Félix Lands $200M for WhatsApp Remittances; HyImpulse and Meissner Also Score Big

Remittance startup Félix raised $200 million, combining $87 million in equity led by Andreessen Horowitz and $113 million in credit from General Catalyst. HyImpulse Technologies added over €50 million to its coffers, with an order book exceeding €350 million. Meissner secured $2.6 million to apply AI in accelerating superconductor discovery.

Félix's $8 billion in processed transfers across 11 Latin American markets gives it a substantial base of transaction data and established customer relationships. The company's planned move into lending and savings would build on that foundation, potentially converting a single-purpose remittance tool into a fuller financial services platform. HyImpulse's €350 million order book indicates sustained demand for European launch alternatives, while Meissner's superconductor research targets quantum computing and fusion applications where material properties directly shape system economics.

Several of today's rounds blend equity with debt facilities, reflecting a broader pattern of matching capital structures to specific financing needs. Lasso's CPU-based security approach addresses cost concerns tied to GPU dependence, and PeopleX's combined equity-and-debt raise in Japan shows this hybrid model spreading across geographies.