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Congrats to Descartes Underwriting, our Insurtech champion!
Today, Descartes Underwriting, who has been part of our portfolio since their first round in January 2019, announces a $120m Series B…
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Great MomenTuum for our Estonian core banking gem
Just a year after we led Tuum’s (FKA Modularbank) Seed round alongside Karma Ventures, the Estonian core banking startup closes a €15M…
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Backing Pretto’s €30M Series B, our first re-investment in 2022 !
Two years after we co-led Pretto’s Series A with Alven, we proudly participate to the digital mortgage broker’s Series B, alongside Alven…
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Willkommen Finlex!
Or why we invested in the leading German wholesale broker for Financial Lines.
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Co-leading Mooncard’s Series B: let’s reach for the stars!
A never ending problem for companies…
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What are the most promising trends in BtoB Payment?
A current overview of one of the hottest sector in Fintech
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Who won the 2021 Euro ̶F̶o̶o̶t̶b̶a̶l̶l̶ Fintech league? ⚽🔮
So far, 2021 has been a crazy record year fundraising-wise for tech companies — especially fintech. And last week, just after the…
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We’re thrilled to lead Hawk AI’s $10m Series A!
At BlackFin, we deeply believe in the use of IA to detect abnormal patterns and fight against fraud — which is one of the greatest concern…
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Tervetuloa Tesseract! (It means ‘welcome’ in finnish)
For a year now, the crypto landscape has been booming. Despite the recent volatility and decrease in values, crypto market cap remains…
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Congrats to Memo Bank for its €13m extension round!
A few months after we led its €20m Series A, Memo Bank raises €13m with Serena Capital.
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Glad to double down on Insurtech champion Akur8!
Our first investment in Akur8 was also our first disclosed investment in 2020. Since then, a lot of things happened for the company — in…
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From Seed to $100m Series B: Agicap’s incredible journey
In less than 2 years, Agicap has raised a total of $121m, and successfully expanded its activities to Europe. Today, we’re very proud of…
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We’re doubling down on Epsor to build the future of savings
The fintech raised a €20m funding round led by Gaia Capital Partners, with Augmentum Fintech, existing investor Partech and of course…
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2021 Fintech and Insurtech predictions
BlackFin Tech team view on what to expect from insurtech in 2021
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How has Insurtech brought value to insurers in 2020?
In the first 3 quarters of 2020, European insurtechs have raised more than €480m so far through a little more than 50 deals — among which…
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Tere tulemast (=Welcome) Modularbank!
We are proud to lead Modularbank’s first external round alongside the Estonian fund Karma Ventures
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¡Bienvenido a Bdeo!
We are proud to announce our very first investment in Spain, in the brilliant Madrid-based Bdeo, alongside K Fund and Big Sur Ventures.
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Why you should add an independent director to your board
In the public world, it’s very common — even mandatory in some jurisdictions, to have independent directors sitting at the executive board…
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Thrilled to be part of Descartes Underwriting $18.5m Series A
18 months after we first led the Insurtech seed round, we are glad to announce our new investment in Descartes Underwriting, alongside…
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Herzlich Willkommen, Hypatos!
We are proud to share with you our most recent investment in Germany: we invested in Hypatos, a deeptech startup that is set to completely…
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Which fintech tribe do you belong to?
A brand naming analysis over 300 fintech startups & 10 years in Europe. This article is an update of the “Hi! My name is (what?)” series I…
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Ravelin secures $20m Series C
Just a year after BlackFin led Ravelin $10m Series B, we are glad to announce that the London-based payment fraud detection specialist…
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Welcome Memo Bank: the future of SME banking!
Memo Bank: why you should remember this name (and why we are investing!)
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Welcome to the BlackFin Tech family, Likvido!
Today, we are pleased to announce our 9th investment (and second Danish deal!): Likvido.
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Welcome to the BlackFin Tech family, Likvido!
Today, we are pleased to announce our 9th investment (and second Danish deal!): Likvido.
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InsurTech for SMEs — A new era of customization & flexibility?
In the general opinion, there is the feeling that SMEs are not that well served by insurers — traditionally because they have small basket…
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Let’s celebrate neobanks!
It’s no secret: over the past decade, neobanks have flourished all over Europe. Starling, Revolut, Monzo, Qonto, N26, LunarWay, Shine…
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