Taylor Wessing advises BlackFin Capital Partners on €10 million Series A financing round for Sinpex

Taylor Wessing has advisedBlackFin Capital Partners on leading a Series A financing round for Munich-based RegTech company Sinpex GmbH. The total volume of the financing round amounts to €10 million. In addition to BlackFin, existing investors ACE Ventures and TX Ventures participated in the round.

BlackFin was advised on all legal aspects of the transaction by a Taylor Wessing team led by Dr Armin Bartsch, partner at the Berlin office and Corporate Technology/Growth VC expert.

Sinpex, an AI-powered platform for KYB (Know Your Business) and KYC (Know Your Customer) lifecycle management, optimises the onboarding of business customers and continuous KYB compliance. The SaaS solution helps companies meet the regulatory requirements of the EU Money Laundering Directive and EU AML Regulation, which will come into force in 2027.

With the fresh capital, Sinpex plans to accelerate its growth in Europe, consolidate its market position as the leading KYB automation platform and, in particular, futherexpand into the French and Dutch markets. Well-known companies such as Otto Payments, IKB, KfW, Bybit and Scayle Payments already use Sinpex's AI solutions.

About BlackFin Capital Partners

With over €4 billion in assets under management, BlackFin is the European market leader in financial services. With its venture capital strategy, BlackFin invests in the fastest-growing fintechs and insurtechs across Europe – from Series A to Series C.

BlackFin Capital Partners was founded in 2009. The independent private equity and venture capital firm is managed by nine partners who have been active as managers and entrepreneurs in the financial sector for decades. The team consists of around 50 professionals in offices in Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Brussels and London.

Legal advisors to BlackFin Capital Partners

Taylor Wessing Germany: Lead Dr Armin Bartsch (salary partner), Jasmin Bechtold (associate), Felix Paul (professional support lawyer), all Corporate Technology/Growth VC, Berlin; Dr Gregor Schmid (partner), Caroline Bunz (associate), both IP/IT, Berlin; Arno Gotting (salary partner, commercial, Frankfurt); Miroslav Duric (senior associate, regulatory, Munich); Nico Jänicke (partner), Sabrina Dettmer (associate), both employment law, Berlin