Investment Platforms

US FinTech firm Republic has entered into an agreement to purchase crowdfunding platform Seedrs in a deal worth $100m.

Yieldstreet, an alternative investment platform which seeks to narrow the income and opportunity gap for retail investors initiated a campaign with NBA star Spencer Dinwiddie with the goal of bridging the wealth creation gap.

UK-based 1fs Wealth, which offers digital wealth intelligence, has reportedly received an investment from Singularity Capital, a US venture capital firm.

Ethereum-based DeFi aggregator Zerion raised $8.2m in a Series A funding round led by Mosaic Ventures which also featured participation from Placeholder, Digital Currency Group, and Blockchain.com Ventures, among others.

FinTech companies continue to rake in millions of dollars with a slew of startups graduating to the unicorn club. The 42 ventures in the sector that topped up their accounts last week are proof of that.

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face. While policies like the Paris Agreement attempt to change the world to have a net-zero emissions impact, there are still billions of dollars invested each year into harmful industries, such as fossil fuels. As pressure on climate change rises, could firms start to focus more on ESG funds?

Delhi-based FinTech BankSathi Technologies raised $200,000 in a seed funding round from a group of angel investors.

Stableton Financial, an alternative investment platform, has collected CHF 15m in its Series A funding round.

1fs Wealth, which helps investors control their investments and collectables from a single platform, has received an investment from angel investor Dominique Cerutti.

London-based TreasurySpring, a revolutionary FinTech company in the capital markets arena, has successfully secured a Series B funding round.