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Stripe-backer Square Peg Capital closes $180m fund

Australian venture capital firm Square Peg Capital has closed its latest fund with $180m (AU$234m). The firm invested in payments disruptor Stripe’s $100m Series C round in July 2015.
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London VC Octopus Ventures raises £120m to ride AI successes

London-based VC Octopus Ventures has raised a new £120m tech fund after a year of notable exits.
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Early stage fund SeedPlus lands $2m from IFC

Singapore-based venture fund SeedPlus has raised $2m from World Bank member IFC to back early-stage businesses around Asia.

CreditEase FinTech fund unveils three new US investments

The fund counts more than $1bn in total committed capital and aims to back growth-stage companies in China as well as global markets.
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New FinTech VC Reciprocal Ventures looks for $60m

There’s another new FinTech-focused venture firm launching with Reciprocal Ventures seeking $60m for its debut fund.
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Spark Capital closes second growth fund at $606m

Affirm, eToro and Wealthfront backer Spark Capital has closed its second growth fund at $606m, according to an SEC filing.

Blockchain Capital looks to ICO for new $50m fund

Blockchain Capital is planning to make an initial coin offering (ICO) to raise capital for its new $50m fund.
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TTV Capital closes fourth FinTech fund with $93m

Atlanta-based FinTech investor TTV Capital has closed its fourth fund with $93m. The fund is more than twice the size of its third fund that closed at $40m in 2013.
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mBank launches €50m Eastern European FinTech fund

Polish bank mBank is launching a €50m FinTech investment fund to and accelerator to back startups across Central and Eastern Europe.
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Apis Partners closes emerging market fund at $287m

Apis Growth Fund I closed at $287m, up from its $250m target and will invest in the growth markets of Africa and South Asia.

News Stories

Plus500 launches 24/5 CFD trading on stocks and ETFs

Plus500 launches 24/5 CFD trading on stocks and ETFs

Plus500, a global multi-asset FinTech group operating proprietary technology-based trading platforms, has announced the rollout of 24/5 CFD trading on a selection of stocks...
Zillennials shift deposits to FinTech investing platforms

Zillennials shift deposits to FinTech investing platforms

A new report from Cornerstone Advisors, a financial services research and consulting firm, sponsored by InvestiFi, a provider of digital investing solutions for financial...
Gridline boosts AltComply with Hamilton Lane benchmarking

Gridline boosts AltComply with Hamilton Lane benchmarking

Gridline, a turnkey private markets platform for wealth management firms, has announced a strategic partnership and technology integration with Hamilton Lane, a global private...

Weecover makes case for modular AI in insurance

Weecover, an InsurTech platform specialising in insurance management and distribution technology, has argued that microservices architecture, not algorithms, is the decisive factor in successfully...
SumUp launches in Canada as its 38th market

SumUp launches in Canada as its 38th market

SumUp, a global FinTech company serving more than four million small merchants worldwide, has officially launched in Canada, marking its 38th market and its...

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