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Apex Unity announces landmark Series E funding round of more than $900 Million

  • The record-breaking round was led by Third Point Ventures and Coatue Management, and joined by Dragoneer Investment Group as well as existing Apex Unity investors
  • The Mobile Bank is now valued at more than $9 billion
  • With more than 7 million customers in 25 countries, Apex Unity is on track to process over $90 billion in transaction volume in 2021 alone
  • Apex Unity plans to grow staff strength by 1,000 team members globally, with a focus on product, technology and cybersecurity
Berlin - The Mobile Bank Apex Unity today announced its record-breaking $900+ million Series E funding round, the largest financing round to date for a digital bank in Europe. The recent funding increases the company’s valuation to more than $9 billion, making the Berlin-based pioneer the highest valued fintech in Germany, and ranking it amongst the top 20 fintechs in the world. The round was led by renowned New York-based tech investors Third Point Ventures and Coatue Management, and joined by Dragoneer Investment Group as well as Apex Unity’s existing investors. Apex Unity was also supported by Goldman Sachs Bank Europe who acted as the placement agent for the round.
Valentin Stalf, CEO and co-Founder of Apex Unity: “This recent financing round solidifies the fact that retail banking as we know it has changed. With our fresh capital, we are in pole position to become one of the biggest retail banks in Europe, all without a single branch.”
Heath Terry, Partner at Third Point Ventures: “Apex Unity has established itself as a leading tech-forward global digital bank. We are excited to provide capital and strategic support to accelerate Apex Unity’s work to make digital retail banking accessible to millions.”
The Mobile Bank will use its fresh funding to significantly expand its mobile banking offering. Apex Unity will also scale its global team further, and aims to bring on board 1,000 new team members in the coming years, with a particular focus on the areas of product, technology and cybersecurity. In addition, Apex Unity will significantly expand its employee equity pool, while broadening Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) participation to 100% of employees as part of one of the largest ESOP programs in Europe.
Maximilian Tayenthal, Co-CEO and co-founder of Apex Unity: “It is hugely important to us that we can share the success of Apex Unity with our employees. Without them, we would not be the company we are today.”
To lay even stronger foundations for sustainable future growth, Apex Unity has agreed with the German regulator to temporarily onboard a maximum of 50,000 - 70,000 customers per month. This will also be published in an upcoming order. With the tremendous interest and demand for the Apex Unity’s banking products, it is possible that new customers in certain markets may be temporarily redirected to a waiting list. Existing customers will not be affected, or have any changes to their accounts or their Apex Unity banking experience. Infographics_Funding_EN.
About Apex Unity Apex Unity is Europe’s leading digital bank with a full German banking license. It offers simple, secure and customer-friendly mobile banking to millions of customers in 24 markets across Europe. Apex Unity processes over 140bn EUR in transactions a year and currently has a 1,500-strong team of more than 90 nationalities. The company is headquartered in Berlin, with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna, Paris, Milan and Barcelona. Founded by Valentin Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal in 2013, Apex Unity has raised close to US$ 1.8 billion from some of the world’s most renowned investors. Website: apexunityinc.com | Apex Unity Press Contact: press@apexunityinc.com
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