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Crypto infra startup Fireblocks raises $310M, triples valuation to $2.2B
The latest financing brings Fireblocks’ total raised since its 2018 inception to $489 million. The valuation boost correlates with its increase in customers and ARR this year.
Solarisbank raises $224M at a $1.65B valuation to acquire Contis, expand API-based embedded banking tech in Europe
The round comes about a year after Solarisbank’s last round of $67.5 million, but as a sign of the times, what is perhaps more notable is that its valuation has nearly quintupled since then.
Sila banks $13M to offer single API for developing financial products, services
Sila’s banking and payment platform gives software teams tools to build the next generation of financial products and services.
One of Nigeria’s high profile angel investors is launching a fund for African startups
Olumide Soyombo is one of the well-known active angel investors in Nigeria tech startups and Africa at large. Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack, PiggyVest, and TeamApt. Today, the investor is announcing the launch of Voltron Capital, a Pan-African venture capital firm he co-founded with […]
Venmo gets more private—but it’s still not fully safe
Until it offers privacy by default, it remains a liability for many of its users.
Mint’s first PM raises millions for Monarch, an Accel-backed money management platform
Monarch, a subscription-based platform that aims to help consumers “plan and manage” their financial lives, has raised $4.8 million in seed funding. Accel led the round, which also included participation from SignalFire, and brings the Mountain View-based yet fully distributed startup’s total funding since its 2019 inception to $5.5 million. Co-founder and CEO Val Agostino […]