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Rarible Raises $14.2 Million Series A Led By Venrock and CoinFund to Fuel Global Creator Economy and Take NFTs Mainstream
Rarible, a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace and protocol for creating, selling, and collecting digital items, secured a Series A investment of $14.2 million led by Venrock and CoinFund, with participation from 01 Advisors. Rarible will use the funding to hire new team members and continue to build a community-owned, blockchain-based NFT marketplace, connecting digital content creators and buyers. In tandem with the Series A, Rarible announced that it will launch an NFT marketplace on the consumer-centric blockchain, Flow, in addition to its home base on rarible.com.
Kaiko Closes $24 Million Series a to Scale Crypto Financial Data Services for Institutions
Kaiko, the leading cryptocurrency market data provider, announced today a $24 million Series A funding round led by global financial services investors Anthemis and Underscore VC. Point Nine, Alven and Hashkey Capital also joined the round, bringing to the table an international investor base with a strong background in fintech, financial services, software and crypto.
Assurant Ventures Invests in Landlord Financial Services Platform Zibo
Assurant, a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, announced its corporate venture capital arm, Assurant Ventures, has made an investment in Zibo, a one-stop shop financial services platform that simplifies rental property ownership for independent landlords.
NXTsoft and Upstart Partner to Streamline Delivery of AI-Based Lending Platform to Banks and Credit Unions
NXTsoft, the market leader in secure, comprehensive and complete API connectivity, and Upstart, a leading AI lending platform provider, announced a partnership that will enable Upstart to more efficiently implement its all-digital AI lending platform to any U.S.-based financial institution.
Community First Bank Selects Q2’s Digital Banking Platform
Q2 Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of digital transformation solutions for banking and lending, today announced that Community First Bank of Kennewick, Washington chose Q2’s best-of-breed platform to deliver a unified digital banking and wealth management experience for its clients.