Kraken Raises $800M, Files for US IPO
Kraken, the crypto exchange, has raised $800 million, including a $200 million valuation-setting investment from Citadel Securities at a $20 billion valuation, and immediately filed
November 23, 2025
PayPal Ventures Invests in B2B Payments Co. Xepelin
Xepelin, a Latin American B2B payments and financial services platform, recently raised $111 million in a Series B round including participation from PayPal Ventures. The
May 7, 2022
3 Fintech A-Listers
Three of my favorite fintechs – fintech A-Listers – grabbed headlines this past Tuesday. Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) announced a new partnership with privately held Plaid
February 19, 2022
EBANX’ Yanked IPO – Investment Banking Done Right
In what amounts to yet another indication of souring market sentiment, on Friday, February 4, Brazil-based payments unicorn EBANX yanked its IPO plans, initially scheduled
February 12, 2022
Colombian E-Commerce Startup Tul Nabs $800 Million Valuation
Tul, an e-commerce platform specializing in construction materials, recently raised $181M in a funding round led by 8VC. Other investors in the equity funding round
January 17, 2022
SoftBank, GIC back Colombian fintech’s $200 Million funding round
Addi, a Columbian fintech and buy-now-pay-later startup, recently raised more than $200M including $80M in equity and $125M in debt. The equity funding was led
December 27, 2021
SoftBank, Amazon, Accel and others put $108M in Brazilian banking and payments infra provider Pismo
Prismo, a Sao Paulo based fintech, recently announced a $108M investment co-led by SoftBank, Amazon, and Accel. Other investors in the Series B funding round
October 22, 2021
eCommerce startup Merama closes $225M Series B round
Merama, a Latin American eCommerce company, recently announced a Series B funding round led by Advent International and SoftBank Group. The funding comes less than
October 4, 2021