The last week of August was somewhat slower, but still included 10 new rounds, 3 of which went to Finovate alums. The total raised was $39.5 million. August concludes with a whopping $410 million raised, $215 million in equity and $200 million in debt (see previous posts for details).
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Equity raised in order of deal size (22 Aug through 28 Aug 2014):
Financial services kiosks
Latest round: $25 million
Total funding: Unknown
Total funding: Unknown
Tags: Unbanked, kiosks, billpay, card issuing, prepaid, Florida
Source: FT Partners
Social trading platform
Latest round: $4 million
Total raised: More than $4 million
Tags: Investing, social trading, Germany, Finovate alum
Source: Finovate
Korean bitcoin exchange
Latest round: $3 million
Total funding: $4 million
Tags: Cryptocurrency, bitcoin, payments, Korea
Tags: Cryptocurrency, bitcoin, payments, Korea
Source: Crunchbase
Socure
Identity-management technology
Identity-management technology
Latest round: $2.5 million
Total funding: $6.7 million
Tags: Security, identity protection, New York, Finovate alum
Source: Crunchbase
Investment property lender
Latest round: $1.8 million
Total funding: $6.5 million (includes $4.7 million in debt)
Tags: Lending, credit, mortgage, real estate, Texas
Source: Crunchbase
Turkish online payments provider
Latest round: $1.4 million
Total funding: $3.2 million
Tags: Payments, mobile, online, cards, Turkey
Source: Crunchbase
Latest round: $625,000
Total funding: $1.6 million
Tags: Payments, acquiring, Virginia, Finovate alum
Source: FT Partners
Japanese digital invoicing startup
Latest round: $600,000
Total funding: $600,000
Tags: Invoicing, accounting, SMB, Japan
Source: Crunchbase
Valuations of small and medium private businesses
Latest round: $300,000
Total raised: $400,000
Tags: SMB, business, investing, Netherlands
Source: Crunchbase
Real estate virtual tour platform
Latest round: $300,000
Total funding: $300,000
Total funding: $300,000
Tags: Real estate, marketing, design, Chicago
Source: Crunchbase