ING Ventures

ING Ventures, established in 2017, is the venture capital arm of ING, headquartered in Amsterdam. It invests in early-stage companies globally, focusing on Europe, the U.S., and Asia, with a strategic relevance to ING's operations. The firm targets disruptive technologies in sectors like fintech, regtech, proptech, and advanced analytics, aiming to drive innovation within ING and enhance customer services. ING Ventures provides not only capital but also hands-on support, know-how, scaling expertise, and access to ING's extensive distribution network. The fund size is €300 million.

Vincent Buitelaar

Director

Benoit Legrand

CEO

Jan Willem Nieuwenhuize

Managing Director

57 past transactions

Stegra

Debt Financing in 2024
Stegra operates a steel production plant focused on decarbonizing the steel industry in Europe through the use of green hydrogen. The facility is designed as a fully integrated, digitalized, and automated greenfield plant, which combines raw materials, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence to produce fossil-free steel. By replacing traditional CO2-intensive coal with green hydrogen, the plant significantly reduces emissions, with water and heat as the primary byproducts. This innovative approach enables clients to access high-quality, sustainable steel at a competitive cost, contributing to the broader goal of accelerating decarbonization in the steel sector.

Qodek

Series A in 2024
Qodek is a technology company that specializes in marketing automation. It offers a platform designed to enhance customer relationship management and streamline contact outreach processes. The company's services include web scraping, CRM enhancement, and account mapping, all aimed at simplifying marketing tasks, optimizing workflow, and increasing efficiency for its clients.

EIT InnoEnergy

Venture Round in 2023
Founded in 2010 and based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, EIT InnoEnergy is a leading innovation engine focused on sustainable energy. The company operates with a mission to support the growth of early-stage companies in sectors such as climate technology, clean technology, mobility, and the Internet of Things. EIT InnoEnergy invests primarily in seed and early-stage businesses, aiming to enhance their potential through value-added services that mitigate risks and accelerate development. With offices across Europe and the United States, the firm is committed to fostering innovation in the energy sector to drive sustainable solutions.

PRODA

Series A in 2023
PRODA is pioneering real estate innovation through cutting-edge data science solutions. Our machine learning-enabled software automates analysis and reporting tasks, driving digital transformation and enhancing productivity for industry professionals.

Fintonic

Venture Round in 2023
Fintonic is a mobile financial management platform that aims to simplify personal finance for its users. Launched in 2012 and based in Madrid, Spain, the platform allows users to centralize their financial accounts and data, facilitating the analysis of millions of financial data points. It offers a variety of services, including insurance, investment products, and targeted loans. Fintonic's algorithm assesses users' eligibility for loans and presents pre-approved options that can be contracted effortlessly. The platform prioritizes security and privacy, ensuring that users can make financial transactions confidently. Currently, Fintonic serves over 250,000 users across Spain and Chile.

OpenFin

Series D in 2023
OpenFin Inc. specializes in providing runtime technology solutions tailored for financial desktops, enabling web applications to function outside traditional browser environments. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, with an additional office in London, the company serves clients in the financial services sector, including banks in the United States and Europe. OpenFin's platform facilitates real-time application generation, desktop notifications, and seamless communication between applications while adhering to stringent security and compliance standards required by financial institutions. This approach allows users to avoid costly packaging and deployment cycles, promoting rapid and secure application deployment.

Weaviate

Series B in 2023
Weaviate is a developer of an open-source AI platform that specializes in creating search and recommendation systems. The company's hybrid SaaS platform features a powerful AI vector search engine, which is designed to handle various use cases, including semantic search. It also includes plugins for integration into different applications and a user-friendly console for data management. Weaviate's architecture allows for efficient scaling, supporting the deployment of machine learning models and handling billions of data objects. This capability enables clients to leverage advanced search functionalities and enhance their applications with effective recommendation systems.

OpenFin

Venture Round in 2022
OpenFin Inc. specializes in providing runtime technology solutions tailored for financial desktops, enabling web applications to function outside traditional browser environments. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, with an additional office in London, the company serves clients in the financial services sector, including banks in the United States and Europe. OpenFin's platform facilitates real-time application generation, desktop notifications, and seamless communication between applications while adhering to stringent security and compliance standards required by financial institutions. This approach allows users to avoid costly packaging and deployment cycles, promoting rapid and secure application deployment.

Sardine

Series B in 2022
Sardine is a financial technology company that specializes in providing a risk and fraud infrastructure tailored for the online economy. It has developed a device intelligence platform that leverages artificial intelligence and advanced risk engine software. This platform enhances fraud detection while minimizing sign-up friction by analyzing multiple real-time data points, including device information, browser details, and behavioral biometrics. By integrating this technology, Sardine enables businesses to establish a robust risk and fraud management framework, ultimately reducing costs within the fintech ecosystem.

OpenFin

Venture Round in 2022
OpenFin Inc. specializes in providing runtime technology solutions tailored for financial desktops, enabling web applications to function outside traditional browser environments. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, with an additional office in London, the company serves clients in the financial services sector, including banks in the United States and Europe. OpenFin's platform facilitates real-time application generation, desktop notifications, and seamless communication between applications while adhering to stringent security and compliance standards required by financial institutions. This approach allows users to avoid costly packaging and deployment cycles, promoting rapid and secure application deployment.

PRODA

Series A in 2022
PRODA Ltd is a technology company based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based software solution designed to standardize and filter unstructured rent roll data within the real estate industry. The platform automates the capture, processing, and quality checking of data from various spreadsheets, allowing users to consolidate and visualize information efficiently. By addressing core data processing challenges, PRODA aims to enhance the accuracy and productivity of real estate professionals, including asset managers, investment brokers, lenders, and appraisers. The company's innovative approach seeks to facilitate digital transformation in real estate, enabling clients to move away from traditional workflows and reducing reliance on manual data handling.

Thought Machine

Series D in 2022
Thought Machine is a fintech company focused on transforming core banking through innovative cloud-native technology. The company addresses the challenges posed by outdated IT infrastructure that many banks rely on, which hinders their capacity for innovation and customer service. Its primary product, Vault, is a comprehensive retail banking platform designed with a microservice API architecture that can be easily configured to meet the specific needs of various banks. By enabling banks to modernize their systems, improve user experiences, and enhance data analysis capabilities, Thought Machine aims to facilitate a significant evolution in the banking sector, fostering a more efficient and responsive financial environment.

TransFICC

Venture Round in 2022
TransFICC Limited is an e-trading technology company based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing application programming interfaces (APIs) for the fixed income and derivatives markets. Founded in 2016, the company addresses the issue of fragmentation within these markets by offering a unified API that simplifies connectivity for banks and asset managers. Clients connect once to TransFICC's platform, which then manages the connections to various electronic trading venues. The technology emphasizes low latency, scalability, and security, allowing clients to keep up with rapid price updates and compete effectively against high-frequency trading firms. Additionally, TransFICC provides microsecond timestamping of price and order messages, ensuring a comprehensive audit trail that supports Best Execution requirements. The company is dedicated solely to enhancing market access, facilitating easier upgrades when trading venues change their APIs compared to traditional enterprise systems.

Weaviate

Series A in 2022
Weaviate is a developer of an open-source AI platform that specializes in creating search and recommendation systems. The company's hybrid SaaS platform features a powerful AI vector search engine, which is designed to handle various use cases, including semantic search. It also includes plugins for integration into different applications and a user-friendly console for data management. Weaviate's architecture allows for efficient scaling, supporting the deployment of machine learning models and handling billions of data objects. This capability enables clients to leverage advanced search functionalities and enhance their applications with effective recommendation systems.

X-Elio

Debt Financing in 2022
X-ELIO is a leading firm specialized in the development, construction, financing & operation of photovoltaic plants with a global presence.

Thought Machine

Series C in 2021
Thought Machine is a fintech company focused on transforming core banking through innovative cloud-native technology. The company addresses the challenges posed by outdated IT infrastructure that many banks rely on, which hinders their capacity for innovation and customer service. Its primary product, Vault, is a comprehensive retail banking platform designed with a microservice API architecture that can be easily configured to meet the specific needs of various banks. By enabling banks to modernize their systems, improve user experiences, and enhance data analysis capabilities, Thought Machine aims to facilitate a significant evolution in the banking sector, fostering a more efficient and responsive financial environment.

PRODA

Seed Round in 2021
PRODA Ltd is a technology company based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based software solution designed to standardize and filter unstructured rent roll data within the real estate industry. The platform automates the capture, processing, and quality checking of data from various spreadsheets, allowing users to consolidate and visualize information efficiently. By addressing core data processing challenges, PRODA aims to enhance the accuracy and productivity of real estate professionals, including asset managers, investment brokers, lenders, and appraisers. The company's innovative approach seeks to facilitate digital transformation in real estate, enabling clients to move away from traditional workflows and reducing reliance on manual data handling.

Stemly AI

Seed Round in 2021
Stemly is a global provider of decision intelligence solutions, specializing in forecasting and optimization for the supply chain and finance sectors. Its SaaS platform utilizes automated machine learning to enhance business outcomes by reducing lost demand, decreasing inventory levels, and lowering working capital and financing costs. The platform is designed for seamless integration with various enterprise resource planning (ERP) and transportation management systems (TMS), facilitating efficient and interconnected decision-making. By delivering advanced capabilities in autonomous planning, recommendation, data integration, and cash management, Stemly enables organizations to tackle complex challenges and achieve optimal resource allocation.

Divido

Series B in 2021
Divido is a global white label consumer lending platform that enables financial institutions and multinational retailers to enhance their sales and customer experience by offering financing options at the point of purchase. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, Divido's omnichannel platform facilitates transactions online, in-store, and via mobile, allowing consumers to spread the cost of significant purchases through installments. The platform integrates seamlessly with multiple lenders, making it accessible across various countries with a single integration. With over 1,000 partners, including notable brands such as BMW and Lenovo, Divido aims to create new revenue streams for merchants and lenders by providing instant credit options to both consumers and corporate clients. The company has expanded its operations to nine countries, reflecting its growth and commitment to improving the retail finance landscape.

Komgo

Series B in 2021
Komgo SA is a Swiss-based technology company that operates a distributed ledger platform aimed at digitalizing the trade and commodities finance sector. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Geneva, the company has expanded its presence with offices in Singapore, London, New York, and Houston. Komgo's platform streamlines trade finance processes by eliminating manual and paper-based methods, thereby reducing the risk of fraud and enhancing efficiency. It provides a secure environment for peer-to-peer transactions, which allows banks, traders, and other participants to easily access the liquidity necessary for global trade. By offering innovative workflow solutions and a benchmark data reference for the industry, Komgo is committed to simplifying trade finance and creating a more transparent and efficient marketplace.

Flowcast

Venture Round in 2021
Flowcast Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Singapore, founded in 2015. It specializes in designing and developing machine learning algorithms to create predictive models that assist financial institutions in making informed credit decisions. The company offers several solutions, including Smartcredit for detailed company information, Smartclaims for automating the deduction claims process, and Tillful, which provides credit scores and access to credit offers. Flowcast's models assess various risk factors, such as a business's ability to repay loans, the likelihood of dilution, and the risk of delinquency. By leveraging proprietary and alternative data, its API-based solutions enable real-time updates and monitoring of borrower risk assessments, providing clear insights into creditworthiness and repayment behaviors. Flowcast serves a diverse clientele, including corporations, financial institutions, and insurance providers.

Twisto

Series C in 2021
Twisto is a mobile payment app designed to simplify online transactions for users. It allows customers to make purchases with a single click, manage bills and invoices by photographing them within the app, and access payment options through a connected Mastercard, a special payment bracelet, or Apple Pay. The platform enhances the user experience by offering deferred payments and instant checkouts, enabling seamless transactions across various platforms. Additionally, Twisto provides competitive exchange rates for international payments and aggregates all transactions in a user-friendly mobile interface, allowing customers to settle their payments at the end of each month. This comprehensive approach aims to deliver convenience and efficiency in managing financial activities.

eXate

Seed Round in 2020
eXate is a London-based technology company founded in 2015, specializing in data privacy solutions tailored for complex organizations. Its platform streamlines data access controls, ensuring that sensitive information—such as names, addresses, and passport numbers—is accessible solely to authorized users. By integrating privacy-enhancing technologies with built-in governance and controls, eXate enables clients to enforce regulatory and internal policies effectively. The company's approach, known as DataSecOps, fosters collaboration among data, operations, and cybersecurity teams, facilitating faster and more secure data sharing. eXate's solutions cater to a diverse clientele, including leading Global 500 corporations, financial institutions, and insurance providers, offering significant time and cost savings in data protection processes.

Fintonic

Convertible Note in 2020
Fintonic is a mobile financial management platform that aims to simplify personal finance for its users. Launched in 2012 and based in Madrid, Spain, the platform allows users to centralize their financial accounts and data, facilitating the analysis of millions of financial data points. It offers a variety of services, including insurance, investment products, and targeted loans. Fintonic's algorithm assesses users' eligibility for loans and presents pre-approved options that can be contracted effortlessly. The platform prioritizes security and privacy, ensuring that users can make financial transactions confidently. Currently, Fintonic serves over 250,000 users across Spain and Chile.

Weaviate

Seed Round in 2020
Weaviate is a developer of an open-source AI platform that specializes in creating search and recommendation systems. The company's hybrid SaaS platform features a powerful AI vector search engine, which is designed to handle various use cases, including semantic search. It also includes plugins for integration into different applications and a user-friendly console for data management. Weaviate's architecture allows for efficient scaling, supporting the deployment of machine learning models and handling billions of data objects. This capability enables clients to leverage advanced search functionalities and enhance their applications with effective recommendation systems.

Neptune Networks

Venture Round in 2020
Neptune Networks operates a data connectivity network that delivers real-time bond market data, primarily focusing on pre-trade indications. Established in 2015 and based in London, the company facilitates the exchange of targeted inventory data between banks and investors, enhancing communication and meeting the immediate needs of both parties. By utilizing advanced technology and FIX workflows, Neptune Networks enables seamless connectivity that ultimately aims to increase trade volumes in the bond market.

Countingup

Convertible Note in 2020
Countingup is a UK-based company that offers a banking and accounting app specifically designed for sole traders and one-person enterprises. By merging banking and accounting functionalities, Countingup simplifies business management through its innovative software. The platform provides essential services, including a current account, a corporate contactless MasterCard, and automated bookkeeping features such as receipt management and tax calculations. This integration allows users to efficiently handle their financial tasks in one place, enhancing productivity and reducing the complexity traditionally associated with business banking and accounting. With its user-friendly design and automation capabilities, Countingup aims to transform how small businesses manage their financial operations.

TransFICC

Series A in 2020
TransFICC Limited is an e-trading technology company based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing application programming interfaces (APIs) for the fixed income and derivatives markets. Founded in 2016, the company addresses the issue of fragmentation within these markets by offering a unified API that simplifies connectivity for banks and asset managers. Clients connect once to TransFICC's platform, which then manages the connections to various electronic trading venues. The technology emphasizes low latency, scalability, and security, allowing clients to keep up with rapid price updates and compete effectively against high-frequency trading firms. Additionally, TransFICC provides microsecond timestamping of price and order messages, ensuring a comprehensive audit trail that supports Best Execution requirements. The company is dedicated solely to enhancing market access, facilitating easier upgrades when trading venues change their APIs compared to traditional enterprise systems.

Eigen Technologies

Series B in 2020
Eigen Technologies Limited specializes in intelligent document processing, developing software that utilizes machine learning to extract and analyze data from complex documents. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in London with an office in New York, Eigen helps clients in finance, law, and professional services manage risk, scale operations, and navigate regulatory environments. The platform effectively automates the extraction of answers from documents, enhancing accuracy while ensuring data security. By recognizing patterns and understanding context, Eigen's technology allows organizations to transform unstructured data into actionable insights, thereby facilitating informed decision-making. The company's client base includes prominent firms such as Goldman Sachs, ING, and BlackRock, with a significant portion of globally systemically important banks using Eigen's solutions to address their document-related challenges.

HQLAx

Venture Round in 2020
HQLAᵡ is a financial technology firm that specializes in liquidity and collateral management solutions for institutional clients in the global securities financing markets. Utilizing R3's distributed ledger technology, Corda, the company aims to enhance collateral mobility within a fragmented securities settlement ecosystem. In partnership with Deutsche Börse Group, HQLAᵡ has developed a joint operating model that fosters greater efficiency and transparency in liquidity transfers. The firm provides a standardized marketplace designed to reduce systemic risks while offering regulators a digital collateral receipt tracking view. This innovative approach enables market participants to improve collateral fluidity, ultimately creating a more effective and cost-efficient environment for securities lending and repo transactions.

HQLAx

Series B in 2020
HQLAᵡ is a financial technology firm that specializes in liquidity and collateral management solutions for institutional clients in the global securities financing markets. Utilizing R3's distributed ledger technology, Corda, the company aims to enhance collateral mobility within a fragmented securities settlement ecosystem. In partnership with Deutsche Börse Group, HQLAᵡ has developed a joint operating model that fosters greater efficiency and transparency in liquidity transfers. The firm provides a standardized marketplace designed to reduce systemic risks while offering regulators a digital collateral receipt tracking view. This innovative approach enables market participants to improve collateral fluidity, ultimately creating a more effective and cost-efficient environment for securities lending and repo transactions.

FinCompare - Smarter Business Finance

Series A in 2020
FinCompare was founded by Stephan Heller and is a fintech startup that helps businesses to find, compare, and close the financing solutions. Via the online platform, companies can access a wide range of financing options. They can independently compare offers from well-known banks, fintechs, and alternative financial services providers in Germany and close the financing. The company also offers a convenient one-stop destination for all financing questions relating to the company. FinCompare financing solutions including corporate loan, factoring, company leasing/hire purchase, warehouse financing, fine trading/purchase financing, and mezzanine capital. It simplifies the financing process with its digital application process and can thus provide your company financing. The company allows SMEs to receive and compare various offers for loans. FinCompare was founded in October 2016 by Stephan Heller and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Contour

Corporate Round in 2020
(Contour has been acquired by Xalts)

Contour

Series A in 2020
Contour, Inc. is a manufacturer of point-of-view video cameras and adventure storytelling tools, catering primarily to the sports industry. The company offers a range of products, including CMOS sensor helmet cameras, wearable camcorders, and various accessories such as mounts, waterproof cases, and live streaming products. These tools are designed to enable explorers, adventurers, and sports enthusiasts to document their experiences through video. Contour distributes its products through retailers and distributors, and operates a location-based video community at Contour.com. Founded in 2003 and originally known as Twenty20, the company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has been a subsidiary of World Wide Licenses Ltd. since 2015.

Katana

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of AI-based platform designed to detect relative value opportunities by systematically scanning the whole universe of bonds.

Flowcast

Series A in 2019
Flowcast Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Singapore, founded in 2015. It specializes in designing and developing machine learning algorithms to create predictive models that assist financial institutions in making informed credit decisions. The company offers several solutions, including Smartcredit for detailed company information, Smartclaims for automating the deduction claims process, and Tillful, which provides credit scores and access to credit offers. Flowcast's models assess various risk factors, such as a business's ability to repay loans, the likelihood of dilution, and the risk of delinquency. By leveraging proprietary and alternative data, its API-based solutions enable real-time updates and monitoring of borrower risk assessments, providing clear insights into creditworthiness and repayment behaviors. Flowcast serves a diverse clientele, including corporations, financial institutions, and insurance providers.

Payconiq

Venture Round in 2019
Payconiq, founded in 2014, is a mobile payment platform that aims to transform the payment industry in Europe. The company has developed an app that facilitates omnichannel payments, allowing users to make quick and easy transactions in-store, online, and between friends. This platform not only streamlines the payment process for consumers but also helps merchants reduce checkout times and lower transaction fees compared to traditional payment methods. Payconiq operates in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and Luxembourg, with local offices in each of these markets, enhancing its ability to cater to regional needs and preferences.

Twisto

Series B in 2019
Twisto is a mobile payment app designed to simplify online transactions for users. It allows customers to make purchases with a single click, manage bills and invoices by photographing them within the app, and access payment options through a connected Mastercard, a special payment bracelet, or Apple Pay. The platform enhances the user experience by offering deferred payments and instant checkouts, enabling seamless transactions across various platforms. Additionally, Twisto provides competitive exchange rates for international payments and aggregates all transactions in a user-friendly mobile interface, allowing customers to settle their payments at the end of each month. This comprehensive approach aims to deliver convenience and efficiency in managing financial activities.

Scoperty

Venture Round in 2019
Scoperty GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in real estate valuation services. The company operates a comprehensive database that includes approximately 35 million properties, facilitating a pre-market environment where potential buyers can make offers on properties before they officially list for sale. Scoperty aims to enhance the quality of information available for residential real estate transactions through the integration of big data and artificial intelligence. Additionally, the company assists users by connecting them with brokers and providing support for mortgage lending, while also supervising the intricate processes involved in real estate sales.

Fintonic

Series C in 2019
Fintonic is a mobile financial management platform that aims to simplify personal finance for its users. Launched in 2012 and based in Madrid, Spain, the platform allows users to centralize their financial accounts and data, facilitating the analysis of millions of financial data points. It offers a variety of services, including insurance, investment products, and targeted loans. Fintonic's algorithm assesses users' eligibility for loans and presents pre-approved options that can be contracted effortlessly. The platform prioritizes security and privacy, ensuring that users can make financial transactions confidently. Currently, Fintonic serves over 250,000 users across Spain and Chile.

Axyon AI

Venture Round in 2018
Axyon AI SRL is a fintech company based in Modena, Italy, with an additional office in London, UK, focused on developing artificial intelligence-based web applications for the banking and investment management sectors. Founded in 2016, the company offers products such as Axyon SynFinance, which provides predictive analytics for liquidity analysis and market trends, and Axyon IRIS, which delivers forecasts on key financial metrics like volatility and performance ratios. By leveraging deep learning technologies, Axyon AI creates customized predictive models tailored to specific assets and investment strategies, enhancing decision-making and portfolio management for asset managers. The company's innovations aim to improve alpha generation and streamline risk management processes within capital markets.

Funding Options

Venture Round in 2018
Funding Options Limited is a UK-based financial technology company that operates an online platform designed to assist businesses, advisors, and companies in finding suitable financing options from various lenders. Established in 2011 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in Manchester, the platform offers a wide range of financial solutions including peer-to-peer loans, invoice financing, growth funding, equipment leases, and commercial mortgages. It caters to various financial needs, such as loans for bad credit, financing for small businesses, and solutions for those dealing with late payments or tax bills. By utilizing modern web technology, Funding Options simplifies the financing process, providing real-time matching between clients and lenders, along with pre-approval and open banking data services, ensuring clients receive tailored advice and guidance. The company has been recognized for its innovative approach, receiving accolades for its contributions to the lending industry.

Cobase

Venture Round in 2018
Cobase is a financial technology company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2012. It operates a multibank platform that provides users with a single access point to manage various bank accounts and financial services from multiple providers. The platform's key features include a central payment hub, cash management, and treasury modules, which enhance financial and operational efficiency, particularly for medium and large companies. Cobase allows for centralized management of users and authorization schemes across different subsidiaries or departments, simplifying security with a single security token required for each user. By offering a comprehensive range of financial resources in a streamlined format, Cobase aims to support small business owners and entrepreneurs in navigating their financial needs effectively.

TradeIX

Series A in 2018
TradeIX Ltd. is a company that specializes in developing an open platform called TIX Platform for trade finance, which is powered by distributed ledger technology. This decentralized platform allows clients to integrate it with their existing systems, facilitating connectivity through application programming interfaces (APIs). TIX Platform consists of four main components: TIX Apps, which offer customer-facing solutions; TIX Developer, which provides APIs and software development resources; TIX Composer, an orchestration engine for managing trade finance rules and smart contracts; and TIX Core, an open infrastructure for global trade. The platform enhances trade finance operations by enabling secure data storage, automated contract enforcement, and asset verification. TradeIX collaborates with banks, corporates, and ERP providers, helping financial institutions and investors access trade flows to generate revenue opportunities. Established in 2016, TradeIX is headquartered in Cork, Ireland, with additional offices in Dublin, London, and Singapore.

FinCompare - Smarter Business Finance

Series A in 2018
FinCompare was founded by Stephan Heller and is a fintech startup that helps businesses to find, compare, and close the financing solutions. Via the online platform, companies can access a wide range of financing options. They can independently compare offers from well-known banks, fintechs, and alternative financial services providers in Germany and close the financing. The company also offers a convenient one-stop destination for all financing questions relating to the company. FinCompare financing solutions including corporate loan, factoring, company leasing/hire purchase, warehouse financing, fine trading/purchase financing, and mezzanine capital. It simplifies the financing process with its digital application process and can thus provide your company financing. The company allows SMEs to receive and compare various offers for loans. FinCompare was founded in October 2016 by Stephan Heller and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Clark

Series B in 2018
Clark is a Berlin-based insurance platform founded in June 2015 by Dr. Christopher Oster and Steffen Glomb. The company aims to simplify and enhance the insurance experience by providing transparent and affordable coverage options. Through its digital platform, available via iOS and Android applications as well as a website, Clark allows users to assess their insurance status and identifies opportunities for optimization by comparing tariffs from various insurance providers. By leveraging technology alongside insurance expertise, Clark offers customer-centric advice, enabling users to manage their insurance needs efficiently and cost-effectively. The company is supported by the FinTech incubator FinLeap and the Institute for Transparency, further enhancing its commitment to promoting clarity and fairness in the insurance industry.

Twisto

Series A in 2017
Twisto is a mobile payment app designed to simplify online transactions for users. It allows customers to make purchases with a single click, manage bills and invoices by photographing them within the app, and access payment options through a connected Mastercard, a special payment bracelet, or Apple Pay. The platform enhances the user experience by offering deferred payments and instant checkouts, enabling seamless transactions across various platforms. Additionally, Twisto provides competitive exchange rates for international payments and aggregates all transactions in a user-friendly mobile interface, allowing customers to settle their payments at the end of each month. This comprehensive approach aims to deliver convenience and efficiency in managing financial activities.

Payconiq

Venture Round in 2017
Payconiq, founded in 2014, is a mobile payment platform that aims to transform the payment industry in Europe. The company has developed an app that facilitates omnichannel payments, allowing users to make quick and easy transactions in-store, online, and between friends. This platform not only streamlines the payment process for consumers but also helps merchants reduce checkout times and lower transaction fees compared to traditional payment methods. Payconiq operates in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and Luxembourg, with local offices in each of these markets, enhancing its ability to cater to regional needs and preferences.

Axyon AI

Convertible Note in 2017
Axyon AI SRL is a fintech company based in Modena, Italy, with an additional office in London, UK, focused on developing artificial intelligence-based web applications for the banking and investment management sectors. Founded in 2016, the company offers products such as Axyon SynFinance, which provides predictive analytics for liquidity analysis and market trends, and Axyon IRIS, which delivers forecasts on key financial metrics like volatility and performance ratios. By leveraging deep learning technologies, Axyon AI creates customized predictive models tailored to specific assets and investment strategies, enhancing decision-making and portfolio management for asset managers. The company's innovations aim to improve alpha generation and streamline risk management processes within capital markets.

Axyon AI

Convertible Note in 2016
Axyon AI SRL is a fintech company based in Modena, Italy, with an additional office in London, UK, focused on developing artificial intelligence-based web applications for the banking and investment management sectors. Founded in 2016, the company offers products such as Axyon SynFinance, which provides predictive analytics for liquidity analysis and market trends, and Axyon IRIS, which delivers forecasts on key financial metrics like volatility and performance ratios. By leveraging deep learning technologies, Axyon AI creates customized predictive models tailored to specific assets and investment strategies, enhancing decision-making and portfolio management for asset managers. The company's innovations aim to improve alpha generation and streamline risk management processes within capital markets.

Yolt

Funding Round in 2016
Yolt is a financial technology company that specializes in developing a money management application aimed at empowering users to take control of their finances. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Amsterdam, with additional offices in London, Yolt's platform facilitates account aggregation and offers personal financial assistance, allowing users to manage their financial activities across various banks and services from a single interface. By leveraging the principles of open banking, Yolt provides insights and tools designed to simplify financial management, enabling users to make informed decisions and enhance their overall financial well-being.

Cobase

Funding Round in 2016
Cobase is a financial technology company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2012. It operates a multibank platform that provides users with a single access point to manage various bank accounts and financial services from multiple providers. The platform's key features include a central payment hub, cash management, and treasury modules, which enhance financial and operational efficiency, particularly for medium and large companies. Cobase allows for centralized management of users and authorization schemes across different subsidiaries or departments, simplifying security with a single security token required for each user. By offering a comprehensive range of financial resources in a streamlined format, Cobase aims to support small business owners and entrepreneurs in navigating their financial needs effectively.

WeLab Holdings

Series B in 2016
WeLab Holdings Limited operates online and mobile lending platforms in Hong Kong and China. Founded in 2013, the company offers personal loan, balance transfer, and handset installment plan products through its platforms Wolaidai (China) and WeLend (Hong Kong). It leverages proprietary risk management technology to analyze unstructured mobile big data swiftly, enabling innovative consumer financing solutions. Additionally, WeLab partners with traditional financial institutions to provide B2B enterprise solutions, enhancing their services with fintech capabilities.

WeLab Holdings

Funding Round in 2015
WeLab Holdings Limited operates online and mobile lending platforms in Hong Kong and China. Founded in 2013, the company offers personal loan, balance transfer, and handset installment plan products through its platforms Wolaidai (China) and WeLend (Hong Kong). It leverages proprietary risk management technology to analyze unstructured mobile big data swiftly, enabling innovative consumer financing solutions. Additionally, WeLab partners with traditional financial institutions to provide B2B enterprise solutions, enhancing their services with fintech capabilities.

Twyp

Funding Round in 2015
Twyp is a free app that lets you pay money to your friends using your smartphone.

Kabbage

Series E in 2015
Kabbage, Inc. is a financial technology company that provides small businesses with automated access to funding through its online lending platform. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Kabbage simplifies the loan application process, allowing businesses to apply online and receive approval in minutes. The platform leverages various data sources, including revenue, accounting, and business transactions, to assess a company's financial health and determine appropriate credit lines, which can reach up to $250,000. Kabbage also offers a mobile application that enables users to manage their accounts and withdraw funds conveniently. In addition, the Kabbage Card allows businesses to make purchases directly from their credit lines at point-of-sale locations. Over the years, Kabbage has expanded its services to support both online and brick-and-mortar businesses and has gained recognition for its innovation in the lending industry.
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