Lancai scoops up $27m for personal investments
Personal investments firm Lancai has raised ¥180m ($27m) in a Series B round of funding from Chinese online video firm LeEco.
Instavest takes $1.7m for social trading platform
Social investing platform Instavest has raised $1.7m in a seed round having graduated from Y Combinator.
Irish startup Rubicoin lands $1m to make Invest app global
Irish start-up Rubicoin, which offers an app to enable people to invest in stock markets, has landed €1.2m.
Crowdcube raises $10.4m on own equity crowfunding platform
Crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has raised ?8m ($10.4m) through a campaign on its own platform.
Stash swipes $9.25m for investment app
Investment app Stash has raised $9.25m in a Series A round of funding to accelerate user growth and build out its technology platform.
Reposit takes $520,000 to rethink tenancy deposits
Reposit, an alternative tenancy deposit platform has raised ?400,000 ($520,000) in a seed funding round.
Mondo plans to raise $19m to $26m for full banking licence
UK challenger bank Mondo plans to raise a further £15m ($19.4m) to £20m ($26m) as it seeks to have the restrictions on its newly awarded banking licence lifted.
Zervant nabs $4.5m for SMB invoicing
Zervant, a Finnish invoicing startup, has raised €4m ($4.5m) in a Series A round of venture funding.
UpGuard locks down $17m for cybersecurity insurance
Australian insurance firm IAG has invested in Sydney-founded cybersecurity firm UpGuard $17m Series B round.
DailyPay scores $5m for on-demand economy payments
DailyPay, a New York startup that allows on-demand businesses to offer employees or contractors daily payments, has raised $5m in a Series A round of funding.