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Kaaj AI , an agentic AI credit intelligence platform that simplifies small business lending, led by Utsav Shah and Shivi Sharma, has secured  $3.8 million in seed funding led by Kindred Ventures , with participation from Better Tomorrow Ventures , Karman Ventures , Pythia Ventures , Coughdrop Capital , and notable angels including Soups Ranjan (CEO, Sardine AI ), Rahul Ramesh (CCO   Brex ), Remy Carole (COO,  TreasuryPrime ), Sip Jiyane (CAO, Affirm ), Steven Ma (CEO, Pony Mo

Zilch , the consumer payments platform powering the future of commerce, led by Philip Belamant, Hugh Courtney, Desmond McNamara, Kirsty Spickett, Ryan Mendy, Sean Hederman, Boriana Tchobanova, and others, has secured  over USD $175 million ($176.7m) in debt and equity led by KKCG  with participation from BNF Capital , and several other strategic investors. The raise also includes the expansion of its securitization led by Deutsche Bank . The successful raise follows the launc

Finnable , a Bangalore-based credit technology company, led by Nitin Gupta, Amit Arora, Sandeep Koul, and others, has closed  a ₹500 crore equity raise led by Z47  and TVS Capital .  The funding marks a key step in Finnable’s mission to make credit inclusive and accessible for India’s new-age professionals. Targeting the mid-income salaried segment (₹15,000–₹50,000 monthly earners), Finnable bridges the gap between formal banking and informal credit, enabling millions to borr

Formalize , a Copenhagen-based compliance software company led by Jakob Lilholm, Magnus Boye, Christian Jessen, and Kristoffer Abell, has secured  €30 million in a Series B funding co-led by Acton Capital  (DE) and BlackFin Tech  (FR), with participation from West Hill Capital  and CIBC Innovation Banking . Formalize helps European companies manage growing regulatory complexity by automating compliance workflows across frameworks like GDPR, NIS2, DORA, and ISO 27001, consolid

Saturn OS , the AI technology company transforming financial advice by slashing the cost to serve and broadening access to wealth management, led by Amal Jolly, Michael Ettlinger, and Rohit Vaish, has secured  a $15m Series A   funding round led by European VC Singular , with participation from Shapers , Y Combinator , and Zeno Ventures . The investment will fast-track product development and scale Saturn’s platform, enabling advisers to serve more clients with greater effici

Anrok , developer of global tax compliance infrastructure, led by Kannan Goundan and Michelle Valentine, has secured  $55 million in Series C funding led by Spark Capital , with participation from Sapphire Ventures  and existing investors Khosla Ventures , Sequoia Capital , and Index Ventures , bringing the total funding to over $100 million. Modern companies are scaling faster than ever, launching new products, reaching global markets, and reshaping industries. Behind that m

Acoru , a Madrid-based AI-powered platform to monitor financial fraud and money laundering, led by Pablo de la Riva Ferrezuelo and David Morán, has secured  a €10 million Series A round led by  33N  Ventures with participation from  Adara Ventures  and Athos Capital  also joined the round. Generative AI-driven scams, like deepfakes, voice cloning, and social engineering, are driving global fraud losses of nearly $500 billion annually. Current solutions focus on transactions,

Cercli , a people OS for businesses, led by Akeed Azmi and David Reche, has secured  $12 million in Series A led by Picus Capital  with participation from Knollwood Investment Advisory , RZM Investment , with existing investors Y Combinator , Afore Capital , and Cotu Ventures  all doubling down - alongside angel investors including Prabhakar Reddy from OpenFX, Jaime Arrieta from Buk, Marco Ogliengo and Francesco Scalambrino from Jet HR, Francesco Simoneschi from Truelayer, Me

Clove , a wealth-tech platform, led by Christian Owens and Alex Loizou, has secured  £10m ($14m) in pre-seed funding, led by Accel  with participation from Kindred, Air Street , and a group of incredible angel investors. Despite advances in consumer technology, financial guidance has barely evolved. While products exist to move money or invest, few help answer critical questions about timing, trade-offs, and future planning. Moreover, the financial advice industry largely ser

Resistant AI , a cutting-edge AI platform to outsmart criminals, led by Jan Stiborek, Jan Jusko, Tomáš Laube, Martin Rehak, Karel Bartoš, Josef Stach, Martin Grill, Martin Vejman, and Lukáš Machlica, has secured  a $25 million Series B funding round led by DTCP , with strong participation from existing investors including Experian , GV , and Notion Capita l, who are doubling down on their investment. The company, which reached breakeven in September, will use the capital to s

Dezerv , a technology-driven wealth management platform, led by Vaibhav Porwal , Sandeep Jethwani , and Sahil Contractor , has secured ₹350 crore in Series C funding co-led by Premji Invest  and Accel’s Global Growth Fund, with continued participation from Elevation Capital  and Z47 -underscoring their deep conviction in the company’s long-term vision. The new capital will enhance client experience and fortify Dezerv’s foundation for long-term growth. The company plans to dee

Feedzai , a fintech company on a mission to make the world a safer place for commerce, one transaction at a time, led by Nuno Sebastião,...

GreyLabs AI , an AI-powered platform transforming India's BFSI services through agentic voice AI, led by Aman Goel, Harshita Srivastava,...

DualEntry , the AI-native ERP, led by Benedict Dohmen and Santiago Nestares, has secured  $90 million Series A led by Lightspeed Venture...

Better Tomorrow Ventures , a fintech-focused Venture Fund led by Jake Gibson, Sheel Mohnot, Nihar Bobba, JC Bahr-de Stefano, and Yoni...

Teylor , an SME financing platform led by Patrick Stäuble, Joshua Mauk, Huy Nguyen, Andre Cordesmeyer, and Amadeus von Kummer, has...

Ignosis , an Account Aggregator Infrastructure and Financial Data Intelligence Platform, has secured  $4 million in its Pre-Series A...

Recur Club , a debt marketplace changing the financing landscape for startups and SMEs, led by Eklavya Gupta, Abhinav Sherwal, Anirudh...

TRIVER , the London-based fintech firm leveraging Open Banking data and sophisticated AI to underwrite the risk of small business...

Light , the next-gen AI accounting platform, led by Jonathan Sanders and Filip Kozjak, has raised  $30 million in Series A funding led by...