Houston VC Curate Capital leads $1.5M seed round for fintech firm

Houston-based Curate Capital, a venture capital firm focused on investments into female-led businesses, has made a new investment.

Curate Capital led the seed funding round for Park Place Payments, a Los Angeles-based, female-founded fintech company focused on payment processing. Park Place Payments aims to use proceeds from the funding round to expand its team and product offerings, the company said.

Led by founder and CEO Samantha Ettus, Park Place Payments grew its sales force by 371% over…