Pigtie (website) receives its first investment from business angels for its vision to become the financial home of Generation Z and all generations to come. The startup is developing a holistic financial platform that empowers its user's to take their finances into their own hands. The Munich-based FinTech startup was founded in 2020 by Maximilian Klinke and Christian Maksymiw.
Founded in 2020, the fintech Helu (website) has set itself the goal of becoming the standard for SMEs in reporting, controlling and budgeting. Now the Viennese company has secured $10 million in funding in a Series A round led by CommerzVentures and VC firms IRIS and Speedinvest. This brings the fintech's total raise to $15 million within a year.
Bloom (website), a Sudan-based fintech company that offers a high-interest savings account and digital banking services, has secured a $6.5 million seed round funding. That funding round included fintech giant Visa, Y Combinator, U.S.-based VCs Global Founders Capital (GFC) and Goodwater Capital, and UAE-based early-stage venture firm VentureSouq.
The Berlin-based fintech Bunch (website) closes a funding of €7.3 million led by early-stage investor Cherry Ventures. Finleap creator Ramin Niroumand's fund, Embedded Capital, has also participated. He had previously invested. Other backers include business angels, Kinnevik shareholder Cristina Stenbek, tech stock expert and podcast host Philipp Klöckner and Moonfare's Alexander Argyros. Fintech fund Discovery Ventures is also participating.
U.S.-Spanish fintech Capchase, which is dedicated to financing other SaaS startups in the growth phase and with recurring revenues, has expanded its capacity to provide debt financing to its clients by $400 million (€397 million) after extending its existing partnership with i80 Group and establishing a new partnership with an international banking group, whose identity it has not disclosed.
Swiss investment app startup Findependent (website) has raised CHF 1.2 million in a seed funding round. According to a LinkedIn posting, the money came from a group of institutional and private investors, with Backbone Ventures acting as the lead investor. Previous investors have followed suit, it added.
Stableton Financial AG, the leading European fintech platform for alternative investments, has closed its CHF 15 million Series A financing round. The lead investor in this financing round was TX Ventures, the VC arm of TX Group. The financing round included significant investments from C3 EOS VC Venture Fund and existing investor DEWB. The round uniquely positions Stableton to capitalize on opportunities to democratize private market investments.
Proptech startup Lilo (website) has just secured €3 million to launch its mission to become a leading European investment-and-experience platform for partial homeownership. The London-based company is establishing a new asset class, making global real estate shares interactive and collectible. Emily Chan and Christopher Lass founded Lilo in April 2022. The fresh capital was led by 468 Capital, followed by Presight Capital and select angel investors.
