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Kafene Closes Series B Extension With $12.6 Million In Additional Equity Investment To Capitalize On Recent Business Momentum

PRIVATEOct 02, 2023

Round Type

Series B

New YorkCommerce and ShoppingFinancial ServicesSoftwareMobileCommerce And Shopping

Investors

Third Prime

Description

Kafene, a point-of-sale financing platform that helps offer underserved consumers more flexible purchase options through transparent lease-to-own (LTO) agreements, today announced it extended its Series B round to include an additional $12.6 million in new equity capital. This brings Kafene's Series B total to nearly $31 million. Kafene had previously announced its initial $18 million Series B fundraise in September 2022. Third Prime led the initial fundraise as well as the extension alongside existing investors.

Quick answer

Kafene, Inc. raised an undisclosed amount in a Series B round, dated October 2, 2023. Investors: Third Prime. Kafene, Inc. is based in New York, New York, United States.

How much did Kafene, Inc. raise?
Kafene, Inc. raised an undisclosed amount in a Series B round on October 2, 2023.
Who invested in Kafene, Inc?
Third Prime is named as investors in this round.
What does Kafene, Inc. do?
Kafene is a fintech company bringing innovation to a key segment of the point-of-sale financing market, the underbanked, with interest-free BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) options as well as flexible lease-to-own options.
Where is Kafene, Inc. based and how big is it?
Kafene, Inc. is based in New York, New York, United States.
Who are the decision-makers at Kafene, Inc?
Fundz holds 1 contact at Kafene, Inc. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

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Who else raised in Commerce and Shopping and Financial Services around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Kafene, Inc. that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • QI Tech raised $200M (Funding Round) on October 31, 2023.
  • Purplle raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on October 30, 2023.
  • GetPaid raised $6M (Seed) on October 5, 2023.
  • Shopblocks raised $1.8M (Seed) on October 2, 2023.
  • Beeline Holdings raised $6.5M on September 29, 2023.
  • Wayflyer raised $1B (Debt Financing) on September 5, 2023.

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Company Information

Company

Kafene, Inc.

Location

18 EAST 50TH STREET, 6TH FLOOR

New York, New York, United States

About

Kafene is a fintech company bringing innovation to a key segment of the point-of-sale financing market, the underbanked, with interest-free BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) options as well as flexible lease-to-own options. Best-in-class artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies allow Kafene to offer purchasing solutions to these consumers for furniture, appliances, electronics, tires and other goods. Kafene's core product is an easy-to-use, lease-to-own / BNPL platform that underwrites, approves, and enables payment almost instantly. This helps retailers satisfy customer demand and make sales they would otherwise lose. Driving the experience is a suite of custom-built technology at the cutting edge of payment processing, servicing, and underwriting. Kafene is backed by Third Prime, Valar Ventures, Company Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures, and other investors. For more information, please visit www.kafene.com and follow Kafene on our LinkedIn page.

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Timeline to next round
Series B companies typically work for 15-20 months before raising new capital
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Series B companies are expected to scale rapidly and expand market reach

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