Outfund rakes in £115m Series A financing
Outfund, a revenue-based finance provider, has pulled in £115m from a Series A funding round of equity capital and debt.
Aviva commits extra £150m to Aviva Ventures to invest in early-stage businesses
Aviva has committed a further £150m to its corporate venture capital fund, Aviva Ventures, which will focus on investing in early-stage businesses in emerging technology and customer trends.
Elisity seeks to scale cybersecurity platform with $26m Series A raise
US cybersecurity platform Elisity has snared $26m from a Series A funding round to meet growing demand of its cloud-delivered cybersecurity platform.
Does regulation pose a threat to buy now, pay later market growth?
The BNPL market has seen a financial boon in recent years, creating market leading behemoths like Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay – who are all recording strong growth on the back of clear market demand. Could a growing call for regulation in the sector change this?
Stake eyes European expansion following $30m funding round
Australian retail brokerage platform Stake has raised $30m from a new funding round led by Tiger Global.
Accel-KKR buys non-profit fundraising platform Salsa Labs
Accel-KKR acquires non-profit fundraising and marketing software platform Salsa Labs, for an undisclosed amount.
Huobi introduces VC subsidiary with $100m backing
Seychelles-based blockchain technology firm Huobi Group has launched a subsidiary aimed at growing its venture investment portfolio.
Arex secures €8.8m Series A to speed up UK, Spain rollout
Spanish invoice finance firm Arex Markets has bagged $8.8m in a Series A funding round that has enabled it to accelerate its launch in the UK and Spain.
Crowdcube releases new feature to give late-stage startups an alternative to IPOs
Crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has launched a new product called the Direct Community Offer (DCO), aimed at enabling later-stage startups to raise liquidity for early investors without going public.
Titanbay launches new platform to open up the private equity market
FinTech Titanbay hopes to democratise the private equity investment space by removing the barriers preventing smaller investors from accessing to the market.