For the third Q3 in a row, Finovate alums have raised at least $1 billion in equity funding. This year’s third quarter is consistent with both the amounts raised ($1.1 billion) and the number of alums securing investment (14) from the same quarter last year.
Interestingly, August continues to be a strong month for alum funding during the third quarter; for a third consecutive year, August investment has exceeded that of both July and September for our Finovate alums.
Previous Quarterly Comparisons
- Q3 2020: More than $1.2 billion raised by 14 alums
- Q3 2019: More than $1 billion raised by 21 alums
- Q3 2018: More than $400 million raised by 19 alums
- Q3 2017: More than $1 billion raised by 31 alums
- Q3 2016: More than $500 million raised by 30 alums
The third quarter of 2021 also saw one company, DriveWealth, become far and away the biggest recipient of investment dollars, topping the second biggest fundraiser by 3x. Three companies, M1 Finance, Alloy, and AuthenticID, secured triple-digit investments of at least $100 million.
The top ten equity investments, in a quarter with fourteen total alum fundraisings, represented the lion’s share of Q3’s investment total. Approximately 90% of the quarter’s total funding was represented by Q3’s top ten investments.
Top Ten Equity Investments for Q3 2021
- DriveWealth: $450 million
- M1 Finance: $150 million
- Alloy: $100 million
- AuthenticID: $100 million
- Ocrolus: $80 million
- Paystand: $50 million
- Sezzle: $30 million
- Dwolla: $21 million
- Moneyhub: $18 million
- Capitalise.com: $13.8 million
Here is our detailed alum funding report for Q3 2021.
July 2021: More than $469 million raised by seven alums
- AuthenticID: $100 million – post
- Dwolla: $21 million – post
- LoanPro: $100 million – post
- M1 Finance: $150 million – post
- Moneyhub: $18 million – post
- Paystand: $50 million – post
- Sezzle: $30 million – post
August 2021: More than $476 million raised by five alums
- Capitalise.com: $13.8 million – post
- DriveWealth: $450 million – post
- FintechOS: $10 million – post
- NYMBUS: $3 million – post
- Plaid: undisclosed – post
September 2021: More than $180 million raised by two alums
If you are a Finovate alum that raised money in the third quarter of 2021, and do not see your company listed, please drop us a note at research@finovate.com. We would love to share the good news! Funding received prior to becoming an alum not included.
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