Friends, it was a dynamic week in fintech and digital wealth, with global investments showing strong momentum across embedded finance, DeFi, insurtech, and tokenization platforms. UK and US firms led the way, while debt and growth financing played a prominent role alongside traditional VC rounds.
We also saw significantly more “fintech” deals this week – wonder why? Anyhoo…
Key trends this week:
📍 UK-based firms dominated the list, securing 3 of the top 5 funding spots.
💳 Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization continued to draw investor attention across Europe.
🧾 Debt financing and non-traditional VC models played a major role, especially for scale-stage companies.
Top 5 Funded Deals (May 6-May 12, 2025):
1. Wagestream
- Location: London, UK
- Description: Provider of financial wellbeing and earned wage access solutions for employees.
- Funding: $375M (approx. from £300M)
- Round: Debt financing (provided by Citi)
(Note: This is a debt facility, not equity, but it’s the largest capital infusion of the week.)
2. Autobooks
- Location: Detroit, MI, USA
- Description: Financial technology company offering integrated payment and accounting tools for small businesses via banks and credit unions.
- Funding: $40M
- Round: Growth investment from Runway Growth Capital
3. Amilia
- Location: Montreal, Canada
- Description: Provider of management software and payment solutions tailored to community and recreation industries.
- Funding: $35M
- Round: Growth funding
4. Juice
- Location: London, UK
- Description: Founder-focused lending platform for digital SMEs, offering alternative access to capital.
- Funding: $31M (approx. from £25M)
- Round: Funding round (undisclosed type)
5. RockSolidProtocol
- Location: Zurich, Switzerland
- Description: Decentralized platform for tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs).
- Funding: $16M
- Round: Presale
Honorable Mentions:
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Sentora (BVI) – $25M in DeFi platform funding
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Glide (NYC) – $15M for embedded fintech infrastructure
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SimpleClosure (Santa Monica) – $15M for startup shutdown services
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Colb Asset SA (Switzerland) – $7.3M in seed extension for RWA tokenization
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Agree.com – $7.2M for integrated e-signature and payments
With RWA tokenization and embedded finance attracting steady capital, expect continued growth in cross-border infrastructure and compliance-driven fintech models in the coming months.
