Compliance, Capital & Code
Fintech VC activity picked up where last week left off—with capital flowing to firms tackling fraud, compliance and operational AI infrastructure. From generative-AI platforms for banking services in India to retirement-planning tools in the U.S., investors are doubling down on vertical fintech accelerators.
Key Highlights:
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Navi’s huge debt injection in India reaffirms appetite for non‑equity funding in emerging market fintech.
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Retirable’s Series A shows renewed promise for retirement and insurance‑embedded platforms in the U.S.
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Neurofin’s seed round signals early backing for generative AI infrastructure in BFSI automation.
1. Navi Technologies – India
Provider of lending and financial services infrastructure in India
Amount Raised: ₹170 crore (~$20 million debt)
Round Type: Debt financing
Lead Investors: PhillipCapital, plus NDX Financial Services, Arpee Commercial Company, Ambit Finvest & Grey Grass India
2. Retirable – USA
Retirement planning platform offering investment, insurance, healthcare & spending tools
Amount Raised: $10 million
Round Type: Series A
Lead Investor: IA Capital Group (joined by SilverCircle, Primary, Portage, Vestigo, Nationwide Ventures, Western & Southern, Clocktower)
3. Neurofin – India
Generative‑AI fintech infrastructure startup automating operations and compliance in BFSI
Amount Raised: $1.6 million
Round Type: Seed
Lead Investor: UNLEASH Capital, with Pentathlon Ventures, Fintech Yatra, Antler
4. Salient – USA
Loan servicing platform streamlining payments and servicing for fintech lenders and institutions
Amount Raised: $60 million
Round Type: Series A
Lead Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (co-led by Matrix Partners, Michael Ovitz,
5. Vanta – USA
Enterprise compliance & security platform helping fintechs prepare for audits and regulatory frameworks
Amount Raised: $150 million
Round Type: Series D
Lead Investors: Wellington Management, Atlassian Ventures, CrowdStrike Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Sequoia, JPMorgan
