Amsterdam, 24 July 2023 - bunq, the second largest neobank in the EU, secures an additional €44.5M in growth capital, bringing the total capital injected into bunq this year to nearly €100M. This fresh capital allows the mobile bank to further accelerate its international expansion and continue its rapid growth. Current investors Ali Niknam, Pollen Street Capital and Raymond Kasiman joined the round and committed to an investment valuation of €1.65 billion, despite this year’s market downturn.
The funding round follows a record year for bunq. The challenger recently hit 9 million users across Europe and doubled its user deposits in just four months, with deposits surpassing €4.5 billion. In 2021 bunq raised €193M, the largest series-A ever raised by a European fintech, valuing bunq at €1.65 billion.
It’s been a truly magical year for bunq: we’re rapidly expanding and have seen massive deposit growth. With more and more people entrusting their money to us, we’re convinced that we should double down on our momentum and cement the way forward for future growth.Ali Niknam, founder and CEO of bunq
bunq booked its first net profit in the last quarter of 2022 and expects to have its first full year of profit in 2023.
About bunq
Founded in 2012 by serial entrepreneur Ali Niknam, bunq has brought lasting change to the European banking industry. By having its users at the heart of the business and building a product rooted in their wants and needs, bunq quickly scaled to become the second largest neobank in Europe. Serving digital nomads across Europe, bunq makes life easy for location-independent people and businesses starting from the way they manage money: how they spend, save, budget and invest.
Pioneering many things considered impossible, bunq was the first bank to get a European banking permit in over 35 years, raised the largest series A round ever secured by a European fintech (€193 million), and was the first EU neobank to achieve structural profitability at the end of 2022. On its mission to build the first global neobank for digital nomads, in April 2023, bunq announced its bid to enter the US market by applying for a banking license.
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