{"id":12802,"date":"2025-07-29T05:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T05:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/?p=27068"},"modified":"2025-07-29T05:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T05:17:09","slug":"ce-ventures-invests-in-657m-funding-rounds-for-plaid-and-mesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/ce-ventures-invests-in-657m-funding-rounds-for-plaid-and-mesh\/","title":{"rendered":"CE-Ventures Invests in $657M Funding Rounds for Plaid and Mesh"},"content":{"rendered":"

CE-Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of UAE-based Crescent Enterprises, has announced investments in Plaid and Mesh, two companies developing infrastructure for the next generation of financial services.<\/p>\n

The investments reflect CE-Ventures\u2019 view that finance is evolving toward systems that are open, programmable, and increasingly crypto-native, with long-term value likely to come from companies building core data and connectivity infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Plaid and Mesh, both based in Silicon Valley, address different aspects of financial interoperability.<\/p>\n

Plaid focuses on data infrastructure that links financial institutions with fintech applications, while Mesh is building tools for seamless movement of digital assets.<\/p>\n

Plaid recently raised US$575 million in a funding round led by Franklin Templeton, with participation from CE-Ventures, Fidelity, BlackRock, NEA, Ribbit Capital, and others.<\/p>\n

Mesh secured US$82 million in its Series B round, led by Paradigm and joined by CE-Ventures, Consensys, QuantumLight Capital, Yolo Investments, and others.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt CE-Ventures we are investing in the financial systems of the future, and we see Plaid and Mesh as foundational platforms in a converging world of fintech and crypto,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

said Sudarshan Pareek, Senior Vice President at CE-Ventures.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are at the beginning of a systemic shift in global finance, from closed systems to open networks, from batch-based processing to real-time programmability, and from siloed fiat rails to interoperable digital assets. Plaid and Mesh are laying the technical infrastructure for that future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

These investments are in line with broader changes in financial infrastructure, including greater interoperability, real-time programmability through APIs and automation, and increased user control over financial data and assets.<\/p>\n

CE-Ventures has a history of backing infrastructure companies operating across both traditional finance and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n

Its latest investments reflect a belief that the most resilient value lies in platforms that support broad financial ecosystems rather than single-use verticals.<\/p>\n

Plaid has become a key enabler of consumer-authorised financial data sharing, supporting thousands of apps and financial institutions with services such as account linking, identity verification, and personal finance management.<\/p>\n

As open finance expands worldwide, Plaid\u2019s infrastructure is becoming integral to fintech ecosystems.<\/p>\n

Mesh is building a blockchain-native API layer that enables users and platforms to move crypto and stablecoins across wallets, exchanges, and applications.<\/p>\n

As digital assets gain utility beyond speculation, Mesh is developing the infrastructure needed to support crypto-to-crypto and crypto-to-fiat payments and transfers.<\/p>\n

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Featured image credit: CE-Ventures<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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CE-Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of UAE-based Crescent Enterprises, has announced investments in Plaid and Mesh, two companies developing infrastructure for the next generation of financial services. The investments reflect CE-Ventures\u2019 view that finance is evolving toward systems that are open, programmable, and increasingly crypto-native, with long-term value likely to come from companies building […]<\/p>\n

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