
The Investment sector has over 9K+ startups that comprise of companies offering platforms for retail and institutional investors to research and invest in multiple financial assets. It also includes companies offering solutions to financial institutions providing investment related services, financial data and analytics.
Investment Tech is also one of the active sectors for investors, with an overall funding of nearly USD 51 Bn in 2.5K+ companies. It is also interesting to note that nearly half of the funding has been raised in the recent 3 years (2017-2019).
Plug and Play Tech Centre, FinTech Innovation Lab, Startupbootcamp, 500 Startups and Y Combinator are amongst the most active investors in this sector, by number of investments.
Mid & Back Office Solutions, Financial Data & Research, Securities Trading Platforms are the top business models attracting major funding.
The sector has also seen the rise of over 10 unicorns - OnceConnect, Tiger Broker, Dave just to name a few. We also have nearly 120 public companies - with Futu5, Zuu and Raiz, going public in the recent past.
We, at Tracxn, keep a track of the latest happenings in the world of startups and their associated ecosystems – including venture capital funds, private equity funds and investment banks amongst others.
In this edition, we have the ‘Top Investment Tech startups’ – a curated list of the most promising startups leading the Investing industry, from across the globe.
Unicorns, with their valuations exceeding the billion dollar mark, and even multi-billion mark in a few cases, represent the top Investment tech startups globally.
2015, Shenzhen
USD 650M
2014, Beijing
USD 140M
2016, Los Angeles
USD 63M
The Soonicorns - soon to be Unicorns - are the handful of highly valued startups which have successfully grown out of their nascency to attract valuations of over a few hundred millions. Watch out for these companies in the coming years as they take on the journey to becoming the elite Unicorns.
2014, New York City
USD 230M
2013, New York City
USD 228M
2015, Oakland
USD 189M
2014, New York City
USD 150M
2014, New York City
USD 133M
2014, San Francisco
USD 108M
2013, Berkeley
USD 107M
2013, New York City
USD 96M
2016, San Francisco
USD 42M
2014, New York City
USD 37M
2014, Singapore
USD 21M
2013, Dallas
USD 21M
The Minicorns - are the high growth early stage ventures (Series A+). Watch out for these companies as they take the business to the next level, by scaling up for the accelerated growth.
2013, San Francisco
USD 64M
2018, Gurgaon
USD 57M
2014, Bangalore
USD 49M
2013, New York City
USD 44M
2015, San Mateo
USD 42M
2013, Minato
USD 32M
2016, Bangalore
USD 29M
2014, Provo
USD 29M
2015, London
USD 28M
2015, San Francisco
USD 27M
2015, Chicago
USD 26M
2015, Petah Tikva
USD 26M
2014, San Francisco
USD 19M
2015, London
USD 18M
2013, Eagan
USD 17M
2016, Fremont
USD 16M
2014, London
USD 14M
2015, Montreal
USD 14M
2016, Delhi
USD 14M
2016, Nashville
USD 13M
2017, New York City
USD 13M
2013, New York City
USD 13M
2018, Brooklyn
USD 13M
2015, San Mateo
USD 12M
2015, London
USD 12M
2015, London
USD 12M
2015, San Mateo
USD 12M
2016, San Francisco
USD 11M
2013, Tallinn
USD 11M
2013, New York City
USD 11M
2015, London
USD 11M
2018, New York City
USD 11M
2016, London
USD 10M
2014, London
USD 9M
2013, New York City
USD 8M
2015, New York City
USD 8M
2017, Chennai
USD 8M
2015, Bangalore
USD 8M
2014, Stockholm
USD 8M
2014, Hong Kong
USD 7M
2015, New York City
USD 7M
2015, London
USD 7M
2017, London
USD 5M
2017, Waltham
USD 5M
2014, Austin
USD 5M
2016, Dublin
USD 5M
2016, Brooklyn
USD 5M
2015, New York City
USD 5M
2013, Herzliya
USD 4M
2015, Denver
USD 4M
2014, London
USD 4M
2015, New York City
USD 4M
2014, Cardiff
USD 4M
2014, Stockholm
USD 4M
2016, London
USD 4M
2013, Melbourne
USD 3M
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USD 650M 2015 , Shenzhen (China) Software solutions for the financial services industry Investors: SoftBank Investment Advisers Last round: USD 650M, Series A, Jun 2018 |
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USD 140M 2014 , Beijing (China) Online brokerage & trading platform to invest in US & Hong Kong exchanges Investors: Oceanpine Capital, Orient Securities Asset Management + 13 more Last round: USD 80M, Series C, Jul 2018 |
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USD 63M 2016 , Los Angeles (United States) App to manage overdrafts by predicting user's expenses Investors: Norwest Venture Partners, Victory Park Capital + 10 more Last round: USD 50M, Series B, Oct 2019 |
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USD 230M 2014 , New York City (United States) Electronic trading marketplace for corporate bonds Investors: Hillhouse Capital Group, SGX + 7 more Last round: USD 60M, Series D, May 2019 |
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USD 228M 2013 , New York City (United States) Online unsecured personal loans and personal finance management Investors: Edison Partners, Greenspring Associates + 14 more Last round: USD 100M, Series C, Jul 2019 |
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USD 189M 2015 , Oakland (United States) Online marketplace for tenant-occupied rental properties Investors: Silicon Valley Bank, Citi + 19 more Last round: USD 50M, Series D, Jan 2020 |
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USD 150M 2014 , New York City (United States) Market level solutions based on Blockchain Investors: Australian Securities Exchange, ABN AMRO Bank + 16 more Last round: USD 35M, Series C, Dec 2019 |
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USD 133M 2014 , New York City (United States) Real estate investment platform Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Ford Foundation + 12 more Last round: USD 65M, Series C, Jun 2017 |
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USD 108M 2014 , San Francisco (United States) Platform for real estate investment management Investors: Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital + 8 more Last round: USD 75M, Series C, Nov 2019 |
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USD 107M 2013 , Jerusalem (Israel), Berkeley (United States) Equity-based crowdfunding and networking platform Investors: United Overseas Bank, CVC Group Last round: USD 72M, Series C, Sep 2016 |
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USD 96M 2013 , New York City (United States) Blockchain-based post trade settlement solution provider Investors: RRE Ventures, Liberty City Ventures + 9 more Last round: USD 65M, Series B, May 2018 |
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USD 71M 2017 , New York City (United States), Tel Aviv (Israel) Platform to connect investors with collaborative solutions Investors: Spark Capital, Silicon Valley Bank + 3 more Last round: USD 40M, Series B, Nov 2019 |
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USD 67M 2014 , Hamburg (Germany) Real estate crowdfunding platform Investors: HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, Partech Partners + 3 more Last round: USD 49M, Series B, Jun 2019 |
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USD 62M 2013 , New York City (United States) Portfolio management solutions for private market investors Investors: Blackstone, BlackRock + 13 more Last round: Series B, Nov 2018 |
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USD 43M 2016 , New York City (United States) White Label platform for 401(k) planning Investors: Goldman Sachs, Point72 Ventures + 8 more Last round: USD 30M, Series B, Apr 2019 |
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USD 42M 2016 , San Francisco (United States) Health savings account provider Investors: Costanoa Venture, Ally Bank + 14 more Last round: USD 27M, Series B, Oct 2019 |
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USD 37M 2014 , New York City (United States) Integrated data and financial analytics platform Investors: Centana Growth Partners, PIMCO + 3 more Last round: USD 20M, Series B, Jan 2020 |
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USD 21M 2014 , Singapore Platform for investment research network and insights Investors: Sequoia Capital, Wavemaker Partners + 1 more Last round: USD 14M, Series B, Nov 2017 |
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USD 21M 2013 , Dallas (United States) A multi-asset class portfolio management and reporting solution Investors: Edison Partners, MissionOG + 6 more Last round: USD 8M, Series A, May 2018 |
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USD 64M 2013 , San Francisco (United States) Mobile app that automatically saves money for the users Investors: General Catalyst Partners, Ribbit Capital + 10 more Last round: USD 28M, Series C, Sep 2019 |
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USD 57M 2018 , Gurgaon (India) AI-based wealth management platform Investors: Steadview Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group + 2 more Last round: USD 12M, Series C, Jan 2020 |
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USD 49M 2014 , Bangalore (India) Personal finance smartphone app Investors: Accel, Ribbit Capital + 3 more Last round: USD 10M, Series C, Sep 2019 |
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USD 44M 2013 , New York City (United States) Cloud-based communication platform for traders Investors: JPMorgan, NEX + 5 more Last round: USD 14M, Series B, Jul 2018 |
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USD 42M 2015 , San Mateo (United States) iOS app enabling real estate marketplace Investors: Zeev ventures, Signia Venture Partners + 8 more Last round: USD 10M, Series B, Apr 2019 |
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USD 32M 2013 , Minato (Japan) App-based stock trading platform Investors: Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Venture Laboratory Investment + 7 more Last round: USD 9M, Series A, Oct 2018 |
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USD 29M 2016 , Bangalore (India) Platform for investing consumer's savings Investors: Ribbit Capital, Y Combinator + 13 more Last round: USD 21M, Series B, Sep 2019 |
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USD 29M 2014 , Provo (United States) BI Dashboards Investors: Toba Capital, Peterson Partners + 7 more Last round: USD 16M, Series B, Feb 2018 |
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USD 28M 2015 , London (United Kingdom) Micro investment app Investors: Eight Roads Ventures, Oxford Capital + 3 more Last round: USD 19M, Series B, Jul 2018 |
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USD 27M 2015 , San Francisco (United States) Impact investment platform Investors: Nyca, SOUND VENTURES + 13 more Last round: USD 20M, Series A, Jun 2019 |
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USD 26M 2015 , Chicago (United States) Fixed income securities investment platform Investors: Allianz Life Ventures, William Blair + 1 more Last round: USD 12M, Series B, Jun 2019 |
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USD 26M 2015 , Petah Tikva (Israel) Trade recommendations using data analytics Investors: Starr Companies, State of Mind Ventures + 2 more Last round: USD 18M, Series B, Apr 2019 |
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USD 23M 2015 , San Francisco (United States) App to track subscriptions and unwanted fees Investors: Jawed Karim, Eldridge Industries + 23 more Last round: USD 15M, Series B, Oct 2019 |
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USD 22M 2016 , Shanghai (China) AI-powered investment management platform for asset managers Investors: Horizons Ventures, ZhenFund + 1 more Last round: USD 15M, Series A, Jan 2020 |
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USD 22M 2017 , Portland (United States) App-based platform for rewards Investors: Canaan Partners, Peninsula Ventures + 5 more Last round: USD 5M, Series A, Jun 2019 |
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USD 22M 2014 , London (United Kingdom) Employee surveillance and compliance solution Investors: Citigroup, Index Ventures + 4 more Last round: USD 20M, Series A, Nov 2017 |
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USD 21M 2016 , Sydney (Australia) Super Fund focusing on technological companies Investors: AirTree Ventures, New Enterprise Associates + 10 more Last round: Series A, Jun 2017 |
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USD 21M 2017 , Tel Aviv (Israel) AI-based real estate investment platform Investors: Sequoia Capital, TLV Partners + 5 more Last round: USD 18M, Series A, Jul 2018 |
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USD 20M 2016 , New York City (United States) SaaS-based solution for real estate agents Investors: Navitas Capital, iLOOKABOUT + 10 more Last round: USD 11M, Series A, Oct 2019 |
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USD 20M 2015 , San Francisco (United States) AI tournament to solve the stock markets Investors: Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital + 8 more Last round: USD 8M, Series A, Aug 2019 |
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USD 19M 2014 , San Francisco (United States) Deal management platform Investors: Jones Lang LaSalle, Formation 8 + 9 more Last round: USD 4M, Series A, Feb 2019 |
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USD 18M 2015 , London (United Kingdom) Zero commission trading app Investors: Draper Esprit, Crowdcube + 1 more Last round: USD 8M, Series A, Oct 2019 |
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USD 17M 2013 , Eagan (United States) Account switching solution Investors: Point72 Ventures, Commerce Ventures + 4 more Last round: USD 13M, Series B, May 2019 |
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USD 16M 2016 , Fremont (United States) Post trade solution for merchants Investors: Illuminate Financial, Alsop Louie Partners + 2 more Last round: USD 4M, Series A, Jan 2020 |
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USD 16M 2014 , San Francisco (United States) Cloud-based portfolio design platform Investors: Illuminate Ventures, 8VC + 5 more Last round: USD 8M, Series A, Jul 2019 |
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USD 15M 2016 , London (United Kingdom) Automatic savings bot Investors: Allegro Capital, Cartilage Capital + 1 more Last round: USD 9M, Series A, Nov 2019 |
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USD 15M 2015 , London (United Kingdom) Artificial intelligence meets personal finance Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Balderton Capital + 14 more Last round: Venture Debt, Jun 2019 |
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USD 14M 2015 , Hamburg (Germany), Belize City (Belize) Decentralized platform for financial solutions Investors: Fosun Last round: USD 50M, ICO, Dec 2017 |
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USD 14M 2014 , London (United Kingdom) Real estate investment platform Investors: Aareal Bank, Berlin Hyp + 3 more Last round: Series A, Oct 2018 |
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USD 14M 2015 , Montreal (Canada) Spare change investment app Investors: National Bank of Canada, Ferst Capital Partners + 4 more Last round: USD 10M, Series A, Nov 2019 |
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USD 14M 2016 , Delhi (India) Saving plans for medical treatment Investors: Lok Capital, Omidyar Network + 5 more Last round: USD 10M, Series B, Apr 2018 |
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USD 13M 2016 , Nashville (United States) Wealth management platform Investors: Moment Ventures + 7 more Last round: USD 3M, Series A, Jan 2020 |
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USD 13M 2017 , New York City (United States) Blockchain-based platform for tokenized asset offerings and secondary trading Investors: SBI Holdings, Raptor Group + 4 more Last round: USD 5M, Series A, Feb 2018 |
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USD 13M 2013 , New York City (United States) Web platform for financial models Investors: Green Visor Capital, 500 Startups + 3 more Last round: USD 12M, Series A, Mar 2019 |
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USD 13M 2018 , Brooklyn (United States) Online research platform Investors: General Catalyst Partners, Greenoaks + 6 more Last round: USD 11M, Series A, Oct 2019 |
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USD 12M 2015 , San Mateo (United States) Internet-first stock broker Investors: Spark Capital, Social Leverage + 13 more Last round: USD 6M, Series A, Nov 2019 |
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USD 12M 2015 , London (United Kingdom) Clearing and settlement technology for financial OTC markets Investors: Route 66 Ventures, TNF Capital + 5 more Last round: USD 12M, Series A, Oct 2018 |
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USD 12M 2015 , San Mateo (United States) Software to optimize workflows for trading Investors: Spark Capital, Social Leverage + 22 more Last round: USD 6M, Series A, Nov 2019 |
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USD 11M 2016 , San Francisco (United States) Cloud-based fixed income technology platform Investors: Last round: USD 1M, Series A, Dec 2019 |
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USD 11M 2013 , Tallinn (Estonia) Startup & Investor research Investors: Accelerated Digital Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center + 10 more Last round: USD 5M, Series A, Jun 2019 |
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USD 11M 2013 , New York City (United States) Software solutions for financial professionals Investors: Last round: USD 1M, Series A, Dec 2019 |
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USD 11M 2015 , London (United Kingdom) App for financial planning, savings and P2P lending Investors: Eurizon Capital, Intesa Sanpaolo + 4 more Last round: USD 1M, Series A, Dec 2019 |
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USD 11M 2018 , New York City (United States) Savings management platform for medical expenses Investors: Valar Ventures, Broadhaven Capital Partners + 3 more Last round: USD 7M, Series A, Oct 2019 |
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USD 11M 2016 , New York City (United States) Investment platform for treasury bills Investors: Upfront Ventures, Radicle Impact Partners + 8 more Last round: USD 9M, Series A, Sep 2017 |
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USD 11M 2018 , Investment platform for collectibles & arts Investors: Union Square Ventures, Grand Central Tech + 1 more Last round: USD 11M, Series A, Dec 2019 |
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USD 10M 2015 , London (United Kingdom) End of life planning Investors: Augmentum, Saatchinvest + 11 more Last round: USD 10M, Series A, Jan 2019 |
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USD 10M 2016 , London (United Kingdom) AI based personal financial advisor and saving platform Investors: ACE and Company + 5 more Last round: USD 7M, Series A, Dec 2019 |
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USD 10M 2016 , London (United Kingdom) Personal Savings assistant Investors: EBRD, Venture Friends + 6 more Last round: USD 3M, Series A, Nov 2019 |
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USD 9M 2014 , London (United Kingdom) Database for African private companies Investors: Outlierz Ventures, North Base Media + 32 more Last round: Series A, Mar 2019 |
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USD 8M 2013 , New York City (United States) Marketplace for connecting accredited investors and private companies Investors: Draper Associates, WorldQuant Ventures + 15 more Last round: USD 3M, Series A, Jul 2017 |
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USD 8M 2015 , New York City (United States) Stakeholders communication platform Investors: Point72 Ventures, Quiet + 5 more Last round: USD 8M, Seed, Nov 2017 |
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USD 8M 2017 , Chennai (India) Customised financial products for under-banked customers Investors: Oikocredit, Omidyar Network + 8 more Last round: USD 5M, Series A, Dec 2019 |
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USD 8M 2015 , Bangalore (India) Platform for thematic investing in public markets Investors: Blume Ventures, Beenext + 7 more Last round: USD 6M, Series A, Jul 2018 |
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USD 8M 2014 , Stockholm (Sweden) Savings management platform Investors: AXA Investment Managers, Thomas Hartwig + 6 more Last round: USD 6M, Series A, Jan 2019 |
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USD 7M 2014 , Hong Kong (China) Data driven approach to assess invest-ability of startups Investors: 500 Startups, Moneta Ventures + 12 more Last round: USD 6M, Series A, Apr 2017 |
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USD 7M 2015 , New York City (United States) AI solutions for investment management Investors: SixThirty + 5 more Last round: USD 2M, Series A, Jan 2020 |
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USD 7M 2015 , London (United Kingdom) Behavior analysis to provide financial institution with custom profiles Investors: Pentech, Propel Venture Partners + 7 more Last round: USD 5M, Series A, Feb 2019 |
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USD 5M 2017 , London (United Kingdom) Legal document automation and agreement management software Investors: Index Ventures, Kima Ventures + 5 more Last round: USD 4M, Series A, May 2019 |
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USD 5M 2017 , Waltham (United States) Budget management app for families Investors: Blumberg Capital, Correlation Ventures + 2 more Last round: USD 1M, Series A, Oct 2019 |
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USD 5M 2014 , London (United Kingdom), Austin (United States) Solution for safety verification of algorithms Investors: AlbionVC, LiveOak Venture Partners + 2 more Last round: USD 5M, Seed, Apr 2019 |
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USD 5M 2016 , Dublin (Ireland) Forex hedging solutions Investors: Rob Smith, Richard Hayes + 4 more Last round: USD 2M, Angel, Jul 2019 |
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USD 5M 2016 , Brooklyn (United States) Financial planning app for students Investors: ECMC Foundation, Omidyar Network + 8 more Last round: USD 4M, Seed, Jan 2020 |
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USD 5M 2015 , New York City (United States) Investment tools and charts for RIAs and HNIs Investors: Craft Ventures, Atreides Management + 4 more Last round: USD 3M, Series A, Sep 2019 |
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USD 4M 2013 , Herzliya (Israel) Compliance and regulatory solutions financial institutions Investors: 83North, Rony Grushka + 1 more Last round: USD 4M, Series A, Jun 2018 |
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USD 4M 2015 , Denver (United States) Chatbot based home investment planner Investors: 500 Startups, Moderne Ventures + 1 more Last round: USD 4M, Series A, Sep 2017 |
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USD 4M 2014 , London (United Kingdom) Stocks investment platform Investors: Tech Nation Last round: USD 3M, Seed, Aug 2019 |
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USD 4M 2015 , New York City (United States) Online platform for funding solar projects Investors: BlackRock, Ron Suber + 6 more Last round: Series A, Apr 2019 |
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USD 4M 2014 , Cardiff (United Kingdom) Institution-driven platforms for investors in the private markets Investors: Maven Capital Partners, Development Bank of Wales + 2 more Last round: USD 2M, Seed, Aug 2019 |
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USD 4M 2014 , Stockholm (Sweden) Personal financial management app Investors: NFT Ventures, Patrick Söderlund + 8 more Last round: USD 4M, Series A, Oct 2017 |
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USD 4M 2016 , London (United Kingdom) Group expenses settlement tool Investors: Last round: USD 2M, Series A, Jul 2019 |
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USD 3M 2013 , Melbourne (Australia) Personal finance platform Investors: Last round: USD 2M, Series A, Apr 2017 |
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USD 3M 2017 , Los Angeles (United States) Developing AI powered data analytics platform Investors: Comcast Ventures, Moonshots Capital + 3 more Last round: USD 3M, Seed, |
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USD 2M 2017 , New York City (United States) Options trading platform Investors: SWS Venture Capital, IrishAngels + 3 more Last round: USD 2M, Seed, Aug 2019 |
The Emerging Startup Series comprises of Unicorns - companies with over $1 billion valuation, Soonicorns - companies with high valuation and good chances of soon becoming Unicorns, and Minicorns - early-stage companies that have the potential to be Unicorns in the long term.
Tracxn Emerging Startups provides a handpicked selection of high growth and high potential companies, founded since 2013, that are making an impact in the new-age sectors. The shortlisting is based on a combination of multiple publicly available signals and detailed analysis of the company by our internal sector specialist teams. The companies that make the cut are the ones that show promising performance on multiple parameters - market size, investment by marquee investors, execution excellence and future growth prospects.
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