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Daily Fintech Startup Watch: It’s raining money (Stockpile, Moven, RealtyMogul)

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Daily Fintech Startup Watch: It’s raining money (Stockpile, Moven, RealtyMogul)

Stockpile raises $15M

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Buying stock for your friend's kid's bar mitzva has never been easier than with Stockpile, the world's first gift card for stock. The company just reported the closing of a $15M investment round with some high profile angels (Ashton Kutcher) and A-list VCs, Mayfield and Sequoia, participating.

RealtyMogul passes $150M milestone

realtymogul Equity crowdfunding platforms seem to be hitting their early strides and RealtyMogul is enjoying the growth. The real estate-focused firm announced it had topped a total of $150M of investments transacted via its site.

Moven gets moving with more investment

moven Leading example of Bank 2.0, Moven, finished raising a fresh round of investment earmarked for international expansion.

InvestCloud closes $45M growth round

investcloud App platform for investment managers, InvestCloud, scores big investment. Here's what InvestCloud is up to:
Founded in 2010, InvestCloud makes use of a technology founder John Wise calls“Programs Writing Programs” to develop new software without having to write much new code. Advisors can select from thousands of applets located on a cloud-based platform to assemble their own client portals, CRMs, reporting tools, or even a robo-advisor.

Hip Pocket rolls out new app

hippocket app Hip Pocket is launching a mobile app that offers savings suggestions and facilitates deposits based on users’ incomes and goals. Its "swipe-to-save" technology  is intended to encourage Americans to save more with their local banks. [x_share title="Share this Post" facebook="true" twitter="true" linkedin="true"] [x_author title="About the Author"]  

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