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Aviva pumps $10 million into female fintech fund

Aviva has invested $10 million in a VC fund that backs female entrepreneurs in the fintech industry across the UK, Europe, Canada and the US.

26 September 2022

Company announcement/startups

Opply raises $4 million seed investment

Opply, the automated B2B supply chain platform, has raised $4M in seed funding from leading investors Chalfen Ventures and Anthemis Group. Opply’s platform and marketplace connects small to medium-sized food and beverage consumer brands with suppliers.

15 June 2022

News/startups

BNP Paribas joins Anthemis VC fund

BNP Paribas has made its first investment in a fintech venture capital fund run by Anthemis.

14 April 2022

Company announcement/startups

BBVA and Anthemis invest in Spanish consumer electronics rental firm Wiserntr

The BBVA and Anthemis partnership led the first pre-seed funding for Wiserentr with an investment of one million euros.

04 April 2022

Company announcement/startups

Anthemis raises $700 million for fintech investment strategy

Anthemis Group, an investment platform committed to cultivating change in the financial system today announced they have closed multiple funds.

16 December 2021

Company announcement/sustainable

BBVA and Anthemis invest in Greenspark

Greenspark’s technological solutions allow large companies and SMEs to offset their environmental impact by integrating into their websites services to plant trees for each order received, or clean up ocean plastic for each new subscriber to their newsletter.

17 November 2021

Company announcement/regulation

Deutsche Bank and HSBC Asset Management join funding round in Taina Technology

TAINA Technology, an award-winning regulatory technology company, has announced today that it is closing a substantial funding round, welcoming onboard Deutsche Bank and HSBC Asset Management’s Financial Technology Venture Capital Fund alongside its existing investors led by Anthemis.

28 October 2021

Company announcement/retail

Neo Insurer Hedvig raises $45 million for European expansion in a Series B led by Anthemis

Following its recent launch into Denmark, Nordic neo insurer Hedvig announces today that it closed a $45 million Series B funding round led by Anthemis with participation from existing investors including Cherry Ventures, Obvious Ventures, CommerzVentures, along with Swedish Novax, Nineyards Equity, Jonas Kamprad and Mathias Kamprad.

29 September 2021

News/startups

Barclays and Anthemis bring female-focused fintech innolab to UK and Europe

Barclays and Anthemis are to export their Female Innovators Lab from the US to the UK and Europe, providing funding and mentoring to fintech startups founded by women.

28 September 2021

Company announcement/people

Aviva appoints chief innovation officer, forms fintech investment partnership with Anthemis

Aviva, the UK’s leading insurer, today announces the appointment of Ben Luckett as Chief Innovation Officer.

21 January 2021

News/startups

Embedded banking startup Weavr raises $4 million in seed funding

Anthemis, QED Investors and Seedcamp have invested $4 million in embedded finance startup Weavr.

25 November 2020

Company announcement/startups

Anthemis closes $90 million InsurTech growth fund

Leading venture firm announces insurtech focused fund with backing from Aflac Global Ventures, Nürnberger, and Sumitomo Life. Industry veteran Kate Sampson joins the investment team.

02 March 2020