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Cybersecurity Firm Cynomi Raises $3.5M
February 04, 2022

Cybersecurity services provider Cynomi has raised $3.5 million in seed funding, money the firm says it will use to scale research and development and expand its footprint in the U.S. and U.K. According to published reports Friday (Feb. 4), the investment came from Flint Capital,...

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Saudi AI Startup Mozn Raises $10M
February 04, 2022

Enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) solutions startup Mozn has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round, the Saudi company said in a news release Friday (Feb. 4). Founded in 2017, Mozn helps enterprises to “make better mission-critical decisions through AI products and solutions that...

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Digital Asset Manager Qredo Raises $80M
February 04, 2022

Digital asset management company Qredo has raised $80 million in a Series A that it says is one of the largest such rounds ever for crypto- and blockchain-related markets. Led by crypto investment firm 10T Goldings, the round brings the company’s valuation to $460 million...

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Artisanal Ventures Closes B2B Cloud Startup Fund at $62M
February 04, 2022

Venture capital firm Artisanal Ventures, which works with high-growth business-to-business (B2B) cloud startups, on Thursday (Feb. 3) closed its oversubscribed inaugural fund, Artisanal Ventures I, LP, at $62 million, according to a company announcement. Investors in the fund include more than 50 founders and senior...

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Mos Raises $40M to Grow its FinTech Startup for Students
February 04, 2022

FinTech startup Mos raised $40 million at a $400 million valuation, led by Tiger Global with participation from existing investors Sequoia, Khaled Helioui, Expa, Emerson Collective and Lux Capital. “Our mission is to tear down all financial barriers to opportunity. Since the beginning, Mos has...

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eCommerce Startup Melonn Raises $20M
February 04, 2022

Colombian eCommerce fulfillment startup Melonn has raised $20 million in Series A funding, the company announced in a press release Friday (Feb. 4). The Bogota-based firm said in the release it will use the funding to build its tech and product teams to strengthen its...

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B2B Payments Platform Flexio Raises $3M
February 04, 2022

Flexio, a B2B payments platform serving companies in Latin America, has raised $3 million in seed funding, the company said in a news release Friday (Feb. 4). The firm notes that while B2B payments in its home country of Mexico are required to be digitally...

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Sumitomo Mitsui Credit Facility Helps Lafayette Square Invest in Underserved Businesses
February 03, 2022

Investment firm Lafayette Square and its affiliates on Thursday (Feb. 3) signed a debt financing deal in the form of a credit facility of up to $10.6 million with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). The facility will be used “to support Lafayette Square’s regionally focused...

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London FinTech Fiat Republic Nets $3.5M in Funding
February 03, 2022

Fiat Republic, a startup that helps cryptocurrency platforms build tools to process fiat currencies from financial institutions, has closed on $3.5 million in seed funding, the London-based company announced Wednesday (Feb. 2). Financing was led by Speedinvest, Seedcamp and Credo, European Union (EU) technology investors....