Tether invests $200M in Whop; Robinhood launches $1B fund for pre-IPO investing (TWIF 2/28)

Tether announced a $200 million strategic investment in Whop, the world's largest internet marketplace, to extend stablecoin infrastructure for millions of creators and users. 

Allica Bank raised $155 million in Series D to enhance its digital business banking beyond the UK, at a $1.2 billion valuation. 

Basis raised $100 million in Series B at a $1.15 billion valuation to expand its AI-powered accounting platform. 

Jump raised $80 million in Series B to scale its AI platform for financial advisors. 

Rowspace raised $50 million across seed and Series A to accelerate financial services firms' decision making based on their proprietary data. 

Harper raised $47 million across seed and Series A to expand its AI-powered commercial insurance brokerage. 

Stacks raised $23 million in Series A funding led by Lightspeed to provide an agentic AI platform for enterprise accounting teams. 

xFlow raised $16.6 million in Series A led to grow its cross-border payments infrastructure for SaaS companies, goods exporters and IT service exporters.

Inscope raised $14.5 million in Series A to modernize financial reporting.

Hypercore raised $13.5 million in Series A to accelerate rollout of its loan management platform for private credit funds. 

Cicada raised $13.5 million to digitize Latin American bond markets.

Secfix raised $12 million to automate European compliance for SMBs and mid-market businesses.

NEWITY raised $11 million in strategic investment led by CMT Digital to scale its AI-driven lending infrastructure and to connect small business credit with blockchain-enabled capital markets.  

Lupiya extended its Series A to $11.25 million to scale its AI-powered digital bank offering loans across Southern and East Africa.

General Magic raised $7.2 million in seed to build an AI agent platform for the insurance industry. 

Rhythmic raised $4 million in seed funding to enhance its stablecoin-powered rewards platform via brand partnerships. 

Bluprynt raised $4.25 million in seed funding from Coinbase Ventures and Robinhood to streamline crypto compliance.

Sherpas raised $3.2 million seed to power its AI-native infrastructure platform for wealth management firms. 

Burst raised $3 million seed to unlock FSA and HSA spending for retailers and wellness brands.

Finanjo raised ₹1.5 crore (~$178K) to deploy a full-stack personal finance platform built for young Indians. 

Charikaty raised $150K to accelerate its formation and compliance platform across Morocco. 

Wayflyer raised a $250 million credit facility agreement to fund its suite of cash advances, term loans, and rolling financing products. 

Yendo raised a $200 million facility from i80 Group to expand its vehicle-secured credit card that lets consumers use their car's value instead of credit scores. 

Bravo raised a €200 million (~$236 million) credit facility to expand its debt settlement operations in Spain. 

Thrive Financial upsized its facility to fuel growth of its point-of-sale financing of home improvement projects.

Robinhood launched a $1 billion closed-end fund IPO, giving retail investors access to pre-IPO companies. 

Revolut is considering a share sale in H2 2026, at a $100 billion valuation. 

Plaid completed a tender offer at an $8 billion valuation, a 31% increase from $6.1 billion in April 2025, to provide employee liquidity.

Stripe reached a $159 billion valuation in a tender offer for employees and shareholders.