Disclosed Fintech Funding Activities Worldwide
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August 2017
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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January 2017 February 2017 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 July 2017 August 2017
$182M
$261M
$300M
$1663M
$91M
$342M
$1260M
$590M
$1641M
$936M$1051M
$1204M
$663M
$952M
$1319M
$770M
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4Monthly Funding Activities
Funding Amount in Angel & VC Rounds
Funding Amount in PE Rounds
# PE Rounds
# Angel& VC Rounds
Note: Only equity funding rounds are included.
(2017-YTD)
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5Monthly Funding Activities
Note: Only equity funding rounds are included.
(2017-YTD)
Type January 2017 February 2017 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 July 2017 August 2017
Angel + VC ($) 770,188,810 1,319,272,820 951,635,721 662,878,401 1,204,314,104 1,051,154,437 936,049,514 1,640,546,132
Private Equity ($) 590,000,000 1,260,000,000 342,140,000 91,000,000 1,662,610,000 300,000,000 260,480,000 182,450,000
ICO (Total $Estimated) 2,167,900 9,482,947 17,128,197 62,839,583.48 110,111,331.46 348,951,539.66 355,651,985.65 122,164,787.04
ICO ($) 2,167,900 3,035,000 981,300 21,671,900 62,603,640 45,748,552 11,892,527 5,000,000
ICO (ETH) 0 0 0 245,294 307,602 844,913 581,731 349,118
ICO (BTC) 0 5,423 14,937 20,497 9,226 5,250 80,207 2,668
ICO (LTC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 938
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62017-YTD FUNDING SUMMARY
(Angel & Venture Capital)Early Stage Fintech Investments
$8.5B Money Raised in Equity Rounds : # Equity Rounds : 711
(Private Equity)PE Fintech Investments
$4.7B Money Raised in PE Rounds : # PE Rounds : 34
$13.2B 745
# Rounds
Money Raised
(Initial Coin Offerings by Fintech Startups)ICOs
$153M + (ETH) 2.3M + (BTC) 138K + (LTC) 938 Money Raised in ICOs : # Rounds : 76
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DISCLOSED EQUITY FUNDING ROUNDS IN AUGUST 2017
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8“Financing” is the most funded vertical in early stage investments in August 2017
$1.8B in 94 roundsAll Rounds
$1.64M in 85 roundsAngel + VC Rounds
Category Money Raised # Rounds
Financing 980,897,220 US$ 30
Cryptocurrency, Blockchain 221,940,000 US$ 7
Insurance 95,860,000 US$ 12
Payment 88,010,000 US$ 10
Wealth Management 82,758,913 US$ 3
Corporate Finance 37,780,000 US$ 6
Trading, Investing 35,469,999 US$ 3
Crowdfunding 32,000,000 US$ 3
Scoring, Identity, Fraud 27,900,000 US$ 3
Banking 21,450,000 US$ 3
Money Transfer 13,410,000 US$ 3
Personal Finance Management 3,070,000 US$ 2
$182M in 9 roundsPE Rounds
Category Money Raised # Rounds
Trading, Investing 112,450,000 US$ 3
Financing 50,000,000 US$ 3
Insurance 10,000,000 US$ 1
Scoring, Identity, Fraud 5,000,000 US$ 1
Payment 5,000,000 US$ 1
Note: Only equity funding rounds are included.
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9USA leads early stage fintech investments in August 2017 (Angel + VC Rounds)
Country Total Amount (Angel, VC) # Rounds
USA 940,223,913 US$ 32
China 323,640,000 US$ 13
India 151,971,210 US$ 9
UK 89,486,010 US$ 12
Canada 33,299,999 US$ 1
Bahrain 20,000,000 US$ 1
Japan 18,000,000 US$ 2
Indonesia 16,000,000 US$ 2
Singapore 12,085,000 US$ 4
Germany 10,000,000 US$ 1
Philippines 9,700,000 US$ 1
Switzerland 5,300,000 US$ 1
Kenya 4,250,000 US$ 1
Thailand 3,000,000 US$ 1
Sweden 1,760,000 US$ 1
Brazil 1,000,000 US$ 1
Malaysia 580,000 US$ 1
Colombia 250,000 US$ 1
Note: Only equity funding rounds are included. ICOs are not counted
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10Disclosed Equity Funding Rounds in August 2017 (1/4)
Startup Country Tags Amount ($) Date Funding Type Description
zipMoney Australia Financing 40,000,000 US$ August 7, 2017 Private Equity Online credit for your online shopping which lets you buy all the things you want and pay over time
PayTabs Bahrain Payment 20,000,000 US$ August 20, 2017 Venture Payment processing solution
Workcapital Brazil Corporate Finance 1,000,000 US$ August 13, 2017 Series A Cash flow management
Stox Canada Trading, Investing 33,299,999 US$ August 3, 2017 Seed It provides financial data to consumers, public companies, and brokers.
Baijindai (百⾦金金贷) China Financing 10,000,000 US$ August 16, 2017 Venture Online finance platform that helps car buyers solve the financing needs problems
Baozhunniu China Insurance 15,010,000 US$ August 23, 2017 Series B Customized insurance products provider
CheErong (⻋车e融) China Financing 2,270,000 US$ August 25, 2017 Venture Online lending information and a middle-man platform for lenders and lendees
Cheyr China Financing 2,260,000 US$ August 28, 2017 Venture Auto financing platform
Dianrong China Financing 220,000,000 US$ August 1, 2017 Series D Lending marketplace
Fundshare (乐百分) China Financing 12,100,000 US$ August 30, 2017 Bridge Installment payments platform that provides credit card and financial services to merchants
Liangzibao (量量⼦子保) China Insurance 1,000,000 US$ August 14, 2017 Series A B2B2C internet customized insurance service platform
Linklogis (联易易融⾦金金融) China Financing 30,000,000 US$ August 10, 2017 Series B Supply chain financing service provider
Onchain (分布科技) China Cryptocurrency, Blockchain 250,000 US$ August 22, 2017 Seed It builds blockchain technology and solutions
Qingsongchou Network TechnologyChina Crowdfunding 28,000,000 US$ August 5, 2017 Series C Chinese online crowdfunding operator
Xiangdaiche (享贷⻋车) China Financing 250,000 US$ August 3, 2017 Seed It helps auto dealers provide advance payment services
Zhaoyinzi (找银⼦子) China Financing 1,000,000 US$ August 9, 2017 Series A P2P financial services company that is focused on real estate collateral assets loan services
Zhushangdai (助商贷) China Financing 1,500,000 US$ August 25, 2017 Series A Online car finance platform
Minka Colombia Banking 250,000 US$ August 1, 2017 Seed Banking as a service platform
Coya Germany Insurance 10,000,000 US$ August 28, 2017 Seed Digital insurer
Capital Float India Financing 45,000,000 US$ August 20, 2017 Series C It provides working capital finance to SMEs
DigiLend India Financing 31,210 US$ August 13, 2017 Seed Marketplace that enables individuals like you to avail unsecured personal loans.
Ezetap India Payment 16,000,000 US$ August 22, 2017 Series D Payment device maker
Five Star Business Finance India Cryptocurrency, Blockchain 52,190,000 US$ August 8, 2017 Series C Secured loans to micro & small enterprise customers
IFMR Holdings India Financing 1,000,000 US$ August 27, 2017 Venture Micro-loans, small business finance, affordable housing and commercial vehicles finance
Note: Gray colored numbers are estimated numbers.
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11Disclosed Equity Funding Rounds in August 2017 (1/4)
Startup Country Tags Amount ($) Date Funding Type Description
Instamojo India Payment 1,000,000 US$ August 17, 2017 Series A On-demand payments platform for SMEs
Karvy Computershare India Trading, Investing 5,000,000 US$ August 2, 2017 Private Equity Investor servicing
KNAB Finance India Financing 390,000 US$ August 17, 2017 Seed Short-term credit for businesses
MobiKwik India Payment 35,360,000 US$ August 2, 2017 Seed Mobile wallet app in India
Simpl India Financing 1,000,000 US$ August 16, 2017 Series A Micro-credit platform allows a user to make an online purchase and settle the transaction later on the lines of a credit card
Pundi Pundi Indonesia Financing 4,000,000 US$ August 22, 2017 Series A Virtual credit payments through mobile phone
UangTeman Indonesia Financing 12,000,000 US$ August 6, 2017 Series A Online lending service that provides instant short-term microcredit to Indonesian consumers.
Tech Bureau, Inc. Japan Cryptocurrency, Blockchain 9,000,000 US$ August 8, 2017 Seed Cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption
Tranzax Japan Corporate Finance 9,000,000 US$ August 7, 2017 Venture It eases companies to simplify the normal processes of accounting
BitPesa Kenya Payment 4,250,000 US$ August 29, 2017 Series A Blockchain payments platform for Africa
Slurp! Malaysia Payment 580,000 US$ August 16, 2017 Series A Customizable cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) system for F&B retail businesses.
PawnHero Philippines Financing 9,700,000 US$ August 20, 2017 Venture Online pawnshop
AND Global Singapore Scoring, Identity, Fraud 4,000,000 US$ August 20, 2017 Seed It provides instant credit scoring and unlocks access to unsecured personal loans and payment options
Asia Finance Singapore Trading, Investing 2,085,000 US$ August 30, 2017 Seed Drive financial accessibility by bringing investment opportunities and knowledge through technology
Bluzelle Singapore Cryptocurrency, Blockchain 1,500,000 US$ August 28, 2017 Series A It develops a software suite that enables banks and insurance businesses to leverage the blockchain
SingX Singapore Money Transfer 4,500,000 US$ August 22, 2017 Series B Money transfer
EasyEquities South Africa Trading, Investing 7,450,000 US$ August 13, 2017 Private Equity Platform enables users to invest in securities
TINK Sweden Personal Finance Management 1,760,000 US$ August 30, 2017 Venture Personal finance service
Muume AG Switzerland Payment 5,300,000 US$ August 21, 2017 Series B Mobile payment solution
T2P (DeepPocket) Thailand Financing 3,000,000 US$ August 27, 2017 Series A E-wallet that you can make a payment anytime and anywhere even when you don’t have your money in the wallet
Covercy UK Payment 250,000 US$ August 13, 2017 Seed It enables SMB's to make commercial cross border payments at low cost with guaranteed rates
Fidelity Payment UK Payment 5,000,000 US$ August 16, 2017 Private Equity Card payment solutions
Glint Pay UK Payment 4,020,000 US$ August 9, 2017 Venture Global currency, account, and app that gives clients control in the way they store, spend, exchange, and transfer money
Kantox UK Money Transfer 6,010,000 US$ August 4, 2017 Series C It provides currency exchange and international payment solutions
LANDBAY UK Financing 3,140,000 US$ August 17, 2017 Equity Crowdfunding Peer-to-peer lending
Note: Gray colored numbers are estimated numbers.
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12Disclosed Equity Funding Rounds in August 2017 (1/4)
Startup Country Tags Amount ($) Date Funding Type Description
Lease Fetcher UK Financing 386,010 US$ August 17, 2017 Seed Leasing comparison
Money Dashboard UK Personal Finance Management 1,310,000 US$ August 21, 2017 Equity Crowdfunding Online personal financial management service allowing users to view their online financial accounts
Neyber UK Financing 27,670,000 US$ August 1, 2017 Series C Lending platform for employers to offer affordable loans to employees,
Options Technology UK Trading, Investing 100,000,000 US$ August 15, 2017 Private Equity Hedge fund technology
Prodigy Finance UK Financing 40,000,000 US$ August 20, 2017 Series C Borderless postgraduate student loans to international students to attend a top school
Property Moose UK Crowdfunding 1,000,000 US$ August 26, 2017 Venture Property crowdfunding platform
RailsBank UK Banking 1,200,000 US$ August 8, 2017 Seed Open banking and compliance API platform
Red Flag UK Corporate Finance 1,600,000 US$ August 23, 2017 Venture Automated accounting, expenses, invoicing
TransferGo UK Money Transfer 2,900,000 US$ August 10, 2017 Series B Digital international money transfers for migrants and businesses
Abaris USA Insurance 250,000 US$ August 2, 2017 Seed The first direct-to-consumer platform for longevity insurance. We're bringing private market pensions to the masses.
AdvisorBid USA Trading, Investing 85,000 US$ August 1, 2017 Convertible Note Marketplace for financial advisors
AML RightSource USA Scoring, Identity, Fraud 5,000,000 US$ August 20, 2017 Private Equity Provider of AML/BSA and financial crimes co-sourcing solutions.
AutoFi USA Financing 10,000,000 US$ August 23, 2017 Series A Point of sale solution for financing a vehicle online
Bestow, Inc. USA Insurance 2,500,000 US$ August 28, 2017 Seed Give people an easier way to get their life insurance
Blend USA Financing 100,000,000 US$ August 24, 2017 Series D Simplifying the process of mortgage applications for both borrowers and lenders
Bread USA Financing 126,000,000 US$ August 1, 2017 Series B It partners with retailers to offer pay-over-time solutions that make financing easier and more transparent.
breadwallet USA Cryptocurrency, Blockchain 7,000,000 US$ August 17, 2017 Venture Mobile bitcoin wallet
CarePayment USA Financing 5,000,000 US$ August 6, 2017 Private Equity It helps people manage their medical expenses
CheddarGetter USA Payment 1,250,000 US$ August 13, 2017 Seed Billing and recurring subscription management system
Coinbase USA Cryptocurrency, Blockchain 100,000,000 US$ August 9, 2017 Series D Digital currency wallet service
Crop Pro Insurance USA Insurance 8,000,000 US$ August 7, 2017 Series A Specializing in federal and private crop insurance
Domuso Inc. USA Financing 3,100,000 US$ August 29, 2017 Venture Data-driven payments and financing technology for the rental housing industry
Ellevest USA Wealth Management 32,458,913 US$ August 22, 2017 Venture Tailored contributions, timelines, and diversified investment portfolios for women
Elsen USA Corporate Finance 930,000 US$ August 16, 2017 Seed Platform for bringing massively-parallel processing to financial data
Emailage USA Scoring, Identity, Fraud 10,000,000 US$ August 22, 2017 Series B Real-time transaction risk assessment, using the email address as a key data point
Note: Gray colored numbers are estimated numbers.
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13Disclosed Equity Funding Rounds in August 2017 (1/4)
Startup Country Tags Amount ($) Date Funding Type Description
Filecoin USA Cryptocurrency, Blockchain 52,000,000 US$ August 9, 2017 Venture Filecoin is a data storage network and electronic currency based on Bitcoin.
Funraise USA Crowdfunding 3,000,000 US$ August 7, 2017 Seed Create fundraising websites & manage donors
Gabi USA Insurance 2,600,000 US$ August 22, 2017 Seed It monitors insurance rates from all carriers and provides unbiased advice on the optimal coverage
Guideline Technologies USA Insurance 15,000,000 US$ August 7, 2017 Series B Guideline is an all-inclusive 401(k) provider designed for growing businesses.
Insikt USA Financing 5,000,000 US$ August 14, 2017 Private Equity Platform enabling brands to lend to customers through Lending as a Service
Invoiced USA Corporate Finance 250,000 US$ August 29, 2017 Seed Invoice online and accept credit card and ACH payments from customers
Jetty USA Insurance 11,500,000 US$ August 7, 2017 Series A Focused on solving the problems both consumers and landlords experience during a home rental process
Juvo USA Financing 40,000,000 US$ August 1, 2017 Series B It helps mobile users in emerging markets improve their financial standing by combining data and identity to provide micro-loans
Kabbage USA Financing 250,000,000 US$ August 2, 2017 Series F Automated technology and data platform powers lending directly and for its partners
Kin Insurance USA Insurance 4,000,000 US$ August 1, 2017 Series A Home insurance for homeowners
Limelight Health USA Insurance 7,000,000 US$ August 1, 2017 Series B It provides health insurance agents with decision tools and a SaaS platform to assist their decision making
Lumity USA Insurance 19,000,000 US$ August 22, 2017 Series B Company health plan decisions with data-driven recommendations
NexBank USA Banking 20,000,000 US$ August 8, 2017 Venture Delivers commercial banking, mortgage banking and institutional services
PeerIQ USA Financing 12,000,000 US$ August 1, 2017 Series A Data and risk analytics firm that helps institutions analyze, access and manage risk in the alternative lending sector
Personal Capital USA Wealth Management 40,000,000 US$ August 1, 2017 Series E Digital wealth management firm.
PHP Agency USA Insurance 10,000,000 US$ August 21, 2017 Private Equity Sales platform that enables new agents to open offices and sell life insurance from leading US insurance carriers
Socure USA Scoring, Identity, Fraud 13,900,000 US$ August 8, 2017 Series B Digital identity verification
StreetShares USA Wealth Management 10,300,000 US$ August 6, 2017 Venture Social finance community for veterans, military members, their families and supporters.
TravelBank USA Corporate Finance 25,000,000 US$ August 29, 2017 Series B Travel and expense system targeting small to medium businesses
Vyze USA Financing 13,100,000 US$ August 10, 2017 Series C Consumer financing solutions for businesses
Note: Gray colored numbers are estimated numbers.
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ICOs MADE BY FINTECH STARTUPS IN AUGUST 2017
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15Fintech ICOs in August 2017
Note: Gray colored numbers are estimated numbers.
Startup Description Country Tags Amount ($) ICO (ETH) ICO (BTC) ICO (LTC) Date
Stox Open source, Bancor based prediction market platform UK Trading, Investing 33,000,000 US$ 148,000 ETH August 4, 2017
Everex Blockchain-powered microfinance and remittance Services Singapore Financing 19,228,514 US$ 37,232 ETH 950 BTC August 31, 2017
Santiment Crypto-market intelligence platform Germany Trading, Investing 14,845,500 US$ 45,000 ETH August 4, 2017
district0x Network of decentralized marketplaces and communities USA Payment 14,185,700 US$ 43,170 ETH August 1, 2017
Hive Project CryptoCurrency invoice financing platform UK Financing 8,950,000 US$ 11,122 ETH 1,181 BTC August 21, 2017
Neverdie Gaming and eSports cryptocurrency USA Payment 6,087,445 US$ 15,470 ETH August 30, 2017
Starta Starta accelerator portfolio investment USA Trading, Investing 5,000,000 US$ August 3, 2017
investFeed Cryptocurrency Social investment network USA Cryptocurrency, Blockchain 4,000,000 US$ 10,174 ETH August 7, 2017
SURETLY Crowdvouching platform allowing people to make money vouching for borrowers, who need an urgent short-term online loans USA Financing 2,900,000 US$ 6,357 ETH 166 BTC 938 LTC August 23, 2017
SunContract Decentralized energy market Slovenia Trading, Investing 2,517,595 US$ 8,090 ETH August 1, 2017
BlockCAT Lets anyone create, manage, and deploy smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain with just a few clicks Canada Corporate Finance 2,275,103 US$ 23,800 ETH August 14, 2017
Neblio Enterprise blockchain solutions USA Corporate Finance 1,586,091 US$ 371 BTC August 20, 2017
ACT Social accountability by aggregating micro payments from citizens to fundgrass rootsproposals that drive change Germany Payment 207,119 US$ 699 ETH August 1, 2017
CryptoABS Platform for financing with physical assets in Ethereum Taiwan Financing 1,468 US$ 4 ETH August 4, 2017
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NOTEWORTHY FINTECH STARTUPS WITH FUNDING IN JUNE 2017
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17Startup #Tag
Startup Description Country Tags Amount ($) Funding Type Date
Bread It partners with retailers to offer pay-over-time solutions that make financing easier and more transparent. USA Financing 126,000,000 US$ Series B August 1, 2017
Neyber Lending platform for employers to offer affordable loans to employees, UK Financing 27,670,000 US$ Series C August 1, 2017
SURETLY Crowdvouching platform allowing people to make money vouching for borrowers, who need an urgent short-term online loans USA Financing 2,900,000 US$ Seed August 23, 2017
Hive Project CryptoCurrency Invoice Financing Platform UK Financing 8,950,000 US$ Seed August 21, 2017
Ellevest Tailored contributions, timelines, and diversified investment portfolios for women USA Wealth Management 32,458,913 US$ Venture August 22, 2017
Simpl Micro-credit platform allows a user to make an online purchase and settle the transaction later on the lines of a credit card India Financing 1,000,000 US$ Series A August 16, 2017
PayTabs Payment processing solution Bahrain Payment 20,000,000 US$ Venture August 20, 2017
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