Crypto, Compliance & Corporate AI — Fintech’s Deep-Pocketed Favorites
Friends, from cross-border planning to enterprise blockchain, this week’s fintech funding saw a surge in strategic scale-ups and institutional validation. Notably, Digital Asset and Conquest Planning pulled in massive rounds — signaling that infrastructure, not hype, is leading investor conviction in late Q2.
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Institutional Appetite Grows: Strategic investors are backing platforms with real-world traction, especially in blockchain and voice-based risk tech.
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AI Meets Operations: From global PEO services to fashion agents, AI-native fintechs continue drawing big early-stage checks.
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Cross-Border Strength: Canada’s Conquest Planning proves that international fintechs are gaining competitive ground in funding tallies.
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Digital Asset (NYC)
A blockchain technology company and the developer behind the Canton Network, a decentralized infrastructure for institutional finance.
Amount: $135M
Round: Strategic
Lead Investors: Led by DRW Venture Capital and Tradeweb Markets; joined by Goldman Sachs, Citadel Securities, BNP Paribas, DTCC, IMC, Optiver, Virtu, Circle Ventures, Paxos, Polychain and others -
Conquest Planning (Winnipeg, Canada)
A provider of a financial planning technology platform helping advisors create dynamic, personalized plans.
Amount: $80M
Round: Series B
Lead Investors: Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives; participated by Canapi Ventures, BDC Capital, Citi Ventures, TIAA Ventures, USAA, with existing backers BNY and Portage -
Clearspeed (San Diego, CA)
A provider of voice-based risk assessment technology used in fraud prevention, compliance, and security screening.
Amount: $60M
Round: Series D
Lead Investors: Led by Align Private Capital, with IronGate Capital Advisors, Bravo Victor Venture Capital, and KBW Venture -
Gensmo (NYC)
An AI-native fashion tech startup offering an intelligent agent that provides personalized clothing recommendations.
Amount: $60M+
Round: Angel
Lead Investors: Angel-led; backed by prominent investors (names undisclosed) -
Niural (NYC)
A global AI-native Professional Employer Organization (PEO) enabling fast-scaling companies to onboard and manage remote talent compliantly.
Amount: $31M
Round: Series A
Lead Investors: Led by Marathon Management Partners; with participation from M13, Inspired Capital, and Newform Capital
