Habito, Grover and Iwoca investor Augmentum Fintech is planning to raise £28m for future investments by conducting a placing of new ordinary shares.
Underscore VC’s Fund II goal in sight after raising over $132m
Boston-based Underscore.VC has raised over $132m for its sophmore venture capital fund, setting it just a few million dollars away from its fundraising goal.
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Index Ventures pulls in $1.65bn across two new fundraises
Transatlantic venture capital house Index Ventures has pulled in $1.65bn for two new funds to complete a rapid fundraising process that significantly outstrips its predecessor vehicles.
Novacap strikes C$260m first close for debut financial services fund
Canadian private equity house Novacap has hit a C$260m first close for its debut fund focused on financial services investment – just a couple of week after raising C$940m for its latest ‘industries’ vehicle.
Ex-AOL head Case’s Revolution Ventures back with another $200m fundraise
Revolution Ventures is back eyeing another $200m venture capital-focused fundraise, a year after it gathered $150m for its debut seed investment vehicle.
Financial institutions are reengineering risk management protocols, Deloitte study finds
Financial institutions are starting to reengineer their risk management programs, a new report from Deloitte Global claims.
Through a new survey of financial services executives...
Monroe Capital co-sponsors FinTech-focused merger Thunder Bridge Acquisition
Monroe Capital has co-sponsored Thunder Bridge Acquisition, a purpose-build acquisition company for FinTech companies.
Finix announces $17.5m Series A round led by Bain Capital Ventures
With its new capital injection, payment services startup Finix is set to challenge the likes of Stripe and Square.
RE tech-focused Fifth Wall nears Fund II goal after pulling in $468m
Fifth Wall Ventures has made significant ground on its second venture capital fundraise as it looks to invest in technology for the ‘built world’.
TTV Capital closes fourth FinTech fund with $93m
Atlanta-based FinTech investor TTV Capital has closed its fourth fund with $93m. The fund is more than twice the size of its third fund that closed at $40m in 2013.