Estonian InsurTech business Insly has raised €1m ($1.13m) from angel investors in a new Seed round.

Digital Asset, a newly-launched company aimed to improve trading through blockchain technology, has racked up $60m in its first financing round.

Pindrop, which uses audio analysis to provide anti-fraud and authentication technology solutions, has raised $75m in a round led by Google Capital.

Crowdfunded smartwatch-maker Pebble is being acquired by fitness tracker Fitbit for as little as $40m. In total the company raised more than $43m through crowdfunding.

German peer-to-peer money transfer app Cringle has surpassed its €400,000 goal to reach a final close of €800,000 on crowdfunding site Companisto.

Financial inclusion-focused startup AinFin has raised £200,000 in a seed funding round. The capital comes from individual investors.

Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven startup evaluation company Zirra has raised $1.6m in its Series A round. The company says it values it at $6m.

Danish payments processor Nets is heading to the stock market. The private equity-owned firm aims to raise Kr5.5bn ($824m) when it lists on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.

Zikher, a new company that uses analytics algorithms to accelerate the loan, mortgage and account opening process at banks, has been valued at $5m in its first funding round.

Singapore-based fintech startup Call Levels has raised an undisclosed amount at the beginning of the new year.