Tag: SoFi

Pioneering FinTech VC house QED Investors hits $350m final close for...

From: AltAssets FinTech venture capital pioneer QED Investors has hit a $350m final close for its oversubscribed sixth flagship fund. “When Frank Rotman and I founded QED...

SoftBank’s CEO Masayoshi Son seemingly fell asleep during a panel at...

Masayoshi Son, CEO of mega-tech investor SoftBank, appeared to be nodding off during a panel during a global investment conference in Saudi Arabia dubbed...

Qatar Investment Authority gives SoFi $4.3bn valuation through hefty funding round

Qatar Investment Authority has led a hefty financing round for mobile-first personal finance company SoFi which values the business at $4.3bn on a pre-money basis.

BlockFi raises $52.5m, just months after picking up $1.5m in funding

Cryptocurrency to dollar lending platform BlockFi has scored $52.5m in funding, just months after it raised $1.5m in a former equity round.

Online lender BlockFi collects $1.5m in funding

BlockFi, which is a digital lender for cryptocurrency holders, has collected $1.55m in funding.

FinTech investment in Q2 2017 grew over 50% compared to the...

The FinTech sector saw nearly $9bn-worth of investment across 374 deals in Q2 2017 as the year funding picked up pace Overall FinTech funding...

The share of later-stage deals globally continues to increase in Q1...

With more successful FinTech companies raising later stage funding the size of deals is increasing.? In 2016 the number of deals above $5m hit...

SoFi backer Silver Lake Partners closes new $15bn fund

Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners has raised $15bn for its fifth tech-focused fund. The fund’s investors are undisclosed.

SoFi scoops up $500m to expand into Canada and Australia

Lending disruptor SoFi has landed $500m in a new haul of funding led by private equity investor Silver Lake. Softbank and GPI Capital also participated in the Series F round.

SoFi buys Zenbanx to launch banking product

SoFi is expanding into banking with the acquisition of mobile-banking startup Zenbanx. The company will pay around $100m for the startup

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