There was a grand total of $2.039bn raised across FinTech deals this week, with FinTech Global reporting on 27 key rounds.
This funding haul is up massively on last week, where a total of $1.7bn was raised across 12 FinTech funding rounds, which included Ant International’s colossal $1.2bn Series A.
Dominating the rounds this week were Gravie, a health benefits business, who racked up a whopping $463m in investment from General Atlantic. Elsewhere, Apeture Investors, an alternative asset manager, brought in $300m in an asset-based facility.
The most dominant sector this week was CyberTech, which saw nine deals recorded across the market. Meanwhile, WealthTech firms performed well with eight raises. Financial infrastructure firms pulled in four, whilst PayTech companies and InsurTech businesses brought in three each.
Nationally, the United States completely dominated all raises this week, pulling in a highly impressive twenty deals. UK firms came second with three deals, and Italy, Venezuela, Israel and Egypt brought in one deal each.
A market that saw particuarly strong growth in Q2 was the LatAm market. Research from FinTech Global found that LatAm FinTech companies raised $1.05bn across 25 deals in Q2 2026, the highest level of funding recorded across the five-quarter period.
That represents a 2.6x increase on the $398.1m raised across 25 transactions in Q2 2025, a dramatic step up on a year-on-year basis.
Here are this week’s deals.
Gravie lands General Atlantic backing, total hits $463m
Gravie, a health benefits business seeking to change the way employers and their staff access and pay for healthcare, has secured a fresh funding round spearheaded by General Atlantic and named ex-Optum leader Eric Murphy to its board of directors.
The latest investment takes the firm’s cumulative capital raised to $463m. General Atlantic, a global growth equity house with over four decades of experience backing expanding companies, led the round. The specific size of the new round was not disclosed.
According to the company, the capital will be channelled into further expansion, developing its products and strengthening its go-to-market activity, and demonstrates ongoing investor belief in Gravie’s approach.
Aperture leads $300m asset-based facility with Avant
Aperture Investors, an alternative asset manager that forms part of Generali Investments, has led a $300m asset-based financing facility with FinTech firm Avant.
The facility is intended to hand Avant adaptable capital to fuel expansion across its platform, and the deal also builds on an established relationship between the lender and Aperture’s Asset-Based Finance (ABF) team.
Aperture’s ABF strategy, which debuted in 2025, aims to deliver bespoke and flexible funding to prominent consumer and commercial finance businesses.
ThreatLocker lands $190m
ThreatLocker, a global player in Zero Trust cybersecurity, has raised $190m in a Series F round as it looks to counter the growing security risks posed by AI agents and machine-generated exploits.
The round was led by Elephant, with ongoing backing from D. E. Shaw Ventures and Arthur Ventures, alongside a substantial first-time commitment from Koch Disruptive Technologies.
The fresh capital will be channelled into deepening the firm’s controls for AI-related security risks, enhancing its Zero Trust Platform, and pushing into new international markets, starting with a new office in Reading in the UK.
CAIS secures $170m Series D
CAIS, an alternative investment platform serving independent financial advisers, has closed a $170m Series D funding round that values the business at more than $2bn.
The round was led by Vista Equity Partners, with further backing from AllianceBernstein L.P., funds managed by Blue Owl Capital, Carlyle, Fortress Investment Group, Golub Capital, Lord Abbett, and Royal Bank of Canada.
The raise takes the company’s total funding to nearly $600m and arrives as the firm reports a three-year organic revenue CAGR of 37%.
PEX lands $160m
PEX, a corporate card and spend management platform founded 20 years ago, has secured $160m in debt and equity financing to help small businesses modernise their finances ahead of a looming wave of ownership transitions.
The round was led by Bluff Point Associates, with the credit drawn by customers of the company’s charge card programme funded through a facility provided by Clear Haven Capital Management.
The raise arrives against the backdrop of what has been dubbed the Silver Tsunami, the largest generational transfer of business ownership on record.
Onyx raises $113m
Onyx, a security company behind the Secure AI Control Plane, has closed a $113m Series B round to help enterprises govern the growing number of AI agents operating inside their organisations.
The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with backing from Cyberstarts, TCV, Conviction, FirstMark, Vintage Investment Partners, QuantumLight and G Squared.
According to the company, the capital will be used to expand a platform designed to preserve human oversight as autonomous agents take on a rising share of enterprise work, rather than to compete within an established product category.
Mbanq lands first institutional backing for $100m note
Mbanq, a US-based banking infrastructure and embedded finance provider, has secured the first institutional investment into its $100m loan participation note programme, with a leading Swiss private bank becoming the inaugural investor.
The investment supports a funding programme built around US dollar-denominated loan participation notes, which are admitted to trading on the Open Market (Freiverkehr) of the Düsseldorf Stock Exchange. The programme provides Mbanq with access to up to $100m in funding as it expands its lending activities.
Cashea lands $100m
Cashea, a Venezuelan FinTech focused on expanding responsible consumer credit, has secured a $100m Series B round that will be invested entirely in its home market.
The capital comes from a mix of US institutions, global investment firms and Latin American backers, all of whom have chosen to put their weight behind Venezuela’s economic potential. The funds will go towards broadening access to responsible credit, building fresh solutions for both consumers and businesses, and creating further opportunities across the country.
Freehand raises $75m to automate enterprise spending
Freehand, a San Francisco-based AI company building autonomous agents for enterprise spending and financial operations, has raised $75m as businesses look to automate procurement, supplier management and payment workflows.
The funding round was co-led by Battery Ventures and NewRoad Capital Partners, with backing from PSP Growth, the investment firm founded by former US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, alongside Nexus Venture Partners and other investors. Battery Ventures general partner Dharmesh Thakker will join Freehand’s board as part of the investment.
AGI secures $70m to scale AI-native insurance brokerage model
American Growth Insurance (AGI), an insurance brokerage specialising in commercial and personal lines, has launched with nearly $70m in committed equity to build an AI-enabled brokerage platform designed to support independent agencies across the US.
AGI acquires independent insurance agencies and brokerages in the US and then embeds AI-native operations into their infrastructure to bolster productivity, profitability and long-term growth.
Plend secures up to £50m facility from Triple Point
Plend, the FCA-authorised consumer lender that provides affordable credit to borrowers overlooked by mainstream high-street banks, has secured a senior revolving credit facility of £20m from private markets investment manager Triple Point, alongside an uncommitted accordion that could add a further £30m.
The new funding line will allow Plend to refinance its current debt facility while also financing fresh loan originations. It hands the company committed capital to support the next stage of its expansion as it continues to grow its lending platform.
Fundworks upsizes investment-grade notes to $40m
Fundworks, a tech-enabled financing provider serving small businesses across the US, has extended and increased its investment-grade corporate notes to $40m.
The capital raised through the transaction is earmarked for refinancing existing debt, lengthening the firm’s maturity profile and underpinning further growth in loan originations.
Brean Capital acted as exclusive financial advisor and sole placement agent for the deal.
AegisAI lands $36m to counter AI spear phishing surge
AegisAI, an email security company that builds its own large language models to protect the inbox, has closed a $36m Series A round as it takes aim at a fast-growing wave of AI-driven email attacks that are inflicting serious damage on people and businesses.
The round was led by Battery Ventures, with existing backers Accel and Foundation Capital also taking part. It lifts AegisAI’s total capital raised to $49m, less than 12 months after the firm came out of stealth.
Why Mate Security’s context play just raised $35m
Mate Security, an AI-native security operations platform provider, has surpassed $50m in total funding after closing a $35m Series A round just eight months after leaving stealth.
The round, first reported by Axios, was led by Canaan Partners and drew backing from Insight Partners, Team8 and M12, the venture arm of Microsoft.
Existing investors also returned for the raise, which builds on the oversubscribed $15.5m Seed round unveiled when the firm came out of stealth.
Hush lands $30m
Hush Security, a pioneer in securing the non-human workforce, has closed a $30m Series A round as enterprises scramble to govern autonomous AI agents operating inside their most critical systems.
Akamai Technologies joined the round as a strategic investor, participating alongside existing backers Battery Ventures and YL Ventures. The raise lifts Hush’s total funding to $41m, less than a year after the company emerged from stealth.
The scale of the problem Hush is targeting is growing rapidly. Gartner forecasts that the average Fortune 500 business will operate upwards of 150,000 AI agents by 2028, a dramatic leap from under 15 only a year ago.
Encore AI secures $30m to scale revenue-driving AI agents
Encore AI, an agentic customer interaction platform designed to boost revenue rather than deflect calls, has raised $30m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Team8, Planven and The Garage, with participation from Lukatz as well as several major commercial banks and insurers. Notably, these institutions began as Encore AI customers and opted to invest after witnessing the platform’s effect on their own operations. The Garage, which spearheaded the company’s seed round, has supported the business since it launched.
LemonEdge lands $21m Series A to modernise private markets
LemonEdge, a fund accounting platform designed specifically for the private markets sector, has secured $21m in Series A funding as it looks to speed up product development and deepen its footprint across the US and Europe.
The round was led by Blackstone Innovations Investments, the early-stage venture arm of Blackstone, and included BNY, the global financial services group, alongside existing backer Sidekick Partners. The fresh capital takes the London and New York-headquartered company’s cumulative funding beyond the $30m mark.
InvestiFi lands $20m to boost embedded investing
InvestiFi, a Credit Union Service Organisation (CUSO) and InvestTech platform that lets credit unions and community banks embed digital investing inside their online banking, has secured $20m in a new funding round.
The raise was headed by Vibe Credit Union, with backing from BankTech Ventures, Idaho Central Credit Union (ICCU), Navari (previously known as CUSG), United Financial Credit Union, Coastal Credit Union, Mid Minnesota Credit Union, Truity Credit Union and Southpoint Credit Union.
Discern Security lands $13m
Discern Security, a company focused on improving cybersecurity posture through agent-driven optimisation of security controls, has secured $13m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Forgepoint Capital, with First Rays Ventures, Growth Enjin Partners, Vela Ventures and a number of angel investors also taking part. The capital will be used to speed up development and adoption of the Discern Security Loop, an agentic platform designed to help organisations continuously assess and strengthen the security controls they already own.
Cantina exits stealth with $8m
Cantina has emerged from stealth with $8m in fresh capital as it seeks to help organisations close the widening gap between how quickly attackers exploit vulnerabilities and how slowly defenders can fix them.
The round was led by Framework Ventures and lifts Cantina’s overall funding to $16.5m. The platform is designed to help organisations uncover, rank and resolve security issues at machine speed, moving beyond detection to actually driving problems through to remediation.
The company was established by seasoned security researchers and engineers with long experience hunting vulnerabilities and protecting critical software systems. Their work exposed them to how AI was speeding up and sharpening attacks, putting defenders under mounting pressure.
Birdai Labs bags $4m to boost onchain trade execution
Birdai Labs, a developer of infrastructure that measures, verifies and improves how trades execute on high-performance blockchains, has secured $4m in seed funding.
The round was led by Castle Island Ventures, with Metalayer Ventures and The Venture Dept also taking part. Proceeds will go towards recruiting senior engineers and building out the firm’s infrastructure at the base layer of the chain.
Curant.ai raises $3.1m to scale claims AI
Curant.ai, an AI-powered insurance claims platform, has raised $3.1m in seed funding as insurers look to move beyond small-scale AI pilots and adopt technology capable of supporting enterprise-wide operations.
The investment comes as insurers face growing pressure to reduce operational costs, modernise legacy systems and improve customer experiences while maintaining regulatory compliance.
Curant.ai is positioning its technology as an intelligence layer for insurers, using AI to support claims teams with automation, data extraction, workflow management and decision support.
United Ventures backs Beelzebub’s €3m AI cyber defence bet
Beelzebub, a Milan-based AI-native cybersecurity platform built to defend digital assets against AI-driven cyber attacks, has closed a €3m Seed round led exclusively by Italian DeepTech investor United Ventures.
According to EU Startups, the fresh capital will go towards growing the firm’s research team, opening commercial offices in Rome and San Francisco before the end of the year, and winning new clients across Europe, with a specific focus on organisations covered by the NIS2 directive.
Fincart secures $2.8m seed to power e-commerce growth
Fincart, the AI-driven operating system built for e-commerce merchants, has closed an oversubscribed seed round worth $2.8m as it looks to accelerate its expansion across Africa and the Middle East.
The round was co-led by Launch Africa and Antler MENAP, and drew backing from Yango Ventures, Five35 Ventures, Bluestream Capital, Hi2 Global, Kalahari Venture Labs, alongside a group of other investors focused on the MENA and Africa regions, according to a report from Wamda.
Olomon raises $2.6m to build household finance record
Olomon, a Tennessee-based WealthTech company building a financial system of record for households and advisors, has raised $2.6m in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round to expand its platform ahead of a wider market launch in Q3 2026.
The new funding will support product development, advisor infrastructure and preparations for the platform’s broader launch. Olomon is currently testing additional capabilities that allow users to capture more complex financial information, including private investments, insurance policies and estate structures.
Reseda Group invests in CyberTech firm Stickley on Security
Reseda Group, the credit union service organisation wholly owned by MSU Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU), has made an investment in Stickley on Security, a firm offering security services and education to help organisations with cybersecurity and compliance.
Stickley on Security was established in 2007 by cybersecurity specialist Jim Stickley. The company delivers sector-specific knowledge that enables credit unions to equip their staff with an understanding of cybersecurity risks that extends outside the office.
Provable Markets lands Schwab-led Series B to scale Aurora
Provable Markets, the SEC-registered broker-dealer behind the Aurora Alternative Trading System for securities finance, has closed a Series B funding round led by Charles Schwab.
The size of the deal was not disclosed. The round saw The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) come on board as a new investor, alongside continued backing from existing shareholders including Dialectic Capital Management and Inkef, among others.g
The capital injection arrives during a period of rapid expansion for the New York-based company. Its ATS has delivered record performance for four straight quarters, now handling upwards of $30 trillion in order volume each month.
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