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Cardless swipes up $30M to build a new generation of co-branded credit cards

Today it’s announcing $30 million in funding to expand that business. Activant Capital, a previous backer, is leading the round, with Mischief (a fund co-founded by Plaid’s Zach Perret), Industry Ventures, Thayer Ventures, Assurant, and strategic backer Amex Ventures also participating.

Mesa Raises $9.2M to Solve the Home Cost Crisis

Mesa, the first homeowner membership platform, today exited stealth with $9.2 million in seed funding. The $7.2 million seed funding was led by Streamlined Ventures with Starting Line, Assurant Ventures, Vera Equity, Redwood Trust Horizons, Clocktower Ventures, and several other firms and strategic investors participating.

Torpago announces $10 Million Series B Funding Round

Torpago, a commercial credit card and spend management provider, today announced it raised $10 million in a Series B funding round.

Candor Secures Series B Funding, Led by Rice Park Capital

Candor Technology, Inc., a leading provider of automated underwriting technology and other technology enabled solutions for the mortgage industry, announced today it has closed a Series B equity round to expand its Loan Engineering System’s capabilities and enhance the user experience. The funding was led by ...

Revela Raises $9M in Series A Funding Round Led by FirstMark Capital

Revela, a leading property management solution, today announced that it has raised a $9 million Series A funding round to expand its product suite and meet the evolving needs of the real estate and property management industry.

Tenet Raises $30M+ to Grow EV Financing Platform and Offer Free Smart Charging to All Customers

Tenet Energy Inc. (“Tenet”), a climate fintech platform that helps consumers and businesses drive electric vehicles (EVs) for less, announced today that it has closed a funding round of over $30M, including over $10 million in Series A investment and a $20 million warehouse debt facility.

Treehouse Announces New Funding to Accelerate Decarbonization

Treehouse announces $10.4M in early stage funding, led by Montage Ventures and Trucks, with participation from CarMax, Assurant Ventures, Acrew Capital, Gutter Capital, Detroit Venture Partners, Automotive Ventures, Holman, Virta Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and Invest Detroit.

Topkey notches $5.2m in seed funding round

Topkey, an expense management startup for property managers, raised $5.2 million in seed funding led by Felicis Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Liquid 2 Ventures, Assurant Ventures and Derive Ventures.

Sanas Raises $32M for Breakthrough AI Technology for Real-Time Accent Translation

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 22, 2022 -- Sanas, the world's first real-time accent translation technology company, today announced a $32 million Series A, the largest Series A round in history for a speech technology company, ...

Residential Brand Tripalink Raises $30M to Fuel Technology and Growth

Tripalink, a technology-driven residential brand specializing in co-living and standard apartment rentals, raised $30 million from a combination of equity and debt in its Series B+ funding round after an explosive year of growth.

 

Vacasa and TPG Pace Solutions Announce Closing of Business Combination

Vacasa, a leading vacation rental management platform in North America, today announced that it has completed its business combination with TPG Pace Solutions Corp. (“TPG Pace Solutions” or “TPGS”) (NYSE: TPGS), ... 

Azibo Secures $19M Series A Led By SVB Capital

RENO, NV – JANUARY 11, 2022 – Azibo, the free, one-stop-shop financial services platform for the rental property market, today announced a $19M Series A round led by SVB Capital, with participation from new investors ...

 

Buckle Closes $60M in Funding to Expand Full-Stack Insurance Platform Across US

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Buckle Corp, an inclusive tech-enabled financial services company, has filed its Regulation D and disclosed it raised $60 million through a Series B funding round led by Volery Capital Partners with participation from Eldridge, Assurant Ventures, as well as ...

Zibo Announces One-Year Growth Metrics; Rebrands to Azibo

(RENO, NV  –  OCTOBER 12, 2021)  –  Today, to mark the one-year anniversary of our product launch, we’re excited to announce customer and revenue growth milestones as well as our rebrand from Zibo to Azibo. Azibo will continue to serve as the free one-stop-shop financial platform for the independent landlord ecosystem ...

Doma, the Company Architecting the Future of Real Estate Transactions, Completes Business Combination with Capitol Investment Corp. V

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Doma Holdings, Inc., a leading force for disruptive change in the real estate industry, and Capitol Investment Corp. V (NYSE: CAP), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition...

Cazoo to Begin Trading on NYSE Today Under the Symbol “CZOO”

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cazoo, the UK’s leading online car retailer, announces that it has completed its business combination with Ajax I (NYSE: AJAX), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Today, Cazoo Group Ltd (“Cazoo Group”) will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange ...

Mynd raises $57.3M at an $807M valuation to give people a way to invest in rental properties remotely

Mynd, a company that aims to make it easier for people to buy and manage single-family rental properties, announced today it has raised $57.3 million in funding from QED Investors. The financing values the Oakland, California-based company...

Maxwell ranks 154th on Inc. Magazine 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies

Maxwell, a digital mortgage platform & value-added services designed exclusively for small to midsize mortgage lenders, was ranked as the 154th fastest-growing private company and the 15th fastest-growing software company in the U.S. ...

SmartRent Completes Business Combination with Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SmartRent.com, Inc., a leading provider of smart home and smart building automation for property owners, managers, developers, homebuilders and residents, today announced that it has completed its...

Vacasa, North America’s Leading Vacation Rental Management Platform, to Be Publicly Listed Through Combination with TPG Pace Solutions

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vacasa, the leading vacation rental management platform in North America, has entered into an agreement to become a publicly traded company...

Assurant Ventures Invests in Landlord Financial Services Platform Zibo

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Assurant (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced its corporate venture capital arm, Assurant Ventures, has made an investment...

Grover secures $1bn to democratize access to consumer tech

Berlin, July 28 – Grover, Europe’s market leader in consumer tech subscriptions, today announces it has secured over $1billion in equity and asset backed financing to democratize access to tech while tackling the world’s prolific e-waste problem.

Assurant Ventures Surpasses $100 Million Milestone in Venture Capital Investments

NEW YORK, April 26, 2021 -- Assurant (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced its corporate venture capital arm...

Invesco Backs Mynd to Spend $5 Billion on Single-Family Rentals

(Bloomberg) -- Funds managed by Invesco Real Estate are backing Mynd Management to spend as much as $5 billion, including debt, purchasing about 20,000 single-family rental homes in the U.S. in the next three years. The partnership marks a “significant moment” for the...

Grover raises €60 million in Series B funding to take consumer tech subscriptions mainstream

Berlin, 13.04.2021 – Grover, Europe’s market leader in consumer tech subscriptions, today announces that it has secured €60 million in an oversubscribed Series B round. The funding will be used to increase market penetration...

British used car dealer Cazoo is going public in the U.S. via $7 billion SPAC deal

Cazoo announced Monday that it will go public through a merger with billionaire investor Daniel Och’s special purpose acquisition company. Cazoo, founded just three years ago, is a used car marketplace based in the U.K. The company sells...

Real estate title firm Doma, backed by Lennar, to go public in deal with SPAC

Doma, a firm that looks to disrupt the real estate title insurance market, has agreed to combine with Capitol Investment Corp. V, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Doma, formerly known as States Title, has a less than 1% share of...
Assurant Ventures invests alongside many leading investment firms including Anthemis, Bain Capital Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Canaan Partners, Felicis Ventures, Fifth Wall Ventures, Foundation Capital, General Catalyst, Greylock Partners, Insight Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Level Equity, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Nyca Partners, Riverwood Capital, Sequoia Capital, Silver Lake Partners, Spark Capital, and others.

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