Arex secures €8.8m Series A to speed up UK, Spain rollout
Spanish invoice finance firm Arex Markets has bagged $8.8m in a Series A funding round that has enabled it to accelerate its launch in the UK and Spain.
Loyalty app Fetch Rewards joins unicorn club after new Softbank-Led Series D round
Loyalty and rewards app Fetch Rewards raised $210m in a funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, valuing the company at over $1bn.
Expense management firm Jeeves emerges from stealth with Andreessen Horowitz-led round
Jeeves, an all-in-one global expense management platform for startups, has emerged from stealth with $131m in total funding, including $31m in equity and $100m in debt financing.
Cybersecurity firm led by former Facebook exec [redacted] launches with $35m
San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup [redacted] emerged from stealth with $35m in Series B funding.
Payroll API for neobanks Pinwheel picks up Coatue-led $20m round
Payroll connectivity platform Pinwheel secured $20m in a Series A funding round led by Coatue.
Matchmaker for banks and FinTechs Synctera lands $33m
Synctera, which connects community banks and FinTechs, raised $33m in a Series A round led by Fin VC.
Wise, Teleport co-founders back new European investing app in $1.5m pre-seed
UK commission-free stock trading app Lightyear has raised $1.5m from a pre-seed funding round.
HSBC and ING back buy now pay later firm Divido in $30m round
UK-based whitelabel platform for retail finance Divido raised $30m in Series B funding.
Brazil-based ID validation platform idwall raises $38m to tackle online fraud in LatAm
Brazilian identity verification and background check company idwall, which offers onboarding with selfie biometrics, has raised $38m in Series C funding.
Robinhood, Stripe, Wise, Nubank execs among others back InsurTech Justos in seed round
Brazilian auto insurance startup Justos raised $2.8m in a seed round led by one of the largest VC firms in Latin America Kaszek along with a slew of experienced angel investors including CEOs of seven unicorns.