Funding Rounds
Series B, $21.1M
DriveWealth (2012, Chatham, $30.8M) – Investment app and Brokerage API provider
Series A, $20M
Behavox (2014, London, $21.6M) – Employee surveillance system
Investors: Citigroup, Index Ventures
Series A, $15.1M
Newbanker (2016, Beijing, $18.8M) – Customer Management platform for wealth management firms
Investors: Atlas Capital, Matrix Partners China, Yuan Sheng Capital
Post IPO, $9.4M
EQS Group (2000, Munich) – International technology provider for Digital Investor Relations
Post IPO, $7.8M
The Street (1996, New York City, $15M) – Online portal for business news, market data and stock analysis
Investors: 180 Degree Capital
Series B, $2.7M
Heckyl Technologies (2010, Mumbai, $7.5M) – Real time financial information & news analytics for markets & businesses
Investors: Notion Capital, IDG Ventures India
Series A, $2.6M
Quantamize (2016, New York City) – Research and trading strategy provider
Seed, $2.4M
Elsen (2014, Boston, $2.9M) – High performance platform for financial institutions.
Investors: Hyperplane, Accomplice, LaunchCapital
Series A, $2.2M
Xenodata Lab (2015, Shibuya, $2.8M) – Automated financial analysis tool
Investors: The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Teikoku Databank, Ltd., Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, kabu.com Securities, DBJ Capital, Mizuho Capital, SMBC Venture Capital
Seed, $2.1M
Accern (2013, New York City, $3.4M) – Intelligence detection platform for institutional investors
Investors: Cane Investment Partners, Moshe Neuman, Affinity Investment Group, 26 Venture, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank
Seed, $2M
Matador (2015, New York City, $2M) – Free social trading app
Series A, $2M
Zirra (2014, Tel Aviv, $4.5M) – Rating platform for private investments.
Investors: Seedinvest
Series C, $1.7M
Bux (2013, Amsterdam, $23M) – Trading game and real time trading platform
Investors: Seedrs
Series A, $1.6M
Crowdfunder (2012, Los Angeles, $6.5M) – Business crowdfunding platform
Investors: Crowdcube
Seed, $1.4M
Asoko Insight (2014, London, $2.7M) – Database for African private companies.
Investors: North Base Media, CRE Venture Capital
M&A
- Itiviti to combine with ULLINK Automated Trader
- Visible Alpha acquires Alpha Exchange ahead of MiFID II The TRADE
- First Derivatives Buys Spanish Firm Telconomics In Cash And Share Deal LSE Spreads
- LGIM acquires $2.7bn European ETF platform fnlondon.com
- Hockeystick announces acquisition of LaunchSpot at SaaS North conference StartUp Beat
- Solovis Extends Multi-Asset Portfolio Analytics Capabilities with Acquisition of Madrone Software PR Newswire
IPO
- SelfWealth begins trading on ASX Fintech Business
- Scots fintech firm Beeks Financial in £24.5m IPO Daily Business
New Fund Launch
- SyndicateRoom provides investors access to fast-growing UK scale-ups with new EIS fund Proactive Investors
New Product Announcement
- Linedata Accelerates Its Transformation And Unveils A New Brand Identity GlobeNewswire
- Barracuda FX launches OMS Cloud Automated Trader
- SIA Launches a New Digital Platform for Instant Payments Business Wire
- GoldenSource launches new solution to release IT and Regulatory Reporting shackles for Asset Managers PressReleasePoint
- Thomson Reuters Drives Greater Backtesting and Historical Analysis with Launch of I/B/E/S Point in Time PressReleasePoint
- InvestCloud Launches Solutions to Democratize Digital and Deliver Mass Automation PR Newswire
- TORA Launches AI-Driven Pre-Trade Analytics Tool to Help Firms Meet Stricter MiFID II Best Execution Requirements GlobeNewswire
- Launch of FIS Code Connect Puts FIS Clients at Forefront of Open API InnovationPressReleasePoint
- Bloomberg Unveils Trading Platform for Repurchase Agreements in Philippines Finance Magnates
- Bloomberg to launch 24-hour social news network on Twitter TechSpot
- SS&C Launches “Comprehensive”, a Complete Portfolio Monitoring Service for Credit Managers Bobsguide
- Singapore startup unveils Asia’s first robot trader for retail investors sgsme.sg
- To track stocks, Moneycontrol launches voice-enabled app for smart watch MyBigPlunge
- Envestnet | Tamarac Launches a New Version of Its Comprehensive RIA Platform PR Newswire
- Leverate Launches Expansion Package ‘Go East’ Finance Magnates
- Transparitrade Launches Structured Investments Multi-issuer Platform Initiative in the US to Capitalize on Recent Market Growth PR Newswire
- HFR launches ‘Portfolioscope’ – SaaS platform for hedge funds International Business Times
- M Science Launches Alibaba Advertising Spending Data Product Business Wire
New Geo Entry
- FinTech Marketplace Wealth Migrate Continues Expansion with New UK OfficeGlobeNewswire
- SmartStream opens managed service office in Jaipur to serve a tier 1 bank Bobsguide
Secondary
- Ion Investment to buy controlling stake in Dealogic from Carlyle, Euromoney Reuters
Business Partnership
- Fintech startup Flux partners with Barclays for itemised receipts Tech Empire
- Token and Envestnet | Yodlee Announce Strategic Open Banking Partnership PR Newswire
- Uniper and Openlink lead the way in tier-one Cloud ETRM adoption PennWell Corporation
- Fenergo signs Client Lifecycle Management deal with BNP Paribas Automated Trader
- Charles River and Trumid Partnership Brings Greater Efficiency to Corporate Bond Trading Citybizlist
- AxiomSL partners with GridCon for German regulatory reporting Automated Trader
Key People Movement
- OurCrowd Appoints Roland Wee as Managing Director to Lead Asia Expansion Business Wire
- Electronic Trading Pioneer Lupowitz Joins trueEX as CTO PR Newswire
Lawsuit
- HC junks FTIL’s petition against govt order to merge with NSEL Indiatimes