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Indian Grocer Zepto Nets $200M for Expansion
May 03, 2022

Zepto, the Indian grocery startup, has said it’s raised new funding of $200 million, a Reuters report says. This values the company at around $900 million. Reuters writes that the company has been benefiting from new investor interest in the sector where companies have been...

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French B2B Growth Platform Reveal Nets $50M to Boost Business Partnerships
May 02, 2022

Reveal, a French firm that works with B2B systems on driving revenue through partnerships between companies, has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round, according to a company blog post from CEO Simon Bouchez. Bouchez said this funding round will help propel the...

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Blue Apron Announces $70M in Investments, Refinancing
May 02, 2022

Meal kit service Blue Apron announced Monday (May 2) that it had received a $70.5 million capital infusion in the form of investments and refinancing. According to a company news release, Blue Apron will receive a $40 million private placement investment from RJB Partners LLC,...

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Digital Banking Platform Open Becomes India’s 100th Unicorn After Series D
May 02, 2022

Digital business banking startup Open announced Monday (May 2) that it had reached a $1 billion valuation following a Series D funding round. The valuation makes the Bangalore-based company — which bills itself as Asia’s first digital banking platform for small businesses, startups, and freelancers...

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Digital Platforms Close Funding Gaps for Female-Founded Firms in Finance, Tech
May 02, 2022

For women to close the diversity and funding gaps in tech and in finance — where men dominate the C-suite and decision-making — it takes an ecosystem. Payoneer President Keren Levy and The World Bank Group Head of the We-Fi Secretariat Wendy Teleki told Karen...

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Dubai Unveils $100M Venture Capital Fund for Startups
April 29, 2022

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, has approved a $100.7 million venture capital finance fund that’s aimed at helping startups across the region and promoting its plans to become a global FinTech powerhouse, according to a report in The National News. The Venture...

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Authvia Raises $7M to Expand Its Text-to-Pay Solution
April 29, 2022

Pay2Day Solutions, or Authvia, has closed a Series A round for $7 million, which will be used to boost partner channels, sales and marketing efforts, a press release says. Authvia has a patented text-to-pay solution called TXT2PAY which lets business request and receive payments through...

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German Tax Filing App Taxfix Becomes a Unicorn With $220M in Series D
April 28, 2022

Taxfix, a mobile tax filing app from Berlin, has raised $220 million in Series D funding in a round led by Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), propelling the company to unicorn status as its valuation is now over $1 billion. In its announcement Thursday (April 28),...

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B2B Cross-Border Tech Platform Geniemode Raises $28M in Series B
April 28, 2022

B2B cross-border tech program Geniemode has raised $28 million in a Series B round, which it will use to expand further into international markets and strengthen its supplier base in India and Southeast Asia. According to a Business Standard report Thursday (April 28), the funding...