| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.03.2026 | Elaia Fuels Europe's Deep Tech Future with €134M Fund | Elaia has closed its €134 million DTS3 fund. This deep tech seed fund targets European B2B startups. It doubles prior deep tech allocations. Elaia partners with top research institutions. The fund invests €1M-€13M in early-stage ventures. F... |
| 12.03.2026 | Elaia closes third DeepTech Seed fund at €134 million as “European DeepTech is reaching escape velocity” | Paris-based VC firm Elaia has announced the closing of its third DeepTech Seed fund (DTS3) at €134 million, which is double the size of its previous DeepTech Seed funds.
DTS3’s final closing includes support from longtime partners and new i... |
| 16.02.2026 | Elaia Secures €120 Million for New European B2B Tech Fund, Targets €300 Million | Elaia announces a €120 million first close for its Digital Venture Fund V (DV5). The fund targets €300 million. It will fuel European B2B technology startups. Investments span pre-Seed to Series B. Ticket sizes range from €1 million to €15 ... |
| 11.02.2026 | French VC Elaia reaches €120 million first close for new multi-stage B2B technology fund | Paris-based VC firm Elaia has announced the first close of its fifth Digital Venture Fund (DV5) at €120 million, with ambitions to scale to €300 million, to back European B2B technology startups from pre-Seed to Series B, deploying ticket s... |
| 11.02.2026 | Elaia’s Digital Venture Fund V reaches €120M at first close | Elaia has announced a first close of its fifth Digital Venture Fund (DV5) at €120 million. The fund will focus on investing in European B2B technology companies with strong intellectual property foundations, spanning both foundational infra... |
| 16.08.2024 | Caresyntax raises $180M for AI surgery, $40M fund for early-stage crypto projects, and Romania's booming tech ecosystem | This week we tracked more than 50 tech funding deals worth over €354 million, and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most im... |
| 13.08.2024 | A New Era for Startup Investments: iBanFirst and SeedBlink Join Forces | In the fast-paced world of startups, time is money. Every second counts when it comes to securing funding. Enter iBanFirst and SeedBlink, two players shaking up the investment landscape. Their recent partnership promises to streamline the f... |
| 12.08.2024 | SeedBlink Partners with iBanFirst to Improve Currency Exchange for Startups and Investors | Bucharest, Romania ~
Company:
In a Nutshell
iBanFirst, a global provider of foreign exchange and international payments for businesses, has announced a partnership with SeedBlink, Europe’s equity and investment platform.
This collaboration ... |
| 12.08.2024 | iBanFirst and SeedBlink partner for faster, efficient startup investments | Cross-border transaction fintech iBanFirst is partnering with quity and investment platform SeedBlink, introducing a bespoke solution for fundraising startups and their private investors.
The collaboration aims to ensure faster onboarding a... |
| 26.05.2024 | iBanFirst Analysts Say Strong Dollar May Remain Problem for China and Other Global Markets | Every economic cycle has its “currency war,” according to an update from iBanFirst.
In the 1920s, France, Germany, and Belgium “devalued their currencies to return to the gold standard, which had been abandoned during World War I.”
In the 1... |
| 08.07.2022 | Marlin portfolio company iBanFirst signs definitive agreement to acquire Cornhill | LOS ANGELES and LONDON, June 29, 2022 – Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that iBanFirst, an existing Marlin portfolio company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.K.-based FX provider, Cornhill Internation... |
| 29.06.2022 | iBanFirst goes to UK to solve Brexit payment challenges with Cornhill buy | The pandemic has underlined the importance of digitising payment processes and combining strong foreign exchange (FX) risk management with technological know-how. With the U.K.’s exit from the EU, small and medium UK businesses (SMEs) are f... |
| 04.02.2022 | Numeral wants to turn bank accounts into microservices | Meet Numeral, a French startup that wants to upgrade corporate bank accounts. While clients interact with Numeral using a modern application programming interface (API), the startup connects directly to bank servers to upload payment files ... |
| 09.09.2021 | French fintech iBanFirst enters CEE with a first office in Romania | iBanFirst, a French fintech company, has just opened its first office in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), starting with a team in Bucharest, Romania. In the future, the French fintech plans on expanding in Bulgaria and Hungary as well.
The... |
| 27.05.2021 | iBanFirst updates target cross-border payments for enterprises | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Sending payments across borders remains a complex... |
| 27.05.2021 | iBanFirst updates target cross-border payments for enterprises | Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021.
Sending payments across borders remains a complex task for large enterprises. Moving money internationally involves juggling exchange rates, navigating banking networks... |
| 15.06.2020 | iBanFirst raises $21m in Series C funding | Multi-currency exchange platform iBanFirst has raised $21 million in Series C funding.
Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier, CEO and founder of iBanFirst
The firm’s latest round saw participation from venture capital funds Elaia and Bpifrance. Both joi... |
| 12.06.2020 | Belgian-French fintech startup iBanFirst raises €21M funding to simplify international payments for SMEs | In the latest development, iBanFirst, a global financial services provider has raised €21 million in a Series C round from Elaia and Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund. Previous investors including Serena and Breega, Xavier Niel, also participa... |
| 11.06.2020 | Brussels-based iBanFirst scores €21 million to expand financial services platform for SMEs | Brussels-based fintech startup iBanFirst has raised a €21 million Series C round, led by Elaia and Bpifrance Large Venture, to expand its financial services platform for SMEs. Specifically the platform enables B2B payments in multiple curre... |
| 10.06.2020 | iBanFirst raises $23.8 million for its borderless financial services | French startup iBanFirst has raised a $23.8 million (€21 million) Series C round from Elaia and Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund. Previous investors include Serena, Breega and Xavier Niel — Serena and Breega also participated in today’s fundi... |
| 16.11.2018 | iBanFirst Raises €15M in Series B Funding | iBanFirst, a Brussels, Belgium-based fintech startup, raised €15M in Series B funding.
This round was led by Serena Capital with participation from Xavier Niel and Breega.
The company intends to use the funds to continue to invest in resear... |
| 15.11.2018 | Fintech startup iBanFirst raises €15 million for its international payment platform for SMEs | Faced with volatile foreign exchange rates that can have an impact on profits, the Franco-Belgian platform iBanFirst allows SMEs to easily compare exchange rates and make transactions in 25 currencies. The international payments platform ha... |
| 14.11.2018 | Daily funding roundup - November 14th, 2018 | Gas Pos raised $1M; Syndio raised $5.2M; Savi raised $7.5M; Heyday raised $8M; iBanFirst raised $17M
Gas Pos: Gas Pos is fintech company solving the nationwide EMV gas pump crisis, as well as providing EMV pos for stores. Gas Pos has raised... |
| 14.11.2018 | iBanFirst raises $17 million to help companies move money around the world | French startup iBanFirst is raising another $17 million (€15 million) from Serena Capital and Breega Capital, with existing investor Xavier Niel putting in more money, as well.
iBanFirst solves a very specific problem. If you operate a comp... |
| 05.07.2017 | Qonto launches its digital bank accounts for small companies | French startup Qonto has raised another $11.3 million (€10 million) from existing investors Valar Ventures and Alven Capital. The company is now also open for business. You can now create a French business bank account on the company’s webs... |
| 21.10.2016 | IbanFirst Raises €10M in Funding | IbanFirst, a Brussels, Belgium-based specialist in international payments with real-time exchange rate access, raised €10m in funding.
The round was led by Xavier Niel.
The company intends to use the funds to expand its banking services.
Fo... |
| 18.10.2016 | IbanFirst raises €10m and launches Banking-as-a-Service for SMEs | Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier, IbanFirst
Payments firm IbanFirst has raised €10 million for its growth plans and launched Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) for SMEs in Europe.
IbanFirst offers an online multi-currency platform “in BaaS mode” – which i... |
| 18.10.2016 | Ibanfirst grabs $11 million to expand beyond foreign exchange services | French startup Ibanfirst is launching its full-fledged banking service for companies. The startup was previously known as FX4BIZ, a sort of TransferWise for business transactions. The company just raised $11 million (€10 million) from Xavie... |
| 18.10.2016 | FinTech startup IbanFirst raises €10 million to become the leading Banking-as-a-Service provider | The Brussels-based FinTech company IbanFirst, an online multi-currency platform which offers Banking-as-a-Service, has just raised €10 million. This new funding round marks the next growth phase for the startup that focuses on international... |
| - | iBanFirst goes to UK to solve Brexit payment challenges with Cornhill buy | The pandemic has underlined the importance of digitising payment processes and combining strong foreign exchange (FX) risk management with technological know-how. With the U.K.’s exit from the EU, small and medium UK businesses (SMEs) are f... |
| - | Addressing the bank payments bottleneck, Numeral raises €13 million | After only six months since its inception, Paris-based Numeral has raised €13 million. The company provides a payment operations automation service specifically targeted at tech companies operating in a variety of industries. The funding wi... |
