Qonto, a neobank for SME’s and freelancers founded in 2016 by Steve Anavi and Alexandre Prot, has raised $115 million (approx €103.5 million) in a Series C funding round.
The round was funded by new investors Tencent and DST Global, as well as existing investors Valar and VC Alven, plus two new business angels Taavet Hinrikus (TransferWise’s co-founder/chairman) and Ingo Uytdehaage (CFO at Adyen). The total amount of funds raised since the company was founded in April 2016 is $152 million (approx €137 million).