Tag: Unicorn

Alternative investment platform CAIS has joined the unicorn club following a $225m investment round led by private equity firms Apollo and Motive Partners.

Automated security validation platform Pentera has raised $150m in its Series C investment round, which was led by K1 Investment Management.

Billions of dollars are invested into FinTech companies each year and 2021 was no different. The sector has seen eye watering amounts of capital deployed into the sector, but what companies made out with the most?

iCapital Network, which is boosting access and efficiency in alternative investing industries, has scored $50m in fresh funding, which brings its valuation to $6bn.

There were 151 FinTech companies among the 457 new unicorns across all industries this year

Clara, a Mexico-based corporate spend management solution, has joined the unicorn club following the close of a $70m Series B.

UK digital bank giant Monzo has reached a $4.5bn valuation after it recovers from its slump in 2020.

Identity verification and authentication platform Incode has earned its horn after a $220m funding round brings its valuation to $1.25bn.

Cross-border payments company Chipper Cash has become a FinTech unicorn after a $150m Series C extension round pushed its valuation just above $2bn.

Brex, a business banking platform, has reportedly reached the highly covered decacorn status after a $300m investment puts its valuation at $12.3bn.