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Egypt-Based B2B eCommerce Firm Kuzlo Raises Pre-Seed Funding
October 29, 2021

Egyptian B2B eCommerce startup Kuzlo announced Friday (Oct. 29) it has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed fundraising round that is now closed, according to a Tech in Africa report. Nama Ventures led Kuzlo’s funding round, which will give the company more capital to...

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Swedish FoodTech N!CK’S Snags $100M for Worldwide Growth 
October 29, 2021

Sweden-based FoodTech N!CK’S, which makes healthy snacks and ice cream, on Thursday (Oct. 28) announced it has wrapped up a $100 million Series C fundraising round that will fuel increased European and North American growth, product portfolio expansion and doubling its store count in 2022,...

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RPA Firm qBotica Lands $1M in Seed Funding 
October 28, 2021

The robotic process automation (RPA) company qBotica announced Wednesday (Oct. 27) it has raised $1 million in seed funding from Peacock Ventures.   The Phoenix-based firm says it plans to use this money to expand its technology, which is used to help B2B companies with document...

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Trade Finance Platform Drip Capital Raises $175M in Series C
October 28, 2021

Digital cross-border trade finance platform Drip Capital raised $175 million, including $40 million in a Series C funding round and $135 million in warehouse debt facilities, according to press release on Thursday (Oct. 28). The Series C was led by TI Platform, along with participation...

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QuickNode Raises $35M for Blockchain Development Platform
October 27, 2021

Blockchain development platform QuickNode has raised $35 million in Series A funding round to help companies and software engineers integrate with blockchain infrastructure, according to a press release. “This round is a major milestone that helps us deliver on our vision of growth in Web...

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Extend Grabs $40M for Development, Expansion
October 27, 2021

FinTech startup Extend has raised $40 million in a Series B round, the company announced Wednesday (Oct. 27). March Capital led the latest fundraising round for New York-based Extend, which was also backed by B Capital, Point72 Ventures, Fintech Collective, Reciprocal Ventures, Wells Fargo and...

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Visa Backs Credit-Card-As-A-Service Startup Deserve
October 27, 2021

Credit-card-as-a-service company Deserve got a fresh infusion of capital from strategic investor Visa, joining other brand name backers like Mission Holdings, Mastercard, Ally Ventures, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Sallie Mae. Visa made the investment to help advance Deserve’s expansion of its services to more...

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FinTech Platform Nook Nets $1.1M
October 27, 2021

U.K. trade collaboration platform Nook has raised $1.1 million (950,000 euros) to broaden its product and engineering team, expand its offerings, and develop sales and marketing activity with small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), according to a Wednesday (Oct. 27) report from EU-Startups. Speedinvest and TriplePoint...

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Sequoia Capital to Debut Consolidated Fund for VC
October 26, 2021

Sequoia Capital, one of the oldest venture capital firms, is putting together a restructured, single fund to be called the Sequoia Fund, the Financial Times (FT) reported. The Sequoia Fund will take capital from investors, filtering it to the usual Sequoia venture funds that put...