As a result of altering nature of each fintech funding and Finovate alums—a rising variety of that are youthful, smaller corporations—we’re presenting our newest alum funding report based mostly on the whole lot of the primary half of 2026, moderately than a single quarter. This 12 months, we’re proud to announce {that a} baker’s dozen of Finovate alums have raised greater than $208 million in funding for H1 2026.
We must always notice that there have been firms that secured funding shortly earlier than turning into alums. For instance, AAZZUR raised greater than $2 million lower than a month earlier than making its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2026 in London. Zocks raised $45 million forward of its Finovate debut at FinovateSpring 2026 in San Diego. And whereas these sums can’t be thought of as a part of the full offered right here, they nonetheless mirror the extent of curiosity that traders have on the subject of the sort of firms that demo their improvements on the Finovate stage.
High fairness investments from the primary half
Soar: $80 million
Saris AI: $28.8 million
Paysend: $25 million
Eisen: $18.5 million
Lyzr AI: $14.5 million
Whereas there have been three investments of undisclosed quantities within the first half of 2026, the $80 million raised by Soar, the AI-powered assembly assistant for monetary advisors that made its Finovate debut at FinovateFall 2025, represents the highest fairness funding from any Finovate alum thus far this 12 months. Utilized by greater than 16,000 advisors and main enterprise IBDs, RIAs, and FIs, Soar saves advisors as much as 15 hours per week by placing assembly administration and different duties on “AI autopilot.”
After Soar, the following largest investments had been secured by Saris AI ($28.8 million) and Paysend ($25 million). Saris AI, which made its Finovate debut this 12 months at FinovateSpring 2026, presents an agentic AI resolution with AI brokers that automate back-office workflows. The San Francisco-based fintech was based in 2023. Paysend, in contrast, has been a Finovate alum since its debut at FinovateEurope 2016. Supporting greater than 25 billion digital endpoints throughout 170+ nations, Paysend operates a fee infrastructure that incorporates a full stack of proprietary techniques, from processing and FX to orchestration and settlement. London-based Paysend was based in 2015.
Right here is our detailed alum funding report for the primary half of 2026.
January 2026
February 2026
March 2026
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Could 2026
June 2026
In case you are a Finovate alum that raised funding within the first half of 2026 and don’t see your organization listed, please drop us a notice at [email protected]. We might like to share the excellent news! Funding acquired previous to turning into an alum just isn’t included.
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