UnblockPay$4.5M
Business payment infrastructure for converting between local currencies and stablecoins and executing international transfers.
Prelude
Startup Funding News
New startup rounds, lead investors and the businesses behind the funding.
7 rounds · $151.1M disclosed · $16.6M median
| Company | Amount | Stage / sector | Lead investor | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnblockPay Business payment infrastructure for converting between local currencies and stablecoins and executing international transfers. | $4.5M | Seed Cross-border payments | Prelude | |
| ARQ Financial-services app for holding multiple currencies, making international payments, investing and spending abroad. | $70M | Undisclosed Consumer financial services | Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund | |
| Xflow Handles international business payments, foreign-exchange conversion and settlement for Indian companies and payment platforms. | $16.6M | Series A Fintech | General Catalyst | |
| EFEX Business treasury platform combining multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, cross-border payments and working-capital services for U.S.–Mexico trade. | $8M | Seed Business treasury | PayPal Ventures, Floodgate | |
| Avenia Stablecoin payment infrastructure that lets banks, payment providers and businesses offer global accounts and cross-border transfers through an API. | $17M | Series A Fintech | Quona Capital | |
| Alfred Payment API connecting Latin American banking networks, instant-payment systems and stablecoins so businesses can settle money across borders. | $15M | Series A Cross-border payments | F-Prime Capital | |
| VelaFi Enterprise payment infrastructure connecting local bank transfers and stablecoins for cross-border settlement, currency conversion and treasury operations. | $20M | Series B Cross-border payments | XVC, Ikuyo |
ARQ$70M
Financial-services app for holding multiple currencies, making international payments, investing and spending abroad.
Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund
Xflow$16.6M
Handles international business payments, foreign-exchange conversion and settlement for Indian companies and payment platforms.
General Catalyst
EFEX$8M
Business treasury platform combining multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, cross-border payments and working-capital services for U.S.–Mexico trade.
PayPal Ventures, Floodgate
Avenia$17M
Stablecoin payment infrastructure that lets banks, payment providers and businesses offer global accounts and cross-border transfers through an API.
Quona Capital
Alfred$15M
Payment API connecting Latin American banking networks, instant-payment systems and stablecoins so businesses can settle money across borders.
F-Prime Capital
VelaFi$20M
Enterprise payment infrastructure connecting local bank transfers and stablecoins for cross-border settlement, currency conversion and treasury operations.
XVC, Ikuyo
02 / Perspective
Reports & briefings
monthly briefing
September 2026 Startup Funding Report
98 sourced rounds, with company profiles and participating investors.
weekly briefing
Sep 21 – 27, 2026 Startup Funding Weekly
31 sourced rounds, with company profiles and participating investors.
weekly briefing
Sep 14 – 20, 2026 Startup Funding Weekly
8 sourced rounds, with company profiles and participating investors.
03 / Investors
Active investors
| Investor | Rounds | Led | Recent investments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01Y Combinator | 32 | 2 | Hop AeroSpott |
| 02Andreessen Horowitz | 26 | 11 | ArmadinEliseAI |
| 03Accel | 26 | 10 | ArmadinArivihan |
| 04Lightspeed Venture Partners | 26 | 6 | Temporal TechnologiesNeko Health |