Polish fintech Investly has raised PLN 4.2 million (approx. EUR 1 million) in a seed round. The funding will accelerate the commercial launch of a platform offering ready-made investment strategies, built on technology that allows clients to retain full control over their digital assets.

Warsaw-based fintech Investly has just closed its seed funding round, raising PLN 4.218 million for further growth. It's a signal to the market that modern financial technologies are no longer the domain of tech enthusiasts alone — they're becoming part of mainstream business.

Investly has closed a PLN 4.2 million seed round. VO2 Ventures led the round, joined by IPOPEMA Fund Services of the IPOPEMA Group and private investors Maciej Zientara, Maciej Duda and Michał Jakubowski.

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