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Transamerica Ventures invested $1M in FinTech Collective Fund I

Andrew Pitts · 827: VC: $140m FinTech, InsurTech Fund on How They Invest · Oct 29, 2017 · at 6:55

Andrew Pitts, Investment Manager at Transamerica Ventures, confirms the check size Transamerica committed to FinTech Collective's inaugural fund.

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“A million dollars.”

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