Micro-investing app Acorns has raised $30 million in financing, including investments from PayPal and Rakuten Fintech Fund. More than 850,000 people have opened investment accounts with Acorns since the app launched 20 months ago, said the company in a statement announcing the funding. To date, Acorns has raised a total of $62 million.
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