ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Hyperline, Nilus, Klearly, and more
At FinTech Futures, we know that it can be easy to let funding announcements slip you by in this fast-paced industry. That’s why we put together our weekly In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) funding round-up so you can get the latest funding news.

1Money Network lands $20m seed funding round
Stablecoin payments start-up 1Money Network has emerged from stealth following a $20 million seed funding round.
The round, which has been earmarked to fuel the network’s launch, was contributed to by a consortium of investors including F-Prime Capital, Galaxy Ventures, Tribe Capital, Kraken Ventures, MoonPay Ventures, Borderless Capital, Pharsalus Capital, Karman Ventures, and more.
1Money, set to launch in Q2 2025, claims to be building the “world’s first Layer 1 payments network exclusively for stablecoins”.
The company aims to differentiate itself from current payment platforms with features such as stablecoin-based network fees, integrated compliance tools, instant transaction confirmations, and fixed transaction costs.
French billing and invoice solutions provider Hyperline has bagged a $10 million seed extension round, led by global venture capital firm Index Ventures.
The round boosts Hyperline’s total seed funding to over $14 million, following an initial $4.4 million investment in June 2023. Since that initial round, Hyperline claims its client base has grown more than 20-fold, now serving over 150 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Founded in 2022, the firm’s end-to-end billing platform supports features for invoicing, contracts and quotes, analytics, subscriptions, and payments reconciliation.
Lucas Bédout, CEO of Hyperline, says the financing will be used to “scale our distribution engine and extend our reach beyond the early adopters”.

Nilus secures $10m funding round
Nilus, an AI-driven treasury management platform, has raised a $10 million funding round led by Felicis and Vesey Ventures.
The fundraise was also supported by new backer Cerca Partners, alongside existing investors BTV, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Better Tomorrow Ventures.
Founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York, Nilus says its platform aims to “reduce manual work in cash positioning, forecasting, and reconciliation, and provide strategic insights to help finance leaders make better financial decisions”.
The new round brings Nilus’ total funding to $18.6 million, following a $8.6 million in seed funding round bagged in 2022.
With more than $1 billion in assets under management, the fintech plans to use the cash injection to further develop its platform, which introduced AI-powered forecasting capabilities last year.
Klearly, a Dutch paytech focused on European SMEs, has landed a €6 million seed round.
The round was led by Florida-based investor Global PayTech Ventures, with contributions from Antler Elevate, Shapers, and industry angels.
Founded in 2022, Klearly will leverage the funds to expand into new markets across Europe with its integrated digital payment solution that enables enterprises to accept payments from any device by turning them into secure payment processing devices.
The company, which claims to have served over 4.6 million customers to date, partners with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers to embed payments into their platforms.

Arva AI raises $3m
Arva AI, a Californian verification solutions provider, has bagged a $3 million seed round.
The round was spearheaded by Google’s early-stage AI fund, Gradient, with further support from Amino Capital, Olive Tree and Y Combinator.
Founded last year, the start-up offers a range of generative AI-powered KYB verification solutions for banks and fintechs, including AML checks, document intelligence, and AI agents that perform advanced website analysis to examine business activities and detect fraud.
The fundraise, also supported by a group of angel investors, will fuel Arva AI’s product development, recruitment efforts, and market expansion.
Open Ledger, a US-based start-up, has launched following the securing of a $3 million pre-seed round led by Blank and Kindred Ventures, and backed by a consortium of angel investors.
Headquartered in San Francisco, Open Ledger integrates automated accounting software into a business’ existing platform, aiming to create a “one-stop-shop for financial and accounting resources”.
Founded by serial entrepreneur Pryce Yebesi and COO Ashtyn Bell, the company provides AI-driven auto-categorisation and custom report-building capabilities.
According to a TechCrunch report, Open Ledger has earmarked the funds to drive a hiring spree focused on engineering and business development talent.

Validis bags investments from Barclays and Citi
Validis, a UK-based financial data standardisation platform, has landed two undisclosed “strategic investments” from Citi and Barclays.
Founded in 2016, Validis’ solution gathers and formats live accounting data for use in audits, mergers, and corporate lending processes.
The platform, which will be adopted by Citi and Barclays as part of the deal, provides “clean, standardised, transaction-level general ledger and accounts receivables/payables data that is right-the-first time”, claims Validis.
Validis says the cash will be leveraged to advance product development and boost sales and marketing initiatives.