Investors

Cross-border financial platform Taptap Send has reeled in $65m from a Series B funding round led by Spark Capital.

Berlin-based challenger bank Vivid Money has raised $60m from a Series B funding round led by Greenoaks.

Employee-owned private equity house PIR Equities has taken just four months to hit a €275m hard cap close for its third flagship fund, after strong performance from its predecessor vehicles.

Oak HC/FT has closed its second fund with $600m to invest in healthcare and FinTech as well as areas where the two industries overlap.

CalTier, a FinTech crowdfunding platform, has launched its Series A round of funding at $5m.

Auto insurance company Loop has raised $21m in a Series A funding round co-led by Founder Group and 01A.

Helsinki, Finland-founded based Selma Finance has closed a $3.9m funding round to fuel the growth of its digital advice, and launch additional products in the Swiss market.

World Bank investment arm IFC is aiming to help plug the Series A-plus funding gap in southeast Asia through a commitment to Jungle Ventures $150m-targeting third fund.

Relay Ventures has received a $10m investment from Alberta Enterprise for its fifth fund, to support early-stage companies.

China-based Dowsure Technologies has raised $20m from a Series B financing round that was led by an undisclosed global strategic investor.