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Luxury Reseller Rebag Bags $33M in Series E
December 15, 2021

The online luxury goods reseller Rebag says it has raised $33 million through a Series E round, bringing the firm’s total funding to $101 million. The company announced the round on Wednesday (Dec. 15), saying it would use the investment to build on its technological...

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Synchrony Announces Strategic Investment in ePayments Platform Skipify 
December 15, 2021

Financial services company Synchrony on Wednesday (Dec. 15) unveiled a strategic investment in digital payments company Skipify that gives merchants the opportunity to give their customers a one-tap checkout solution.  Synchrony will work with Skipify to commercialize Skipify’s capabilities across Synchrony’s merchant network and financial...

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Crypto Payments Infrastructure Startup Ramp Closes $52.7M Series A
December 15, 2021

Payments infrastructure crypto startup Ramp closed a Series A funding deal led by Balderton Capital, with participation by existing backers NFX, Galaxy Digital, Seedcamp, Firstminute Capital and angel investors Wise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus and TrueLayer’s Francesco Simoneschi. The funding round led to the appointment of...

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Crypto Custody Startup Anchorage Closes $350M Funding Deal at $3B Valuation
December 15, 2021

Anchorage Digital has raised $350 million in a Series D funding round at a $3 billion valuation led by global investment firm KKR, according to a blog post on Tuesday (Dec. 15). Additional investors included Goldman Sachs, Alameda Research, Andreessen Horowitz, Apollo credit funds, Blockchain...

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Corporate Food Solutions Startup ezCater Raises $100M
December 15, 2021

ezCater, the online marketplace startup that connects businesses with restaurants and caterers, raised $100 million in a Series D-2 funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, according to a press release on Wednesday (Dec. 15). The fresh infusion of capital brings ezCater’s total funding...

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Delivery Service Gopuff Gets Funding Boost From Selena Gomez
December 14, 2021

Selena Gomez, singer, actor and entrepreneur, is investing in Gopuff, a grocery delivery firm, Fortune reported. Gopuff, which has gained attention for its fast deliveries, hasn’t said how much Gomez is investing, according to the report. The company only said that, in addition to the...

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Corporate Spend Management Startup Mesh Raises $50M in Series B
December 14, 2021

Corporate payment and spend management platform Mesh raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Tiger Global, according to a press release on Tuesday (Dec. 14). The round also saw participation from new investors Entrée Capital and Falcon Edge Capital and existing...

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ESG Investing Needs Better Benchmarks That Align With Effective Treasury Management
December 14, 2021

ESG. KPI. We live in an age of acronyms, of shorthand that helps point the way toward business concepts that, in turn, can redirect companies in how they conduct everyday operations. J.P. Morgan’s Stuart Roberts, global head of trade, and Lori Schwartz, global head of...

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Mexican Trucking FinTech Nets $4.5M for Expansion
December 13, 2021

Solvento, a Mexican FinTech, has raised $4.5 million in an investment round, according to a press release. Solvento’s objective is to be a solution for shippers, to help them smooth out various complications and access more funding, the release stated. “Truckers are the unsung heroes...