US-based financial technology developer Marqeta closed its series C round at $25m yesterday, receiving funding from investors including CommerzVentures, the strategic investment unit of financial services firm Commerzbank.
IA Capital, 83North, Granite Ventures, Commerce Ventures, angel investor Max Levchin and the team behind NetSpend, a provider of prepaid debit cards, also took part in the round.
Founded in 2010, Marqeta has created software that facilitates the development and deployment of payment cards, virtual cards and virtual authorisation services. The technology enables retailers, for example, to more easily create prepaid gift or loyalty cards.
Marqeta’s offering is compatible with products released by credit card providers Visa, Mastercard and Discover. The company will use the capital to expand across North America, and into Europe in 2016.
83North, then known as Greylock IL, Granite Ventures, Commerce Ventures and assorted angel investors, as well as unnamed strategic investors, provided $14m in series B funding for Marqeta in 2013. Marqeta had already raised $5.6m in series A funding in 2011 from unnamed backers.
Stefan Tirtey, managing director of CommerzVentures, said: “There is nothing like Marqeta in Europe and we see huge potential for them here.”