Report: Dwolla raises $5 million, expresses interest to stay in Des Moines
Dwolla Corp. has raised $5 million in funding, according to Business Insider. The investment was led by New York-based Union Square Ventures, and partner Albert Wenger will join Dwolla’s board. Also investing are New York-based firms Village Ventures and Thrive Capital, BetterWorks CEO Paige Craig and fashion designer Marc Ecko.
The mobile phone-based payment company started by Ben Milne has grown to 80,000 users who are moving more than $1 million per day. Milne told Business Insider that “We will definitely be staying in Iowa and we picked investors who support where we’re from.”