| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.04.2026 | From fragmented funding to growing maturity: the Italian tech ecosystem | Italy’s tech funding landscape in 2025 appears larger and more mature, but also highly concentrated. Total funding of around €2.5 billion is driven by a small number of very large rounds, while most deals remain relatively small, indicating... |
| 30.07.2025 | Trustfull Secures €6M for AI-Driven Fraud Defense, European Growth | Milan-based Trustfull secured €6 million in funding. The investment fuels its expansion across Europe. It strengthens AI-driven fraud prevention technology. The global fraud detection market is surging. Trustfull targets advanced threats li... |
| 30.07.2025 | Trustfull Closes €6M Funding Round | Trustfull, a Milan, Italy-based provider of frictionless fraud prevention technology, closed €6M funding.
The round was led by Seaya Ventures and Elevator Ventures, with the participation of existing investor United Ventures.
The company in... |
| 29.07.2025 | Italian fraud prevention platform Trustfull raises €6 million to drive European expansion | Milan-based Trustfull, a provider of fraud prevention technology, today announced the closing of a €6 million investment round to strengthen its sales and marketing team and diversifying its product offering to help clients address emerging... |
| 29.07.2025 | Trustfull closes €6M round to drive European expansion | Trustfull, a provider of seamless fraud prevention technology, has secured €6 million in funding to expand across Europe by growing its sales and marketing team and broadening its product lineup to tackle new and evolving fraud threats.
Fou... |
| 29.11.2024 | Meet Belli: The winner of the FutureTravel Summit 2024 Pitch Competition! | The FutureTravel Summit 2024, held on November 28th in Barcelona, was a spectacular gathering of innovation in the travel and hospitality sector. With over 400 attendees, 20+ speakers, and a dynamic lineup of activities, the event once agai... |
| 13.03.2024 | Emerging from stealth, SAPI secures £7.5M equity fundraising for small business lending | UK fintech SAPI, which seeks to transform the small business lending landscape, has closed a £7.5 million equity fundraising round. SAPI – which stands for ‘Securities API’ – enables payment companies to offer business loans and other finan... |
| 28.09.2023 | Who are Lombardia’s Most Influential Mobile Startups Shaping 2023’s Tech Scene? | Lombardia, a vibrant region in Italy known for its bustling economy and innovative spirit, has been the birthplace of numerous successful startups. Particularly burgeoning is the mobile start-up scene. These companies, utilising cutting-edg... |
| 27.09.2023 | Which Financial Services Startups in Milan, Lombardia Are Reshaping Italy’s Economy? | This article aims to showcase and explain some of the most interesting Financial Services Startups in Milan, Lombardia, Italy. These startups are not just making a name for themselves locally, but also positioning themselves as key players ... |
| 17.07.2023 | Financial Renaissance in Lombardia: The 15 Emerging Startups Revitalizing the Finance Sector | Table of Contents show
1 1. Scalapay
2 2. Qodeup
3 3. RE-Lender
4 4. BlockInvest
5 5. Fleap
6 6. AMCO
7 7. Equita Capital
8 8. AATECH
9 9. Hercle Financial
10 10. WindeX Investment Club
11 11. Morning Capital
12 12. UpsideTown
... |
| 07.03.2023 | Italian unicorn Scalapay pays out as it acquires Cabel IP | Italy’s first unicorn, Scalapay, a buy-now-pay-later provider, has acquired nearly 40 years in business Italian payment institution Cabel IP S.p.A. The strategic step aims at finalising Scalapay's deployment in Europe and supporting the lau... |
| 13.01.2023 | Топ-10 венчурных сделок европейских стартапов в 2022 году | «Это был тяжелый год». Так могли бы сказать и участники венчурного рынка: многие инвесторы избегали мегараундов (свыше €100 млн), стартапам в целом стало сложнее привлекать инвестиции. Однако, несмотря на неблагоприятные рыночные условия, в... |
| 29.09.2022 | La top 10 delle migliori startup italiane emergenti, secondo Linkedin | LinkedIn Top Startups 2022, ovvero la classifica delle 10 migliori startup italiane emergenti, ha riconosciuto il primo posto alla piattaforma Unobravo. Ovviamente il più grande network professionale al mondo (850 mln di membri) ha stabilit... |
| 04.05.2022 | Scalapay snags $27M for Series B | Scalapay has raised a $27 million Series B extension from Poste Italiane, the Italian provider of a service infrastructure network and payment cards. Scalapay offers a buy now, pay later platform. The new capital brings the round's total to... |
| 03.05.2022 | Scalapay Raises $27M USD in Funding | Scalapay, an Italian Buy Now – Pay Later provider, raised $27M USD in funding in a Series B extension.
Poste Italiane made the investment.
This funding, an extension of Scalapay’s $497M USD Series B fundraising round, which was announced in... |
| 03.05.2022 | Italian unicorn and Klarna-rival Scalapay raises €25.67M from Poste Italiane: Know more here | Milan-based Scalapay, a payment solution provider that allows customers to buy and pay in three installments without any additional interest, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $27M (approximately €25.67M) in its Series B extension rou... |
| 05.04.2022 | Italian BNPL platform Scalapay bags $27m in Series B extension | Scalapay, a European buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider, has raised $27 million in a Series B extension round led by Poste Italiane, Italy’s largest service infrastructure network.
Scalapay raises $27m in Series B extension
Poste Italiane p... |
| 25.02.2022 | Scalapay becomes Italy's first unicorn | Fintech start-up Scalapay has become Italy's first-ever unicorn after raising $497m (€444.6m) in a Series B investment funding round.
The "buy now, pay later" payment solutions company for e-commerce merchants has seen its market ... |
| 25.02.2022 | This Week in European Tech: Scalapay is Italy's first unicorn, PrimaryBid scores $190 million, Rebelle goes public, and more
What happened this week in European Tech? | Happy Friday!
This week, the Tech.eu research team tracked more than 100 tech funding deals worth over €5.6 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, and rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all... |
| 24.02.2022 | Scalapay Raises $497M in Series B Funding | Scalapay, a Milan, Italy-based payment solution that enables customers to buy now and pay later (BNPL) without interest, raised $497M in Series B funding.
The round, which brought total funding raised to date to over $700M, was led by Tence... |
| 24.02.2022 | Italian BNPL provider Scalapay raises $497m in Series B | Italy-based Scalapay, a start-up that enables customers to buy now, pay later (BNPL) without interest, has raised $497 million in Series B investment funding.
Scalapay raises $497m in Series B
The round was led by Tencent and Willoughby Cap... |
| 24.02.2022 | Wollongong fintech Scalapay bags a staggering $692 million Series B | Australian-founded, Europe-focused buy-now-pay-later startup Scalapay has raised A$692 million in a debt and equity Series B.
The round was led by Chinese tech powerhouse Tencent and US VC Willoughby Capital, with participation from existin... |
| 24.02.2022 | Klarna-rival Scalapay is Italy’s first unicorn; raises $497M from Tencent, Tiger Global, others | Online shopping has seen a massive boom in recent years, especially for young shoppers. However, not everyone wants to pay the entire cost of the purchase upfront, with some preferring to take the convenient “buy now and pay later” (BNPL) o... |
| 23.02.2022 | Italy gets its first unicorn as Scalapay raises $497m from Tencent | It’s a big day for Italy today, as payments platform Scalapay’s $497m Series B gives the country its first unicorn since the dotcom boom.
Scalapay’s Series B comes just five months after its Tiger-led Series A last September, which pushed u... |
| 03.02.2022 | Albania’s grocery delivery startup takes away $1 million to grab Balkans and South East European pie | Fast-track grocery delivery services have become a staple during the coronavirus pandemic as shoppers have shifted towards buying food online. Cashing in on the trend is Albania’s food and grocery delivery app service Hajde.
The startup has... |
| 29.09.2021 | Pakistan’s QisstPay Raises Funds Ahead of South Asia Expansion
Pakistan’s QisstPay Raises Funds Ahead of South Asia Expansion | (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s buy-now, pay-later startup QisstPay has raised $15 million in early stage investment, ahead of expanding to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
MSA Capital led the round with participation including from Global Founders Capi... |
| 14.09.2021 | Scalapay raises $155m in Series A round to fund BNPL expansion | Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Scalapay has raised $155 million in equity funding as part of its ongoing Series A investment round.
From left to right: CFO Raffaele Terrone, CEO Simone Mancini, CTO Johnny Mitresvki, GM Pingki Houang
Tiger G... |
| 10.09.2021 | The question that defines venture capital firm Benchmark | For Benchmark, I imagine they take the question with a hint of exasperation, like late stage companies being queried “when will you IPO” the moment they reach unicorn status.
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| 10.09.2021 | BNPL platform Scalapay raises €131M at €591.8M valuation in a Tiger Global-led round | Milan-based BNPL platform Scalapay announced that it has raised $155M (approx €131M) in an equity round as part of its Series A funding at a valuation of $700M (approx €591.85M).
With this round, the company has now raised a total of $203M ... |
| 10.09.2021 | The question that defines venture capital firm Benchmark | For Benchmark, I imagine they take the question with a hint of exasperation, like late stage companies being queried “when will you IPO” the moment they reach unicorn status.
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| 09.09.2021 | Scalapay raises $155M at a $700M valuation as buy now, pay later services continue to boom | Scalapay, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) technology provider that has made significant headway with retailers and consumers in Europe and in categories like fashion, has closed a round of funding that it will be using to fuel its expansion amb... |
| 09.09.2021 | Scalapay raises Europe’s largest equity funding round at $155M | Scalapay, a BNPL start-up targeting Southern Europe, announced raising Europe’s largest equity funding round with a $155 million Series A led by Tiger Global, according to a press release.
The company says it will use the funding to scale i... |
| 09.09.2021 | Scalapay Raises $155M Series A at a $700M valuation led by Tiger Global to Provide BNPL Globally | |
| 09.09.2021 | Italian BNPL Scalapay raises $155m Series A from (you guessed it), Tiger Global | Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) startup Scalapay has today announced it’s raised a $155m Series A led by Tiger Global.
The round marks the first time the American VC firm has ventured into the European BNPL market, which is already dominated by h... |
| 09.09.2021 | Scalapay Raises $155M in Series A Funding at a $700M Valuation | From left to right: Raffaele Terrone CFO, Simone Mancini CEO, Johnny Mitresvki CTO, Pingki Houang, General Manager
Scalapay, a Milan, Italy-based payment solution that enables customers to buy now and pay later (BNPL) without interest, rais... |
| 29.01.2021 | BNPL player Scalapay raises $48m | Scalapay, a third-party payments outfit that lets customers buy, now, pay later, has raised $48 million in a seed funding round led by Fasanara Capital.
Baleen Capital and Italian Family Office Ithaca Investments joined the round for Scalap... |
| 29.01.2021 | Klarna’s Italian rival Scalapay bags £35M, plans to scale its buy now, pay later service in UK in 2021 | With the digital transformation, Buy now, pay later (BNPL) options like Klarna, Clearpay are sweeping over the globe, especially when consumers are looking for more flexible and responsible methods to pay online.
Based out of Milan, Scalapa... |
| 29.01.2021 | Italy’s Scalapay raises €40M to help European ecommerce merchants offer ‘buy now pay later’ options | Of late, there are more consumers buying stuff online, especially young shoppers. However, not all may want to pay the entire cost of the purchase up front. They might prefer to take the convenient ‘buy now and pay later’ option rather than... |
| 29.01.2021 | Scalapay Raises $48M in Seed Funding | Scalapay, a Milan, Italy-based provider of a third-party payment solution that enables customers to buy now and pay later (BNPL) without interest, raised $48M in seed funding.
The round was led by Fasanara Capital, with participation from B... |
| 28.01.2021 | Milan-based Scalapay raises €40 million to expand its ‘buy now pay later’ solution | Today Scalapay, a third-party payment solution that enables customers to buy now and pay later (BNPL) without interest, today announced that it has raised a €40 million seed round led by Fasanara Capital that also included Baleen Capital, a... |
| 28.01.2021 | Scalapay raises $48M to scale its buy now, pay later service in Europe | Buy now, pay later services — which let consumers finance the purchase of goods online by paying back the total in installments over time — have been growing in ubiquity this past year. Today, Scalapay, one of the companies that’s building ... |
| 28.01.2021 | Italian startup Scalapay closes €40 million seed round for easy buy-now-pay-later integration | Milan-based startup Scalapay has landed a whopping €40 million seed round. The investment was led by Fasanara Capital, while Baleen Capital and Italian family office Ithaca Investments joined as well.
The platform allows e-commerce merchant... |
| 28.01.2021 | Scalapay Raises $48M to Give Thousands of Merchants a Single Payment Solution & Access to 1M Merchant Referrals | |
| - | Scalapay | “Receive your order now. Enjoy it and take your time to pay little by little.” |
| - | This Week in European Tech: Scalapay is Italy's first unicorn, PrimaryBid scores $190 million, Rebelle goes public, and more
What happened this week in European Tech? | Happy Friday!
This week, the Tech.eu research team tracked more than 100 tech funding deals worth over €5.6 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, and rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all... |
| - | Orrick Advises New Unicorn Scalapay on $497 Million Series B Round | Congratulations to our fintech client Scalapay on closing its $497 million Series B financing round – making it the latest European unicorn. The round was led by Tencent and Willoughby Capital, with participation from Tiger Global, Gangwal,... |
| - | BNPL platform Scalapay raises $155 million in Tiger Global led round | Milan-based buy now pay later player Scalapay has raised $155 million in equity funding in a Series A round. In line with many other BNPL providers, Scalapay offers consumers the ability to spread the cost of an item over 3 interest-free mo... |
| - | Scalapay: The latest Italian Unicorn excites the BNPL market | It’s debatable whether this is the first Italian unicorn in a long time or the second but in any case, Milan-based Buy Now Pay Later provider Scalapay has just announced unicorn status and with it a valuation of more than €1 billion. There ... |
| - | Orrick Advises Scalapay on $155 Million Series A Round | Congratulations to our client Scalapay on its $155 million Series A funding round. Led by Tiger Global, the round included new investors Baleen Capital and Woodson Capital and existing investors Fasanara Capital and Ithaca Investments.
This... |
| - | Albania’s grocery delivery startup takes away $1 million to grab Balkans and South East European pie | Fast-track grocery delivery services have become a staple during the coronavirus pandemic as shoppers have shifted towards buying food online. Cashing in on the trend is Albania’s food and grocery delivery app service Hajde.
The startup has... |
| - | This Week in European Tech: Snyk raises $530 million, Agile Robotics is Germany's latest unicorn, Scalapay scores $155 million, and more | Happy Friday!
This week, our research team tracked more than 89 tech funding deals worth more than €2.3 billion, and 16 exits, M&A transactions, and rumours across Europe (including Russia and Turkey).
As always, we are putting all of t... |
