Welcome to the first edition of this weekly newsletter. The idea behind this activity is to gather all the information in the startup ecosystem in one place, with a special focus on the fintech market.
Furthermore, I wanted to give the opportunities to startups in fundraising to have more visibility, so you will also find a list of startups currently raising funds. And if you are a startup and want to be present here, feel free to contact me directly.
So, without further ado, here it is a short recap of this week in the ecosystem:
- Monzo
is trying to raise ￡300 millions
to back is expansion in the UK and Europe, while, Lunar
denied any possibility for a merge with the popolar UK based digital bank.
- Twinco Capital
just raised debt facility of $50 millions
from one of the main Spanish banks, BBVA
, for his expansion in Europe.
- Zilch
proved that the BNPL trend is not over yet by closing a deal
with Ebay
that just evaluated the fintech startup more than $1.65 billions.
- 2100 Ventures
just launched his first fund
, taking in more than $30 millions from investors across Italy, including big names like Alessandro Benetton, heir of the United Colors of Benetton company. The fund, is looking to invest in B2B SaaS startup with a strong Italian soul.
- And it's not the only one pushing for the Italian ecosystem. Generali
just launched Generali Ventures, a $250 millions investment fund
focused on Italian founders across the country.
- After the flash crash from Worldline
last week, we saw another crash
in the digital payment industry, and this time was Cab payments
shocking the market with a strong -83% ytd.
- The Latin American fintech market is more interesting than ever, with QI Tech
raising more than $200 millions
from General Atlantic.
- And in the MENA region, Tabby
just raised $200 millions
at a $1.5 billions valuation from various investors, lead by Wellington Management
.
- Atom bank
in UK was able to raise ￡100 millions
, even if they had to slash the valuation from ￡435 millions to ￡362 millions.
- Revolut
is always taking the spot on the headlines, but this time for a good reason. They just appointed a new chief of the banking division
, the Italian executive
Francesca Carlesi
, formerly ceo of
Molo
.
- Finally, Wefox
just raised $55 millions
from two of the main bank in the European landscape,
UniCredit
and
德意志银行
.
And many other news from
Plaid
,
Adyen
,
Mollie
,
EarlyBird
and other fintech companies.
-
PopulaRise
- The platform that allows companies of every dimension to promote themselves on social media trough the collaboration with their clients. B2B2C SaaS. Raising $1M
-
Cents
- Fintech companies that allow corporate to include charity payments on their checkout. B2B SaaS. Raising $1M.
-
Bitcoin People
- Fintech company focused on crypto payments between corporate and cross countries. B2B, SaaS. Raising $500k.
-
Tutornow Ripetizioni
- Edtech that provides an online tutoring platform for students with learning disorders. Raising $500k to $1M.
If you are a startup and want to be present in this list, please contact me directly.
If you are an angel investor or a VC interested in those companies, contact me for an intro!
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