Funding Platforms

East Africa experiences crowdfunding boom as global growth continues

Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda are leading the crowdfunding boom in Africa, seeing growth rates of 112% to 312%.

Qover snares $25m Series B to accelerate global development

Brussels-headquartered InsurTech Qover has closed a $25m Series B funding round led by Prime Ventures.

Crowdinvesting platform TRINE closes Series A on ?6m

Sweden-based solar energy crowdfunding platform TRINE has scored ?6m for its Series A, which was led by Gullsp?ng Invest.
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FrontFundr passes $500k crowdfunding target in three days

Canada-based crowdfunding platform FrontFundr has hit its own crowdsale target of $500,000, within three days.

Crypto firm Cobo scores $40m Series B to develop DeFi platform

Singaporean FinTech firm Cobo has raised $40m from a Series B funding round to develop what it claims is the first ever DeFi-as-a-service platform.

P2Binvestor bags $17m in funding round made of equity and debt

Marketplace lending platform P2Binvestor has bagged $17m in its latest round which was comprised of both equity and debt.

The SEC opens up crowdfunding rules to help businesses survive COVID-19

As the coronavirus is continuously making the situation more dire for businesses, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has offered them a potential lifeline by providing temporary, conditional relief by easing the US’ crowdfunding rules.

iFunding pays out $150,000 to settle lawsuit

Real estate crowdfunding platform iFunding is paying $150,000 to settle a lawsuit brought against it by a shareholder.

Vivid Money bags $60m Series B to expand across Europe

Berlin-based challenger bank Vivid Money has raised $60m from a Series B funding round led by Greenoaks.
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Smash.gg bags $11m in Series A round

E-sports crowdfunding platform Smash.gg has reportedly received $11m in its Series A funding round.

News Stories

Aeropay secures $20m in Series B funding for A2A payments expansion

Aeropay secures $20m in Series B funding for A2A payments expansion

Aeropay, a leading provider of Pay-By-Bank solutions for businesses, announced $20m in Series B financing.
INSTANDA and UnderwriteMe partner to revolutionise life insurance with no-code tech

INSTANDA and UnderwriteMe partner to revolutionise life insurance with no-code tech

INSTANDA, a leading global provider of SaaS platform technology for life insurance distribution and policy administration, has announced an integration with UnderwriteMe, a comprehensive SaaS underwriting platform provider for the life insurance industry.
Irish AI startup Numra secures €1.5m to launch finance assistant Mary

Irish AI startup Numra secures €1.5m to launch finance assistant Mary

Irish AI startup Numra, previously known as Autonifai, has announced a €1.5m funding round to introduce its AI finance assistant, Mary, to the market.
Cache Valley Bank partners with Finastra to enhance digital banking

Cache Valley Bank partners with Finastra to enhance digital banking

Cache Valley Bank, a community bank with $2.9bn in assets serving Utah and Southern Idaho, has expanded its collaboration with Finastra, a financial software provider, to enhance its digital banking infrastructure.
Work payments platform Native Teams raises €6.2m to expand into Asia

Work payments platform Native Teams raises €6.2m to expand into Asia

Native Teams, a work payments platform for freelancers, remote workers, and business owners, has successfully raised €6.275m to further its ambitious plans of becoming the go-to platform for work payments.

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