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Trace Finance Announces $4.3 Million Seed Investment To Disrupt Global Banking For Latin American Startups

PRIVATEFeb 15, 2022

Amount Raised

$4.3 Million

Round Type

Seed

São PauloFinancial ServicesSoftwarePayments

Description

Trace Finance, a Brazilian fintech startup that enables faster and more streamlined cross-border banking for startups, has announced a $4.3 million seed funding round. The investment is led by HOF Capital (investors in Dapper Labs, Terra, Flutterwave, and SpaceX) with participation from Circle Ventures (the company behind USDC - a leading USD-pegged stablecoin with a $50 billion fully diluted market cap), The Chainsmokers (via their fund Mantis VC), and others. Seed funds will be used to expand the company's seamless global banking solution for startups, beginning with the US and Brazil.

Quick answer

Trace Finance raised $4.3 Million in a Seed round, dated February 15, 2022. Trace Finance is based in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

How much did Trace Finance raise?
Trace Finance raised $4.3 Million in a Seed round on February 15, 2022.
What does Trace Finance do?
Trace Finance is a fintech platform founded in early 2021 by Bernardo Brites, Rafael Luz, and Leone Parise, who have extensive experience in crypto and fintech businesses.
Where is Trace Finance based and how big is it?
Trace Finance is based in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Fundz records about 51 employees.
Who are the decision-makers at Trace Finance?
Fundz holds 2 contacts at Trace Finance, including the CEO and Co-Founder. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

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Who else raised in Financial Services and Payments around the same time

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

  • Fintech Cashier raised an undisclosed amount on March 31, 2022.
  • Cross River raised $620M (Funding Round) on March 30, 2022.
  • Cred Pal raised $15M on March 29, 2022.
  • Nucleus Security raised $20M on March 24, 2022.
  • Nucleus Security raised $20M (Series B) on March 23, 2022.
  • Everwash Inc. raised $6M on March 21, 2022.

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Company Information

Company

Trace Finance

Location

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

About

Trace Finance is a fintech platform founded in early 2021 by Bernardo Brites, Rafael Luz, and Leone Parise, who have extensive experience in crypto and fintech businesses. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil and works with startups and investors to improve the experience of moving money across borders and enables them to have a seamless banking experience in each of the jurisdictions they operate in, with an interconnected financial platform. The founding team has successfully scaled prior businesses such as Binance, Trust Wallet and Decred. The company has backing from HOF Capital, Stellar Ventures, Circle Ventures, Mercado Bitcoin and The Chainsmokers (Mantis VC).

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