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Zubale bags new capital for software to help retailers scale e-commerce in Latin America
The new investment will be deployed into growing Zubale’s three e-commerce productivity offerings, continued product development and strategies to consolidate its presence in Mexico and Brazil.
QED and Partech back South African payment orchestration platform Revio in $5.2M seed
The payment landscape in Africa is still fragmented, with several payment operators providing different payment options to customers as well as businesses. Due to this fragmentation, payment failures are inevitable…
QED leads $7M round into startup that offers financing to SaaS businesses across US-South Asia corridor
There are a number of companies in the U.S. that offer revenue-based financing to SaaS companies, including Capchase, Pipe, Founderpath and Arc. But the options for South Asian companies are…
QED Investors says pace of investing from new funds will be ‘extremely disciplined’
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QED Investors today announced the closing of two new funds totaling $925 million, capital that it will be using to back early-stage financial technology startups, as well as growth rounds…
Finch lands $40M to connect disparate HR systems with a single API
Finch, a platform that helps companies connect to various HR apps, services and systems, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round co-led by General Catalyst…
Ntropy raises cash to normalize and classify transaction data
Ntropy, a company offering an API that enriches transaction data for financial services businesses, today announced that it raised $11 million in a Series A round led by Lakestar with…
The buy now, pay later (BNPL) market was once seen as a bulletproof investment, given the meteoric rise of players like Klarna and Afterpay during the pandemic. But increased scrutiny…
Remofirst raises $14.1M to make it cheaper and easier for businesses to hire remote workers globally
Remote work has never been as accepted, or mainstream, as it is today. Yet some businesses hesitate to explore the option of hiring people in other countries because the prospect…
QED makes its first African investment, backing Nigerian fintech TeamApt in $50M+ deal
QED Investors, a U.S. fintech-focused venture capital firm, has led a new investment in TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech that provides business payments and banking platforms. The investment was over $50…
Shop Circle wants to keep Shopify merchants from going ‘round and ‘round finding apps they need
The London-based company is creating a one-stop shop for what it considers to be the “best-of-the-best” e-commerce apps to get merchants up-and-running quickly.
Why Latin America’s freight-forwarding opportunity is still attracting capital
Amid a pandemic and unrest over gasoline prices, investors are still pouring money into Latin America’s logistics and shipping businesses.
Live near an ocean? Kin Insurance’s data aims to more accurately predict home risk
By using data and technology to accurately price the risk, Kin Insurance is able to remove some of the costs of traditional insurance firms, like agents.
Colombian e-commerce enablement startup Melonn raises $20M to help SMBs scale in LatAm
Melonn, a Colombian startup that provides fulfillment and software services to small and medium-sized e-commerce companies in Latin America, has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by…
Wayflyer raises $150M on a $1.6B valuation for a new spin on providing loans to e-commerce merchants
E-commerce has continued to boom in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but running an e-commerce business has also become significantly more chaotic, with unpredictable supply chains, logistics hiccups and…
QED Investors hires Gbenga Ajayi as partner to focus on investments in Africa
In a move rarely made by Western venture capitalists, QED Investors announced today that it has hired an African partner, Gbenga Ajayi. He will focus on Africa investments as part…
Fairplay closes $35M in equity, debt to provide revenue-based financing to entrepreneurs
Fairplay provides a sales advance as funding in exchange for a flat fee and a steady revenue share of earnings until the capital is paid back.
BHub secures $20M to become LatAm companies’ back-office administrator
Company owners can integrate BHub with their financial systems and view everything through one financial dashboard.
EasyHealth, a startup targeting the Medicare experience, announces $135M Series A
EasyHealth, a startup focused on navigating the Medicare experience, announced a $135 million Series A round on Thursday. EasyHealth has a simple purpose: to help enroll, and follow-up with (more…
AARP, T. Rowe Price, QED kick off community to target $8.3T 50-plus market
Prior to the global pandemic, technology for older folks was a nice to have, but now is “an absolute necessity to live your best life,” according to AARP’s Andy Miller.
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Why QED, hot on Nubank, is bullish about LatAm fintech
QED’s first investment in the region was Nubank, a deal that is set to pay off handsomely.
Brazil’s Hash raises $40M in a round led by QED and Kaszek for its white-label payments software
Hash, a payment infrastructure fintech, announced today that it has raised $40 million in a Series C funding round co-led by QED Investors and Kaszek. The raise comes just six…
Mynd raises $57.3M at an $807M valuation to give people a way to invest in rental properties remotely
Mynd, a company that aims to make it easier for people to buy and manage single-family rental properties, announced today it has raised $57.3 million in funding from QED Investors.…
QED Investors closes on $1.05B across two funds to invest in fintech companies globally
QED Investors announced the closing of two new funds totaling $1.05 billion, capital that it will be using to back early-stage startups, as well as growth rounds for later-stage companies.…
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Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups
The Latin America startup ecosystem is having a great year, with mega-rounds being announced at breakneck speed and new unicorns minted almost monthly. This is mostly due to the clearly maturing startup scene in the region, with proven successes such as Nubank, Cornershop, Gympass and Loggi helping to bolster LatAm’s credibility. Interestingly, many of the…
Reserve Trust raises $30.5M to become the ‘Stripe for B2B payments’
Reserve Trust, a Denver-based financial services provider, has raised $30.5 million in a Series A round led by QED Investors. FinTech Collective, Ardent Venture Partners, Flywire CEO Mike Massaro and…
Accounting firm Proper banks $9M Series A to automate property management
Proper’s tech-enabled service is designed to execute those specific real estate accounting-related processes and apply automation to those that are repetitive.
Refyne raises $20.1 million to help workers in India get faster access to wages
A young Indian startup that is betting that earned wage access solutions will take off in the South Asian nation said on Wednesday it has closed a new round from…
Wayflyer raises $76M to provide ‘revenue-based’ financing to e-commerce merchants
Wayflyer, a revenue-based financing platform for e-commerce merchants, has raised $76 million in a Series A funding round led by Left Lane Capital. Partners of DST Global, QED Investors, Speedinvest…
Treasury Prime raises $20M to scale its banking-as-a-service biz
This morning Treasury Prime, a banking-as-a-service startup that delivers its product via APIs, announced that it has closed a $20 million Series B. The capital comes around a year since…
