Bux raises additional $12.5M as it gears up to launch ‘zero-commission’ investing app

Bux, the Amsterdam-based trading app that wants to make investing fun, has picked up an additional $12.5 million in new funding. Venture capital firms Velocity Capital and Holtzbrinck Ventures led the round, which also includes debt financing from Kreos Capital. It brings total funding to $35 million since being founded over five years ago.
The newly raised capital will in part be used to launch “STOCKS,” the company’s planned app for “commission-free” investing. Bu