Private capital continued to flow into the fintech sector this week with 21 companies raising $257 million. The total included at least $85 million in debt. One Finovate alum raised new cash: London’s Revolut brought in $4.8 million for its global funds-transfer app.
Just five weeks into the new year, fintech companies have raised $4.25 billion in equity and debt worldwide, more than three times the $1.3 billion in the same period last year. And the number of deals is up 70% (125 compared to 74 in 2015).
Here are the fintech deals by size from 30 Jan to 5 Feb 2016:
Credibly
Small business alt-lender
Latest round: $70 million Debt
Total raised: $70 million
HQ: Troy, Michigan
Tags: SMB, small biz loans, credit, lending, commercial lending, capital
Source: Crunchbase
Blockstream
Sidechain technology
Latest round: $55 million Series A
Total raised: $76 million
HQ: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Tags: SMB, consumer, enterprise, blockchain, cryptocurrency, security, ledger, bitcoin
Source: Crunchbase
Spotcap
Alt-lender for small businesses (Rocket Internet)
Latest round: $35 million Series B
Total raised: $56.1 million
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Tags: SMB, credit, underwriting, loans, lending, peer-to-peer, marketplace
Source: Crunchbase
Lamudi
Real estate platform for emerging markets
Latest round: $31.4 million
Total raised: $56.4 million
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Tags: Consumer, mortgage, home buying, property search, investing
Source: Crunchbase
Sonovate
Contract financing and management services for professional recruitment firms
Latest round: $16.5 million Debt
Total raised: $22 million (includes $16.5 million debt)
HQ: London, England, UK
Tags: SMB, credit, receivables financing, management
Source: Crunchbase
Digital Asset
Distributed ledger technology for financial services
Latest round: $10 million
Total raised: $60 million
HQ: New York City
Tags: Enterprise, blockchain, bitcoin, crypto-currency, database, securities trading, custody
FI investors: JP Morgan, BNP Paribas, ABN AMRO, Santander, PNC, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs
Source: Crunchbase
Receipt Bank
Receipt extraction technology
Latest round: $10 million
Total raised: $10 million
HQ: London, England, UK
Tags: Consumer, SMB, accounting, personal financial management, PFM, spending, payments
Source: Crunchbase
Simplex
Credit card acquiring for bitcoin exchanges & wallets
Latest round: $7 million Series A
Total raised: $8 million
HQ: Israel
Tags: B2B, SMB, payments, security, acquiring, credit/debit cards
Source: Coindesk, Crunchbase
Bitcoin Group
Blockchain technology
Latest round: $4.9 million IPO
Total raised: Unknown
HQ: Victoria, Australia
Tags: Consumer, SMB, blockchain, bitcoin, crypto-currency, mining
Source: FT Partners
Revolut
Global person-to-person payments app
Latest round: $4.8 million
Total raised: $7.6 million
HQ: London, England, UK
Tags: Consumer, payments, P2P, remittances, fx, peer-to-peer, mobile, Finovate alum
Source: Finovate
OOO Fit (PayQR)
Mobile payments
Latest round: $3.9 million Seed
Total raised: $5.4 million
HQ: Moscow, Russia
Tags: Consumer, payments, mobile, QR codes
Source: Crunchbase
Quantescent
Trading tools
Latest round: $3.5 million Angel
Total raised: $3.5 million
HQ: Saint Helena, California
Tags: Consumer, traders, advisors, investing, stock trading
Source: Crunchbase
Thumzap
Mobile payments for teens
Latest round: $3 million Seed
Total raised: $3 million
HQ: Wilmington, Deleware
Tags: Consumer, parental controls, payments, mobile, youth market
Source: Crunchbase
Instant Financial
Real-time payroll platform
Latest round: $1.2 million Seed
Total raised: $1.2 million
HQ: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tags: Consumer, employer, SMB, human resources, payments, benefits
Source: Crunchbase
Property Moose
Real estate crowdfunding platform
Latest round: $630,000
Total raised: $1.5 million
HQ: London, England, UK
Tags: Consumer, credit, mortgage, underwriting, loans, lending, peer-to-peer, marketplace, crowdfunding, property
Source: Crunchbase
DisputeBills
Consumer healthcare bill & debt management
Latest round: $400,000 Seed
Total raised: $400,000
HQ: Chicago, Illinois
Tags: Consumer, credit, healthcare, debt management, bills, billpay, health insurance
Source: Crunchbase
Birch
Personal finance tool for maximizing credit card rewards
Latest round: $100,000 Seed
Total raised: $100,000
HQ: Gainesville, Florida
Tags: Consumer, spending, personal financial management, PFM, rewards, loyalty
Source: Crunchbase
Moneytis
Money transfer comparison site
Latest round: $55,000
Total raised: $55,000
HQ: San Francisco, California
Tags: Consumer, remittances, P2P transfers, fx, person-to-person
Source: Crunchbase
Invertions Plus
Investment tools
Latest round: $10,000 Seed
Total raised: $10,000
HQ: Spain
Tags: Consumer, advisors, investing, trading
Source: Crunchbase
Kraken
Bitcoin exchange
Latest round: Undisclosed Series B
Total raised: $5 million (prior to the Series B)
HQ: Emeryville, California
Tags: Consumer, SMB, blockchain, bitcoin, crypto-currency, payments
Source: FT Partners
Skuchain
Distributed ledger technology
Latest round: Not disclosed
Total raised: Unknown
HQ: Mountain View, California
Tags: SMB, consumer, enterprise, blockchain, cryptocurrency, security, ledger, trade finance
Source: Crunchbase