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Halo Fund leads $70M investment into AI-native private banking platform Flex

·Source: Finextra

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Executive Summary

Flex today announced a $70 million Series B1, led by Ryan Smith and Ryan Sweeney’s Halo Fund with participation from Portage Ventures, Wellington, Crosslink Capital, 53 Stations, Titanium Ventures, Spice, Florida Funders, Spice, and others.

Analysis

Flex today announced a $70 million Series B1, led by Ryan Smith and Ryan Sweeney’s Halo Fund with participation from Portage Ventures, Wellington, Crosslink Capital, 53 Stations, Titanium Ventures, Spice, Florida Funders, Spice, and others.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Finextra on Jul 15, 2026.

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