Khosla Ventures is betting $10M on Ian Crosby, whose last startup, Bench, imploded

Crosby is building Synthetic, a fully autonomous AI bookkeeping service for other startups.

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Ouinex reaches $9M in community funding, launches token platform

Ouinex,a Paris-based crypto asset exchange, has raised $3.5 million in a new equityround, bringing its total funding to $9 million, all of it from retail andprofessional traders using its own platform…

London fintech Banked acquired by Australia’s top business lender

A London-founded payments fintech backed by US investment giant Bank of America has been acquired by Australia’s top business lender, the lender has announced. Banked, founded in London in 2018, has…

DDD Invoices raises €1.31M to simplify global e-invoicing compliance

DDD Invoices, aLjubljana-based company building API-driven infrastructure for globale-invoicing compliance, has raised a €1.31 million seed round backed by Fil Rouge Capital, 500 Global, and experienc…

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Paymentology targets new growth areas with $175M investment

Paymentology, the global issuer-processingplatform for banks and fintechs, has secured a $175 million investment co-ledby Apis Partners and Aspirity Partners.Founded to help financial institutionsmode…

Pillar secures €12M to build an AI-powered operating system for construction

Italian construction technology startupPillar has raised €12 million in a seed funding round led by Earlybird Venture Capital and Base10 Partners, with participation from Italian Founders Fund. Therou…

With $18M in new funding, Adfin expands AI-powered business finance

London-based fintech Adfinhas raised $18 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered moneymovement and cashflow management platform for businesses. The round was led byIndex Ventures, with pa…

Lunar co-founder exits CEO role after 11 years

The co-founder of Danish digital bank Lunar is stepping down as CEO after more than ten years and is being replaced by a former Danske Bank and Saxo Bank executive.Ken Villum Klausen, Lunar co-founder…