SOMA.finance lands $6.5m seed raise
Digital assets marketplace SOMA.finance has closed a seed funding round and raised $6.5m.
Crowdfunded Pebble will sell to Fitbit for just $40m
Crowdfunded smartwatch-maker Pebble is being acquired by fitness tracker Fitbit for as little as $40m. In total the company raised more than $43m through crowdfunding.
P2Binvestor bags $17m in funding round made of equity and debt
Marketplace lending platform P2Binvestor has bagged $17m in its latest round which was comprised of both equity and debt.
Funderful gets €150k to suck more cash from graduates
Alumni fundraising management platform Funderful has raised €150,000 in a seed round of funding from Baltic accelerator StartupHighway and two angel investors.
Rocket Internet nets $605m as the German FinTech sector could overtake the UK after...
The backer and incubator of several FinTech companies Rocket Internet has had a smashing start of 2019.
FinTech sector welcomes Crowdcube and Seedrs merger
Despite some concerns about what it could mean for competition, the FinTech sector is seemingly happy about the announced merger between Crowdcube and Seedrs.
Why lack of technology is holding SMEs back
A recent study by expense management solution TripActions has found SMEs could be losing up to ?25m in extra revenue due to a lack of technology.
BigID rakes in $30m investment to bolster unicorn status
US data intelligence firm BigID has secured $30m in financing from global private equity investor Advent International.
DailyPay eyes market expansion following $500m capital raise
US firm Daily Pay has netted $500m in raised capital following a $175m Series D and $325m credit capital raise.
FinTech B9 secures $1.7m funding to tackle unbanked issues
US FinTech startup B9 has raised $1.7m from a pre-seed funding round to help provide interest-free payroll advances for unbanked people.