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Earned wage access firm Immediate raises $16 million
Posted: 07/26/2023

Immediate, an earned wage access company, announced today a $16 million round of funding.

Castle Creek Launchpad Invests in RiskScout, Closing Seed Round
Posted: 07/20/2023

AUSTIN, Texas, July 20, 2023 (Newswire.com) - RiskScout, a leading regulatory technology company specializing in compliance automation, announced today that it has secured its final investment in its...

Inbanx Raises Seed Round - and the Bar for Spending Control
Posted: 05/02/2023

USTIN, TX / ACCESSWIRE / May 2, 2023 / inbanx, a budget and spending control solution provider, announced a seed raise of $3.6 million. The Castle Creek Launchpad Fund, backed by community banks, led...

FTX Fiasco Hits Investors From Tiger Global to Tom Brady
Posted: 11/10/2022

The FTX.com fiasco has ensnared some of the biggest names in finance. Tiger Global Management, Third Point and Altimeter Capital Management are among hedge funds that recently participated in fund...

Central Payments raises $30 million, spins off from Kansas City bank
Posted: 08/15/2022

Growing fintech company Central Payments completed a $30 million equity raise that includes it spinning off from Central Bank of Kansas City.

Oakland’s Launchpad Capital, Castle Creek Capital raise millions to back fintech startups
Posted: 07/20/2022

Oakland venture firm Launchpad Capital and Castle Creek Capital said Wednesday that they raised $90 million for their first fund focused on tech and fintech startups.

Fintech venture capital fund receives commitments from 34 community banks
Posted: 07/20/2022

Alternative asset management firm Castle Creek Capital LLC and early-stage venture capital firm Launchpad Capital closed a financial technology venture capital fund with more than $90 million in com...

Exclusive: Fintech VC Ryan Gilbert Launches His Own Venture Capital Firm
Posted: 04/29/2021

Entrepreneur-turned-venture-capitalist Ryan Gilbert has struck out on his own, creating venture firm Launchpad Capital to back earlystage startups in fintech, insurance and real estate.