Funding roundup November 8 – November 12: $35m for Mod.io, Unyoked launches a crowdfunding campaign and FinTech Australia releases investor map for the fintech industry
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A mix of institutional investors, including Holon Global Investments, as well as various affiliated and independent financial advisers and private investors, participated in the round.The cash will be used to improve the companys technological capabilities, product development, and integrations. Asendium aims to change the way financial advisers provide advice by creating all required advice documents at the same time, through one instance of data entry.Australian-owned nature startup, Unyoked announced the opening of a limited parcel of their fundraises specifically for their customers, available via equity crowdfunding platform, Birchal.This follows a rise of $6 million to help more people get out of the city and back into the wilderness. Led by GCIs Leap Capital Fund, the round includes reinvestment from Unyokeds existing shareholders and marks the undeniable potential of the post-COVID wave of cultural change.Within the first 24 hours of the crowdfunding and only going to their customers, five-year-old Unyoked had an interest of 300% over the target.Expressions of Interest for the Unyoked equity crowdfund are now open here.Hindsite, a micro-training platform, has raised $3.25 million in a seed round to expand its global reach. 360 Trading founder Matt Kuppe, Ironbridge Capitals Greg Ruddock, Terry Hartan, and Duncan Alexander led the round, which now values the company at $18 million.In a 2018 pre-seed round, previous backers included angel investor ACAC Innovation, as well as friends and family.Mod.io, a gaming user-generated content (UGC) platform, has secured US$25 million (A$35 million) in a Series A round. The map is open to all members of the fintech and startup communities and is free to use.Investors can apply to be included on the map by checking in and filling out the form on the website here.Keep up to date with our stories on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.