Funding
Swiss Fintech Funding Pulls Back 45% YoY
Venture capital (VC) financing going into Swiss fintech startups pulled back significantly in H1 2023, plummeting by more than 45% year-on-year (YoY) as the global economic downturn continued to weigh on startup valuations and the VC funding landscape as a
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Bunq Secures €100M in Growth Capital Despite Market Downturn
Bunq, the second largest neobank in the EU, secures an additional €44.5M in growth capital, bringing the total capital injected into bunq this year to nearly €100M. This fresh capital allows the mobile bank to further accelerate its international expansion
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TP24 Raises CHF 380M Debt Funding From Barclays and M&G Investments
Swiss Fintech TP24, (former Tradeplus24) has raised £345m (CHF 380m CHF) in debt funding from UK parties Barclays Bank and M&G Investments. The amount of £240m will be used for lending to SMEs in the UK and the Netherlands. Barclays
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Numarics sichert sich 10 Millionen CHF Seed Funding, UBS als Investorin dabei
Das Schweizer Fintech-Startup Numarics hat sich eine Seed-Runde in Höhe von 10 Millionen CHF für seine KI-gestützte Finanz- und Administrationslösung für KMU gesichert. Die Investition wurde von UBS über UBS Next, den Geschäftsbereich für Venture und Innovation des Unternehmens, zusammen
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Selma Raised 1.3 Million CHF From Community Crowdinvesting Campaign
Selma set a goal of 1 Million CHF/EUR at the beginning of the campaign. The plan was to keep the campaign running for 2 weeks and focus on their community. “After one week it became clear that we would reach
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UK Real Time Payment Fintech Volt Closed $60M Series B Round, CommerzVenture Participates
Volt, a UK based infrastucutre-real-time payment company, announces that it has raised a $60 million Series B to fund expansion into new international markets such as APAC and the Americas – and support product development in existing markets across Europe,
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FinFinder.ch sichert sich 200’000 CHF Angel Round Funding
FinFinder.ch ist einie unabhängige Matchmaking-Plattform für persönliche Finanzcoaches in der Schweiz. Das Unternehmen ist seit zwei Jahren aktiv und generiert täglich Kundenanfragen aus allen Altersgruppen und zu verschiedenen Finanzthemen wie Altersvorsorge, Geldanlage, Wohneigentum, Risikoabsicherung, Steuern und Nachlassplanung. Auf der schnell
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Fintech Was Sequoia Capital’s Top Investment Category in 2022
2022 was a challenging year for the fintech sector. Funding dried up, stocks plunged and many companies were forced to shut down or sell themselves. But despite a trying environment that was marked by an uncertain economic picture and growing
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Verve Ventures Raises Series C, Martin Scholl Joins Board of Directors
To further invest in its digital platform, serve more investors and drive new partnerships, Verve has raised a Series C financing round from several investors. At the same time, Martin Scholl, former CEO of Zürcher Kantonalbankk (Switzerland’s third-largest bank) will
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Global Finance, Tech M&A Activity Continues to Decline
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the financial services and technology industries continued their decline in Q1 2023, carrying on a trend that began last year. Deal activity in these sectors is now reaching levels not seen since the start
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