Alt21, the Irish-founded fintech, recently closed a fresh round of funding at $12.5 million (€11.02 million) backed by what chief executive Pritesh Ruparel calls “super angels”. It is important backing, he told The Currency, to put the second act of the nine-year-old company into action. Ruparel took the reins as CEO three years ago, taking over from Barry McCarthy, who founded the company, which makes software for foreign exchange (FX) hedging for businesses. In that time, the company, which is also backed by Enterprise Ireland, has undergone changes as it tries to formulate a longer-term product strategy. While the company…

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