Future Africa led the seed round to help Liquify expand its invoice financing marketplace across Sub-Saharan Africa.
"We built Liquify to unlock the $120 billion trade-finance gap holding back Africa’s most dynamic SMEs. This seed round – as well the incredible people joining our team – validates our vision. With our fully digital, AI-powered platform, exporters can turn unpaid invoices into same-day cash, while global investors gain access to a new untapped class. Since its beta launch in late 2024, Liquify has facilitated over 150 transactions, totaling $4 million in trade financed. With funding secured, we embark on our next chapter: deepening our technology, growing our team in Ghana, and scaling across Sub-Saharan Africa."
The Leeds-based tech-for-good startup secured pre-seed backing from Haatch to fuel product development and growth.
"We built Fundin to break down the barriers that keep small charities, CICs, and purpose-led businesses locked out of vital funding. Offering free access to local charities is our way of investing directly in our community and showing how powerful this tech can be in the right hands."
Fuel Ventures led the pre-seed round, which will fund team expansion and product development.
"Foreign exchange has long been a black box. It is often complicated, expensive, and controlled by brokers or platforms that offer little transparency. We started Glyde to give users more control. Whether you are a freelancer billing in euros, a business paying overseas suppliers, or someone managing income across borders, you deserve a faster, clearer and more cost-effective solution. This funding gives us the momentum to deliver exactly that, at scale."
UBS led the funding round to support the development of the Icon Payments Framework.
"This investment reinforces our partnership with Icon and confirms our commitment to deliver faster to market, future-ready payment solutions for our clients. The collaboration helps us drive innovation at scale and enhances our capabilities for seamless instant payments and advanced transaction processing."
— Pieter Brouwer, Head of Group Operations and Technology Office (GOTO) for Personal & Corporate Banking and GWM Switzerland & International
Sequoia and Greylock co led the Series B round for the immigrant focused fintech firm.
"The latest fundraising allows us to accelerate our mission of building a truly global financial ecosystem for diaspora communities. We’re just getting started our users deserve modern financial infrastructure that works across borders."
