€7m · Series A · Fintech · Paris, France
Paris-based Aria has raised a €7m Series A extension led by 115K, La Banque Postale's venture arm, with existing investor 13books Capital participating. The equity round takes Aria's Series A funding to €22m and was announced alongside a separate €240m debt facility that expands the capital available for invoice financing.
Invoice financing moves into the transaction layer
Aria embeds invoice financing into B2B marketplaces, ERP systems and vertical software. Suppliers can receive payment immediately while buyers retain their agreed terms. Aria buys the invoice rather than lending against it, then manages identity checks, credit assessment, insurance, collections and payment through one integration.
The financing package separates company-building capital from lending capacity. The €7m equity extension will support AI tooling, hiring and client onboarding. The €240m facility is structured through financing vehicles backed by receivables, led by Nomura with Fost, Sienna and Montpensier Arbevel involved. It is not €240m of unrestricted equity: its job is to fund more invoice purchases and recycle buyer repayments into new transactions.
That distinction is central to Aria's commercial model. Distribution comes through the software and marketplaces where B2B transactions already happen, but growth still depends on matching each new financing programme with durable institutional capital and disciplined underwriting. A smoother supplier experience only compounds into a defensible platform if Aria can keep default performance and funding costs under control as volume rises.
Equity and lending capacity scale different parts of the business
Aria says it has financed more than €1.5bn of invoices since launching in 2020, including 1.7m advances in 2025. Its infrastructure supports more than 70 European B2B marketplaces and freelancer platforms. The new equity gives Aria room to deepen the operating layer; the separate facility gives that layer more balance-sheet capacity. Together, they let the company pursue scale without blurring the difference between funding Aria and funding its customers' receivables.
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Aria press page · FinTech Futures · FinTech Global · 13books Capital · Tech.eu Funding Explorer
