Camino grabs $2m for Hispanic-owned business lending
Online credit marketplace Camino has raised $2m in a new round of venture funding. The investment was led by Collaborative Fund and Hunt Holdings with Comcast Ventures and Impact America also contributing.
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.
TTV Capital passes halfway point new $100m fund
FinTech-dedicated investment firm TTV Capital has now raised more than half of the targeted $100m for its fourth fund.
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.
BluePay taps CardFlight for mobile EMV solution
US payment processing firm BluePay is partnering with New York startup CardFlight to bring its EMV mobile point-of-sale (POS) solution to clients.
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.