Profile
Founders
Corporate information
Official name
Curve 1 Ltd
Also known as
Curve
Registration country
Official name
Curve 1 Ltd
Also known as
Curve
Registration country
Investment activity status
Active investor
Company type
Over-the-top banking platform, consolidating all your cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app.Overview
Curve helps people simplify their finances by connecting different debit and credit cards as well as accounts to one single card and smart app. The app serves as a dashboard where people can manage their different accounts as well as keep track of their spending habits.
Curve also helps address the privacy and security aspect of payments. The app automatically alerts users every time the card is used and gives people the ability to instantly lock the card from the app in case of fraudulent payments or loss as well as unlock it again later.
Funding
Funding rounds
Series B USD 55,000,000
USD 55,000,000 (15 Jul 2019) at USD 195,000,000 valuation.
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Gauss Ventures | Initial investment. Led the round. | ||
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Breega Capital | European venture apital firm. | France | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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CreditEase | China | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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IDC Ventures | The venture capital arm of Grupo IDC, a Latin American investment bank founded in 1995. | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Outward VC Fund LLP | United Kingdom | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Santander InnoVentures | Santander’s corporate venturing arm. | United Kingdom | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Seedcamp Investments LLP | Early stage mentoring and investment programme for European startups. | United Kingdom | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
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Speedinvest | Early-stage European venture capital firm. | Austria | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
Series A USD 10,000,000
USD 10,000,000 (1 Jul 2017)
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Connect Ventures | United Kingdom | Led the round. | |
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Gaël de Boissard | Round participant. | ||
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Henry Ritchcotte | Round participant. | ||
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London Co-Investment Fund | United Kingdom | Round participant. | |
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Outward VC Fund LLP | United Kingdom | Round participant. | |
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Oxford Capital Partners Ltd | United Kingdom | Round participant. | |
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Paul Townsend | Round participant. | ||
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Rohan Haldea | Round participant. | ||
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Samos Investments Advisory Ltd | Private equity investor with a focus on high-growth European businesses. | Round participant. | |
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Santander InnoVentures | Santander’s corporate venturing arm. | United Kingdom | Round participant. |
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Speedinvest | Early-stage European venture capital firm. | Austria | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
(1 Dec 2016)
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Isomer Capital | Led the round. | ||
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Connect Ventures | United Kingdom | Round participant. |
Seed USD 2,000,000
USD 2,000,000 (10 Dec 2015)
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Ed Wray | United Kingdom | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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London Co-Investment Fund | United Kingdom | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Ricky Knox | Initial investment. Round participant. | ||
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Seedcamp Investments LLP | Early stage mentoring and investment programme for European startups. | United Kingdom | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Speedinvest | Early-stage European venture capital firm. | Austria | Initial investment. Round participant. Stefan Klestil |
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Taavet Hinrikus | Initial investment. Round participant. |
(30 Jun 2015)
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Kima Ventures | French-based venture capital fund that focuses on strategic investments in early stage technology companies around the world. | France |
Cap Table
Current and past shareholders
| Investor | Contacts | Round | |
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Breega Capital European venture apital firm. |
Series B | |
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Connect Ventures |
Seed Series A |
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CreditEase |
Series B | |
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Ed Wray |
Seed Series A |
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Gauss Ventures |
Series B | |
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IDC Ventures The venture capital arm of Grupo IDC, a Latin American investment bank founded in 1995. |
Series B | |
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Isomer Capital |
Seed | |
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Kima Ventures French-based venture capital fund that focuses on strategic investments in early stage technology companies around the world. |
Seed | |
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London Co-Investment Fund |
Seed Series A |
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Outward VC Fund LLP |
Series A Series B |
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Oxford Capital Partners Ltd |
+44 (1865) 860-760 |
Series A |
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Samos Investments Advisory Ltd Private equity investor with a focus on high-growth European businesses. |
Series A | |
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Santander InnoVentures Santander’s corporate venturing arm. |
Series A Series B |
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Seedcamp Investments LLP Early stage mentoring and investment programme for European startups. |
Seed Series B |
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Speedinvest Early-stage European venture capital firm. |
Seed Series A Series B |
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Upscale |
Seed |