Key Takeaways
- • UK agentic insurtech Ancep raised $8.5 million in a round led by Creandum, with Kleiner Perkins and Vicus Ventures participating, to fund hires and growth.
- • Planky, a BKN301 Group-owned open banking intelligence fintech, raised €6.9 million in a round co-led by Innovation Global and Azimut Venture Capital's Digitech Europe strategy.
- • Swiss wealth-tech Light Frame closed a $5.1 million seed round led by Fortino Ventures to expand across EMEA.
- • UK cross-border paytech Seva Money raised $5 million in seed funding co-led by Blockwall and Revent, operating in India and Mexico with expansion planned across five more markets.
- • Dutch SME banking platform GoDutch raised €5 million via crowdfunding in under 24 hours, ahead of a planned Series A and while its banking licence application is at an advanced stage.
- • UK fintech Bud Financial received an undisclosed investment from BankTech Ventures to scale its US go-to-market operations.
Summary
FinTech Futures' weekly round-up of fintech funding highlights several early-stage and growth rounds across Europe and beyond. UK-based agentic AI insurtech Ancep secured $8.5 million led by Creandum, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Vicus Ventures and angel investor Christa Davies, former CFO of Aon, along with operators from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind. Founded earlier this year by Gagan Khurana and Jake Turner, formerly of Scope AI, Ancep provides commercial insurance brokers with AI agents that work within policy administration systems, e-trade portals and CRMs to build submission documents and approach insurers for terms. The company said the capital will fund new hires and accelerate growth.
Planky, a financial intelligence fintech owned by BKN301 Group, raised €6.9 million in a round co-led by Innovation Global and the Azimut Venture Capital Digitech Europe strategy, managed by Azimut Investments. Established in the UK in 2014 by Emilian Siemsia and Loubna Bazine and operational since 2021, Planky offers AI-driven open banking verification and automated decisioning. BKN301 acquired the company in November 2025 for an undisclosed fee. According to BKN301, proceeds will go toward AI-powered underwriting, spend intelligence and predictive risk models, as well as expansion in the Middle East.
Swiss fintech Light Frame raised $5.1 million in seed funding led by Fortino Ventures, with Sidekick Partners, Tenity, Chamaeleon, AltaIR Capital, and repeat backers Rogue Venture Partners, New Stack Ventures and Studio Alpha participating. Founded in 2024, the company offers AI-powered core banking and portfolio management software for private banks, wealth managers and family offices, and will use the funds to expand its platform and commercial activity in EMEA. Separately, UK cross-border paytech Seva Money raised $5 million in seed funding co-led by Blockwall and Revent, with returning investors Seedcamp, Stride and Ada Ventures. CEO Ritu Soni said its white-label remittance platform lets money-transfer operators offer wallets and cards with embedded financial and healthcare services. The business operates in India and Mexico and plans expansion into the Philippines, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Ghana within 12 months.
Dutch SME business banking platform GoDutch raised €5 million through a crowdfunding campaign that reached its goal in 22 hours, according to founder Thomas Vles. The funds will partly support an upcoming Series A and fund European expansion, payroll and credit products, and proprietary payments infrastructure, per Het Financieele Dagblad. The company, founded in 2024, is in the advanced stage of its banking licence application with De Nederlandsche Bank. Finally, UK fintech Bud Financial, founded in 2015, received an undisclosed investment from US venture firm BankTech Ventures to expand its US go-to-market, AI capabilities and Revenue Agents product. The company earlier partnered with Jack Henry and signed a deal with First Fidelity Bank in February.
Planky, a financial intelligence fintech owned by BKN301 Group, raised €6.9 million in a round co-led by Innovation Global and the Azimut Venture Capital Digitech Europe strategy, managed by Azimut Investments. Established in the UK in 2014 by Emilian Siemsia and Loubna Bazine and operational since 2021, Planky offers AI-driven open banking verification and automated decisioning. BKN301 acquired the company in November 2025 for an undisclosed fee. According to BKN301, proceeds will go toward AI-powered underwriting, spend intelligence and predictive risk models, as well as expansion in the Middle East.
Swiss fintech Light Frame raised $5.1 million in seed funding led by Fortino Ventures, with Sidekick Partners, Tenity, Chamaeleon, AltaIR Capital, and repeat backers Rogue Venture Partners, New Stack Ventures and Studio Alpha participating. Founded in 2024, the company offers AI-powered core banking and portfolio management software for private banks, wealth managers and family offices, and will use the funds to expand its platform and commercial activity in EMEA. Separately, UK cross-border paytech Seva Money raised $5 million in seed funding co-led by Blockwall and Revent, with returning investors Seedcamp, Stride and Ada Ventures. CEO Ritu Soni said its white-label remittance platform lets money-transfer operators offer wallets and cards with embedded financial and healthcare services. The business operates in India and Mexico and plans expansion into the Philippines, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Ghana within 12 months.
Dutch SME business banking platform GoDutch raised €5 million through a crowdfunding campaign that reached its goal in 22 hours, according to founder Thomas Vles. The funds will partly support an upcoming Series A and fund European expansion, payroll and credit products, and proprietary payments infrastructure, per Het Financieele Dagblad. The company, founded in 2024, is in the advanced stage of its banking licence application with De Nederlandsche Bank. Finally, UK fintech Bud Financial, founded in 2015, received an undisclosed investment from US venture firm BankTech Ventures to expand its US go-to-market, AI capabilities and Revenue Agents product. The company earlier partnered with Jack Henry and signed a deal with First Fidelity Bank in February.
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