Fintech funding rounds in January 2016

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28 rounds announced in January 2016 across 1 country, totalling $1.9B, €40.8M, £200K. 3 rounds undisclosed.

Funding rounds announced in January 2016
Company	Round	Amount	Date	Lead investor(s)	Country	Source
MIT Spinout Insurify Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Seed	$2M	28 January 2016	Rationalwave Capital Partners	—	techcrunch.com
Pindrop Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Series C	$75M	28 January 2016	Google Capital	—	techcrunch.com
Capital Added · 8 October 2026 · thepaypers.com	Fund	$13M	28 January 2016	—	—	thepaypers.com
LendUp Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Unspecified	$150M	23 January 2016	—	—	techcrunch.com
The Tor Project Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Crowdfunding	$200K	22 January 2016	Edward Snowden	—	techcrunch.com
Asset Holdings Added · 8 October 2026 · pymnts.com	Unspecified	$50M	22 January 2016	Citi, Deutsche Borse, Santander InnoVentures	—	pymnts.com
WeLab Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Series B	$160M	21 January 2016	Khazanah Nasional Berhad	—	techcrunch.com
Puppet Labs Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Unspecified	$22M	20 January 2016	—	—	techcrunch.com
Seedrs Added · 8 October 2026 · ffnews.com	Crowdfunding	Undisclosed	20 January 2016	—	—	ffnews.com
for Point-of-Sale Added · 8 October 2026 · prnewswire.com	Seed	$2.5M	20 January 2016	Alsop Louie Partners	—	prnewswire.com
Arm Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Unspecified	$1B	18 January 2016	Sequoia China At $7	—	techcrunch.com
Policygenius Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Unspecified	$15M	15 January 2016	—	—	techcrunch.com
Minkasu Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Seed	$1M	15 January 2016	Dan Palanisamy, of America	—	techcrunch.com
Moneybox Added · 8 October 2026 · eu-startups.com	Seed	$3M	13 January 2016	—	United Kingdom	eu-startups.com
FinanceFox Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Unspecified	$5.5M	12 January 2016	Salesforce Ventures	—	techcrunch.com
Starling Digital Added · 8 October 2026 · pymnts.com	Unspecified	$70M	12 January 2016	—	—	pymnts.com
Ping Added · 8 October 2026 · prnewswire.com	Series B	Undisclosed	11 January 2016	—	—	prnewswire.com
AinFin Added · 8 October 2026 · fintech.global	Seed	£200K	11 January 2016	—	—	fintech.global
SoundCloud Added · 8 October 2026 · tech.eu	Debt	€32M	11 January 2016	—	—	tech.eu
Cringle Added · 8 October 2026 · fintech.global	Crowdfunding	€800K	11 January 2016	—	—	fintech.global
Donuts Added · 8 October 2026 · ffnews.com	Strategic	Undisclosed	11 January 2016	—	—	ffnews.com
Mambu Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Unspecified	€8M	11 January 2016	Acton Capital Partners	—	techcrunch.com
WeSwap Added · 8 October 2026 · ffnews.com	Unspecified	$10M	11 January 2016	—	—	ffnews.com
GEM Added · 8 October 2026 · thepaypers.com	Angel	$7.1M	7 January 2016	Pelion Venture Partners	—	thepaypers.com
Toast Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Unspecified	$30M	6 January 2016	Bessemer Venture Partners	—	techcrunch.com
Xfers Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Seed	$2.5M	6 January 2016	—	—	techcrunch.com
Zebpay Added · 8 October 2026 · thepaypers.com	Unspecified	$1M	5 January 2016	Jason Njoku, of iROKOtv, Spark	—	thepaypers.com
CommonBond Added · 8 October 2026 · techcrunch.com	Unspecified	$275M	5 January 2016	—	—	techcrunch.com

Fintech funding rounds in January 2016

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