Institutional Investment & Trading

Mobile trading app BUX will introduce cryptocurrencies in a phased roll-out to clients in The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, and Ireland.

CNote, a women-led impact platform on a mission to close the wealth gap, has raised $7.25m in its oversubscribed Series A round.

 Allocations, which helps build special purpose vehicles (SPVs) and funds instantly, has reportedly hit a $150m valuation after the close of its $5m round.

Ethic, a sustainability-focused personalisation-powered asset management platform, has closed its Series C round on $50m.

Hazeltree, a treasury and liquidity management technology platform for the alternative asset and investment management space, has secured $14m in strategic funding.

Titanbay, a private markets investment platform, has partnered with Apex Group to add an ESG rating to new funds added to the Titanbay platform.

Direct-to-consumer investing platform Yieldstreet has closed a $400m credit facility from Monroe Capital.

Following her retirement, tennis star Serena Williams’ has said she will focus on her venture capital firm Serena Ventures, which backs a variety of companies including FinTechs and InsurTechs, many of which are owned by women and people of colour.

Appital, which stylises itself as the ‘Equity Capital Marketplace’, has raised an additional £1.7m in funding.

API-based credit trading automation and execution service Overbond has received an investment from Fitch Ventures.