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Revolut Eyes $100bn Valuation with Fresh Share Sale
News•Feb 25, 2026

Revolut Eyes $100bn Valuation with Fresh Share Sale

Fintech giant Revolut is weighing a secondary share sale in the second half of 2026, which could lift its valuation to roughly $100 bn, up from the $75 bn price set by last year’s secondary transactions. The move is being driven by investor demand, though the exact size and timing remain undecided. A successful sale would follow a trend among European scale‑ups using secondary offerings to accelerate growth. Analysts speculate the company may later pursue an IPO targeting at least $150 bn.

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Balderton Backs Pet Startup Lassie's $75m Series C
Deals•Feb 12, 2026

Balderton Backs Pet Startup Lassie's $75m Series C

Swedish pet insurance startup Lassie announced a $75 million Series C equity round, backed by Balderton, Felix Capital, Inventure, Passion Capital and Stena Sessan. The funding will help the company hit profitability and expand further across Europe, leveraging its AI‑driven claims processing and...

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How Startups Are Creating Financial Technical Debt without Realising It
News•Feb 9, 2026

How Startups Are Creating Financial Technical Debt without Realising It

Startups often cobble together disparate banking, expense, and FX tools, relying on spreadsheets for reconciliation. This patchwork creates financial technical debt that manifests as data silos, manual labor, and costly headcount as the business scales. Investors warn that the debt...

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What Messy Finance Stacks Signal to Investors – and How to Fix Them Before Series B
News•Jan 28, 2026

What Messy Finance Stacks Signal to Investors – and How to Fix Them Before Series B

Venture capitalists are now treating operational discipline as a core due‑diligence criterion, especially as startups approach Series B. Investors from Accel, Octopus, Cherry, Firstminute and 13books warn that messy finance stacks, inflated ARR figures, and disorganized bookkeeping are strong red flags....

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Sequence Raises $20m to Build a CFO Revenue Platform Amid B2B Fintech Boom
News•Dec 16, 2025

Sequence Raises $20m to Build a CFO Revenue Platform Amid B2B Fintech Boom

Sequence, a London‑New York fintech startup, closed a $20 million round led by 645 Ventures with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and other backers. The capital will fuel its AI‑driven revenue platform that automates billing, contract processing and invoice issuance for finance teams....

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Monzo Board Pushed CEO Out After IPO Dispute, Reports Say
News•Dec 16, 2025

Monzo Board Pushed CEO Out After IPO Dispute, Reports Say

Monzo’s board has asked CEO TS Anil to step down after months of friction over the company’s IPO timetable. Anil advocated an earlier public listing, while several directors preferred delaying to expand overseas and improve valuation. The board has installed...

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Dutch Fintech Mollie Buys GoCardless for €1.1bn
News•Dec 11, 2025

Dutch Fintech Mollie Buys GoCardless for €1.1bn

Dutch fintech Mollie announced a €1.1 billion acquisition of UK payments startup GoCardless, creating one of Europe’s largest integrated payment providers. The deal, expected to close by mid‑2026, will combine the two firms’ merchant bases to roughly 350,000 customers and add...

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Mollie to Acquire GoCardless for €1.1bn
Deals•Dec 11, 2025

Mollie to Acquire GoCardless for €1.1bn

Dutch payments platform Mollie announced it will acquire UK fintech GoCardless in a €1.1 billion transaction. The acquisition, expected to close in mid‑2026, will combine Mollie's card payment capabilities with GoCardless' direct‑debit services, expanding the combined entity's customer base to around...

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Revolut Offers Ex-Staffers Chance to Cash Out Shares at 30% Discount
News•Dec 9, 2025

Revolut Offers Ex-Staffers Chance to Cash Out Shares at 30% Discount

Revolut, Europe’s largest neobank valued at $75 bn, has opened a share‑buy‑back for former employees. The program offers ex‑staff $966.74 per share, a 30% discount to the $1,381.06 price paid in the latest secondary sale. Despite the discount, the price is...

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Sokin Secures $50M Funding Round Led by Prysm Capital
Deals•Dec 1, 2025

Sokin Secures $50M Funding Round Led by Prysm Capital

London‑based business payments platform Sokin announced a $50 million funding round led by US‑based Prysm Capital, with participation from Watershed Ventures, Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, Aurum Partners and individual investors Gary Marino and Mark Britto. The round values Sokin at $300 million and will...

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Revolut Confirms $75bn Valuation After Secondary Share Sale
Deals•Nov 24, 2025

Revolut Confirms $75bn Valuation After Secondary Share Sale

Revolut announced a secondary share sale led by Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer and Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, boosting its valuation to $75bn, a 60% increase from last year. The amount raised was not disclosed. The...

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