Supercycle Finance buys privacy search engine Presearch in fintech deal flurry
What's the deal? Supercycle Finance has acquired PresearchDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, picking up the company's privacy-focused search platform and its peer-to-peer compute platform, Hypavolt. Terms were undisclosed. Keith Moore chairs Supercycle Finance.
What's the endgame? The acquisition folds Presearch's privacy search and distributed compute assets into Supercycle Finance, broadening its reach beyond finance into decentralised infrastructure.
Why now? The deal landed during a busy week for fintech fundraising, with rounds spanning tokenised cash, Bitcoin insurance, and Latin American payments.
The context: Capitolis confirmed $220 million in financing, including a $120 million Series E led by Citi, with participation from Bank of America, NomuraDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, J.P. MorganDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and others. Spiko, a tokenised cash fund operator, raised a $90 million Series B led by New Enterprise AssociatesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
Among the smaller raises, Sam Altman-backed Meanwhile pulled in $37.5 million for its Bitcoin-denominated life insurance business, led by Bain Capital CryptoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. Mike Cagney's NavraDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → completed a $19 million Series A, led by Ribbit, to simplify investor access to blockchain.
Who else raised? Brazilian paytech Asaas secured $58.6 million, while receivables fintech Stuut raised a $52.5 million Series B led by Insight Partners, taking its total to $93 million. Egypt's Paymob confirmed a $35 million pre-seed round to fund regional expansion.
Mexico's Kontempo welcomed a $10.5 million Series A led by PortageDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and IGNIADealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, lifting total funding past $40 million. Colombia's KOA raised $25.6 million via a securitisation on Bogotá's stock exchange.
The signal: The week's activity shows continued investor appetite across fintech's edges — from stablecoin rails and tokenised assets to Bitcoin insurance and emerging-market payments. Supercycle Finance's move into privacy search and decentralised compute suggests the lines between finance and infrastructure are blurring.
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