Over 17 Alumni Collectively Raised Over $1.2 Billion in the Second Quarter of 2025
In the world of fintech, Q2 2025 has been a bumper quarter, with a significant increase in investments compared to the same period last year. The surge in funding has seen several platform alumni raise substantial amounts, making this quarter the most successful Q2 for fintech investments since 2021.
Kicking off the quarter, Plaid, a platform alum, secured a massive $575 million in a venture round, marking the largest equity investment for the platform's alumni in this quarter. This investment, led by Franklin Templeton and including participation from NEA and Ribbit Capital, was aimed at providing liquidity to members of the Plaid team.
Following closely, Stash, another platform alum, raised an impressive $146 million in May. June was no less productive, with eight alums collectively raising more than $232 million. Among these were FISPAN, which raised $30 million, and Parlay Finance, which secured $2 million.
It's worth noting that three funding rounds in Q2 2025 had undisclosed investment amounts, which could potentially increase the total alum funding for Q2. For instance, Icon Solutions, Supply Wisdom, Remynt, and Token.io all raised undisclosed amounts during this period.
The increased investment activity in Q2 2025 is not limited to a few alums. In fact, the quarter saw twice as many alums securing fresh capital compared to Q2 2024. Scalable Capital, Thunes, Zopa, Digishares, Quinn, and PostHawk are some of the other platform alums that raised significant funding in Q2 2025.
While the exact figures for fintech investments raised by platform alumni in Q2 from 2021 to 2025 are not readily available, the ongoing investment activity and the recovering M&A environment suggest a promising future for fintech investments. However, for a thorough and accurate comparative analysis, consulting specialized fintech investment databases or industry reports from financial analytics firms would be beneficial.
For those platform alumni who raised money in Q2 2025 and are not listed, they are encouraged to contact research@our website for potential inclusion in future analyses.
Investing in the fintech sector was particularly fruitful during Q2 2025, with businesses like Plaid securing $575 million and Stash raising $146 million. Furthermore, considerable investment was observed in other fintech businesses, such as FISPAN, Parlay Finance, Scalable Capital, Thunes, and Zopa.
