Fintech remains a core venture capital category, with capital flowing into payments rails, neobanks, insurtech, B2B financial infrastructure, and AI-native financial operations. Our fintech VC coverage tracks the rounds and funds defining the next wave of financial technology.
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Gap-fill investment explainers: Owner $240M @ $2.3B, a16z $1.1B Machine Age Fund, Retro $21M, Ajaib ~$270M SBI stake, Digs $25.3M, Lambda $1B debt, and Bevel $6M — who uses the products and why these capital sources fit.
SBI Holdings took ~20% of Indonesia’s Ajaib for a reported $270M — equity-method affiliate status — extending the same Japan→EM digital-asset strategy that printed Fasset’s $1B Series C.
Gap-fill investment explainers: Instinct $250M @ $2.5B, Alice $140M, Metriport $26M, RQD* $74M, Trajectory $40M @ $300M, and Smack $61M — who uses the products and why these syndicates fit.
The late-August funding tape: Socure’s $5.2B mark and Fravity acquisition, REGENT’s $240M equity/debt package, OpenAI’s filing-backed $400M fund, Transfyr’s $25M seed, Hike Medical’s $22.5M and Gestala’s $84M across two rounds.
Bevel Advisors raised $6M seed after free AI inventory tools for LA fire survivors — pivoting into tech-led high-net-worth risk advisory; Bessemer/Resolute/Shakti named in secondary coverage.
Bain Capital Tech Opportunities led a $74M minority growth investment in RQD* Clearing — proprietary clearing/custody for broker-dealers, RIAs and global firms accessing U.S. markets, including digital assets.
