Finsphere Adds $1.75M

Bellevue, WA-based Finsphere, which makes mobile software to help banks and other institutions fight financial fraud and identity theft, has added $1.75 million in financing from undisclosed investors. Paperwork filed with the SEC shows this latest round is in addition to a previous $1.75 million financing that Finsphere reported in March. Finsphere is led by chairman and CEO Mike Buhrmann. Investors listed on the company’s website are Mohr Davidow Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Bezos Expeditions, and Frazier Technology Ventures.

Author: Curt Woodward

Curt covered technology and innovation in the Boston area for Xconomy. He previously worked in Xconomy’s Seattle bureau and continued some coverage of Seattle-area tech companies, including Amazon and Microsoft. Curt joined Xconomy in February 2011 after nearly nine years with The Associated Press, the world's largest news organization. He worked in three states and covered a wide variety of beats for the AP, including business, law, politics, government, and general mayhem. A native Washingtonian, Curt earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. As a past president of the state's Capitol Correspondents Association, he led efforts to expand statehouse press credentialing to online news outlets for the first time.