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Turkey’s Rapid Delivery Service Getir Eyes $800M in Funding
March 13, 2022

Getir, the Turkish grocery delivery startup, is close to a deal to raise $800 million in a funding round, Bloomberg reported Friday (March 11). The round comes with a $250 million check from Mubadala, the lead investor.  Abu Dhabi’s state holding company ADQ, Sequoia and...

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French InsurTech +Simple Snags $98M for Expansion, Consolidation
March 11, 2022

French InsurTech +Simple brought in 90 million euros ($98.2 million) and acquired three European companies to expand its platform, which operates as an insurance robo-broker for freelancers and small- to medium-businesses, according to a EU-Startups.com report on Friday (March 11). Global investment firm KKR led...

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Capchase Secures $80 Million in Series B Funding
March 11, 2022

Nondilutive financing alternatives startup Capchase raised $80M in a Series B growth equity funding round led by 01 Advisors, with participation from previous backers QED, Caffeinated Capital, Bling Capital, ScifiVC, Thomvest Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Invesco, and Gaingels.  Launched in May 2020 and headquartered in...

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Denmark’s FinTech Cardlay Closes $6M Financing Deal
March 11, 2022

The Danish FinTech B2B company Cardlay has received a $6 million cash infusion and hired a chief technical officer, the company announced Wednesday (March 9). Cardlay’s CEO Jørgen Christian Juul said the latest capital addition will allow the company to take the next step on...

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Wells Fargo Looks to Support Women-Owned SMBs With $1.5M Grant
March 10, 2022

Wells Fargo has rolled out new resources to help women-owned small businesses, intending to help more women invest for the first time in venture capital, a press release said. This includes a $1.5 million grant to How Women Lead, aimed at disrupting the unequal venture...

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Zeta Surgical Nets $5.2M for Enhanced Surgical Navigation
March 10, 2022

Surgical robotics and mixed reality company Zeta Surgical on Thursday (March 10) closed a $5.2 million fundraising round that it will use to finalize the development of its neurosurgical navigation platform, Zeta, and its noninvasive focused-ultrasound system, ZetaFUS. The fresh capital will allow Zeta Surgical...

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Lendable Valued at $4.5B Following $275M Fundraise
March 10, 2022

Consumer finance platform Lendable has raised $275 million in a funding round that valued the U.K. firm at $4.5 billion, the company said in a new release Thursday (March 10). The round was led by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board through its Teachers’ Innovation...

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Stilt Raises $14M, Launches Business Credit Platform
March 10, 2022

Stilt, a company that provides financial services for immigrants, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round, the company said in a news release Thursday (March 10). Meanwhile, Stilt has launched Onbo, which it says is a first of its kind credit as-a-service...

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Financial Wellness Platform Best Egg Hatches $225M
March 10, 2022

Financial wellness platform Best Egg has secured $225 million in a Series E capital round, the Delaware company announced in a news release Thursday (March 10). Andrew Deringer, chief capital officer of Best Egg owner Marlette, said the funding will allow the firm to “fund...