BillFront takes $35m for digital media financing

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BillFront takes $35m for digital media financing

December 15, 2016

Digital media-focused invoice financing startup BillFront has picked up $35m in a Series A round from 4finance, NIBC Bank Deutschland and FinLeap.

SixUp secures $2.5m in debt financing for student loans

December 4, 2016

Education financing platform SixUp has secured new debt financing of $2.5m following a Seed equity round earlier this year.

Social good crowdlender ECrowd! lands €300,000 on Crowdcube

November 28, 2016

Debt crowdfunding platform ECrowd! has raised €307,900 through an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The round attracted 135 private investors.

FreeAgent becomes first Seedr’s-backed company to IPO

November 16, 2016

Edinburgh-based accounting software provider FreeAgent has raised £10.7m in its listing on the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

P2Binvestor picks up $7.7m for crowdfunding business lending

November 16, 2016

Business lending marketplace P2Binvestor (P2Bi) has raised $7.7m in a Series A1 round led by Rockies Venture Club (RVC).

Zafin lands $10m from Vistara and Beedie

November 8, 2016

Vistara Capital Partners and Beedie Capital Partners have committed $10m in additional growth capital to Zafin.

GoFundMe passes $3bn milestone in crowd donations

October 19, 2016

Charitable crowdfunding platform GoFundMe is experiencing rapid growth and announcing that the total raised through the platform now exceeds $3bn.

Santander UK forges alt-financing partnership with Crowdfunder

October 4, 2016

Banking giant Santander’s UK operation is partnering with alternative financing site Crowdfunder to provide £200,000 to community projects through the bank’s Changemaker Fund.

Funderful gets €150k to suck more cash from graduates

September 23, 2016

Alumni fundraising management platform Funderful has raised €150,000 in a seed round of funding from Baltic accelerator StartupHighway and two angel investors.

French crowdfunding platform Ulule picks up $5m

September 23, 2016

French crowdfunding platform Ulule has raised $5m in a series A round. The investment comes from Paris-based impact investment firm Citizen Capital, as well as insurer MAIF and BNP Paribas.