Fintech
Softbank funding round values OakNorth at $2.8bn
Firm has led a $440m capital injection for the UK-based digital lender to fund its US expansion
Alven, Blackfin lead €8m series-A for Pretto
Pretto previously raised €1.3m in a seed round led by angel investor Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet
Goldman Sachs et al. in $20m series-A for Bud
Banking software developer will look to double its headcount to 140 by the end of 2019
Neva Finventures, Primomiglio lead €5m series-A for Yolo
Newcomers Net Insurance and Miro Ventures also take part in the latest funding round
Calculus Capital invests £2.5m in Essentia Analytics
Essentia Analytics' technology analyses investor behavior and performance
VCs back TaxScouts with £1.2m investment
Based in the UK, TaxScouts helps users with the self-assessment of their tax returns
HTGF backs Iconiq Lab
HTGF uses its latest investment vehicle High-Tech Gründerfonds III for the investment
Polytech, Investiere lead €2.8m series-A for Kiwi
Swiss impact funds Symbiotics and 1to4 Foundation also take part in the financing
Beringea leads £9m round for AccessPay
Deal brings the total amount raised by the corporate payments processing software firm to ТЃ13m
Insight leads $300m series-D for N26
Investment values the firm at $2.7bn and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC also takes part
Motive Partners buys majority in Lucht Probst Associates
Fintech-focused PE firm buys the German software and advisory services firm
P2P lender Zopa raises £60m
Zopa is in the process of obtaining a banking licence, which will allow it to launch a banking unit
General Catalyst leads £85m round for Monzo
Deal reportedly values the online bank at more than ТЃ1bn, around four times its 2017 valuation
Notion Capital et al. back Futrli in £4m round
Startup intends to use the funds to continue to innovate its platform and expand operations
Index, Balderton et al. invest $7m in Credit Benchmark
Credit Benchmark has now raised $34m and provides aggregated ratings for 22,000 institutions
BBVA and Anthemis launch London-based fintech incubator
Project will look to support companies from start-up thorugh to their seed funding rounds
Alpana invests CHF 6m in Lend
Geneva-based VC firm supports European startups with international expansion strategies
Corviglia holds first close on $250m
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg in July 2018 and is targeting a final close on $500m
Inception invests €7m in Penta
Investment comes just eight months after a €2.2m seed round also led by Inception
VC-backed Monzo seeks $1.5bn valuation in new funding round
Reported transaction would value the fintech business at more than four times its 2017 valuation
Vitruvian leads $100m round for Deposit Solutions
Investment is made at a $500m valuation with participation from VC firm Kinnevik
BlackFin holds €180m final close for tech fund
Having held a first close a year ago, BlackFin Tech Fund 1 surpasses €150m target
Dunedin buys GPS
GP draws capital from Dunedin Buyout Fund III, a ТЃ300m fund that held a final close in June 2013
BlackFin appoints Franzmeyer to lead DACH expansion
Franzmeyer joins as managing director and will become head of Blackfin in Germany in September