Spiko cofounder and CEO Paul-Adrien Hyppolite

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October 29, 2026

This fintech wasn’t ‘actively’ fundraising. Then it closed a $90m round at an $800m valuation

New Enterprise Associates, Index ventures and Speedinvest participated in Spiko’s latest fundraise

It’s been a challenging year for non AI-native fintechs in Europe looking to raise money from venture capital.

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Damisola Sulaiman

Damisola Sulaiman is Sifted's fintech reporter, based in London. She writes Sifted's weekly Fintech newsletter . You can find her on LinkedIn

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