SixUp secures $2.5m in debt financing for student loans
Education financing platform SixUp has secured new debt financing of $2.5m following a Seed equity round earlier this year.
Funding Circle gets an extra £40m from UK gov to lend
UK peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle is expanding its partnership with the government-run British Business Bank Investments and receiving £40m to lend to small businesses.
Activehours pockets $22m for paycheck app
Consumer financing app Activehours has raised $22m in a new round of funding led by Martix Partners. Funding also comes from March Capital Partners, Ribbit Capital and Felicis Ventures.
CoreChain reels in $1.25m pre-seed to expand network offering
Business-to-business (B2B) payments network CoreChain Technologies has secured $1.25m from a pre-seed funding round.
Funderbeam said to close $5.8m funding round
Startup stock exchange platform Funderbeam has reportedly closed a $5.8m funding round.
Litigation finance platform Legalist has secured $100m in a new venture round
Legalist, a FinTech startup and Y Combinator alumni, has just announced that it has completed a $100m venture round to help people finance their lawsuits.
Singapore’s UOB teams up with OurCrowd to get started in FinTech
United Overseas Bank (UOB) has partnered with Israeli investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd seeking a head start in FinTech.
Classy scores $118m Series D to continue product development of fundraising technology
Classy, which provides fundraising software for non-profits, has closed a $118m Series D round, which was led by Norwest Venture Partners.
Startup investment platform CircleUP looks for $100m
Investment platform for small consumer brands CircleUp is planning to raise $100m, according to an SEC filing.
Seedrs sees £85m invested in record year
Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs is reporting a record year for the company with more than £85m invested into 158 deals on the platform.