Aprila Bank raised NOK 33 million

Aprila Bank, an Oslo, Norway-based company providing niched banking services, announced a new capital raise closed at NOK 32.8 million ($3.7M).

The money was raised from Norway-based investors, including Amesto Group, which will become the largest shareholder, and SES AS.

Aprila Bank, founded at the beginning of 2017 by Arild Spandow and Per Christian Goller, and led by CEO Kjetil S. Barli, is a highly automated niche bank focusing on intuitive on-the-spot financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. The company says it provides an API-based technology platform connected to around 130,000 SMEs through partnership agreements with leading cloud-based ERP and accounting system providers.

Aprila Bank is listed on Euronext, the local stock exchange from Norway.