According to FT Partners, fintech companies raised $903 million in July 2014, $678 million in equity and $225 million in debt. Only the fundings during the last week of July are listed below (in alphabetic order). For all 75 deals in July, see the FT Partners database.
Active Hours
Alternative lender for short-term loans
Latest round: $4.1 million
Total raised: $4.1 million
Tags: Lending, credit, underbanked, unbanked, loans, Palo Alto, California
Source: FT Partners
AvantCredit
Online alt-lender
Latest round: $300 million ($75 million equity, $225 million debt)
Total raised: $554 million ($329 million equity, $225 million debt)
Tags: Lending, underwriting, personal loan, SMB, Chicago, Illinois
Source: FT Partners
BeanStalk
Online tax prep
Latest round: $2 million
Total raised: $2 million
Tags: Tax preparation, fee-based services, OnSwipe (acquired), Salt Lake City, Utah
Source: FT Partners
Exchange Corporation
Japanese consumer loan marketplace lender
Latest round: $3.3 million
Total raised: $3.3 million
Tags: Lending, credit, consumer loans, P2P, person-to-person, crowdfunding,Tokyo, Japan
Source: FT Partners
FreshBooks
Cloud accounting
Latest round: $30 million
Total raised: $30 million
Tags: Accounting, money management, SMB, invoicing, bill payment, Toronto, Canada
Source: FT Partners
Privio
Online marketplace for private mortgage loans
Latest round: $3.8 million
Total raised: $5.9 million
Tags: Mortgage, lending, underwriting, alt-lending, California
Source: FT Partners
Rong360
Chinese lending search engine
Latest round: $60 million
Total raised: $60 million
Tags: Lending, personal loans, lead generation, Bejing, China
Source: FT Partners
Thinknum
Analytics for loan underwriting & investments
Latest round: $1 million
Total raised: $1 million
Tags: Analytics, enterprise, underwriting, investing, financial analysts, New York City, Finovate alum
Source: Finovate
TipRanks
Investment analyst ratings
Latest round: $3 million
Total raised: $3.7 million
Tags: Investing, analytics, Tel Aviv, Israel, Best of Show Finovate alum
Source: Finovate
Volabit
Bitcoin exchange platform
Latest round: $250,000
Total raised: $250,000
Tags: Cryptocurrency, San Mateo, California
Source: FT Partners
Wonder Technology
eGiftcard provider
Latest round: $800,000
Total raised: $800,000
Tags: Giftcards, prepaid, merchants, SMB, Burlingame, California
Source: FT Partners
ZipZap
Enables merchants to accept cash for online purchases
Latest round: $1.1 million
Total raised: $2.7 million
Tags: Merchants, acquiring, POS, payments, underbanked, SMB, Yorba Linda, California
Source: FT Partners