Chain, which has raised $43m from investors including Visa, Orange, Nasdaq, Fiserv, Capital One and Citi, could be acquired for $500m in cash and tokens.

Axel Springer Media for Equity was among the investors as the financial coaching service closed its latest round at $11m.

Iowa State's Startup Factory Network will train ten startups over 52 weeks at ISU Research Park, while another eight businesses will participate remotely from northern Iowa.

The Brazil-based bank has supplied half the capital for a $13.5m fund that will invest in local fintech startups.

Citi Ventures came on board as an investor in the financial advisory platform, which also counts Ageon and New York Life as backers.

Existing investors New York Life and UBS came back for a series E round that increased the wealth management platform's total funding to $120m.

Raiffeisen and Uniqa have contributed to a fund that will help the firm expand from seed-stage deals to series A and B rounds.