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PayPal-Backed Rasa Raises $30 Million to Grow Conversational AI Platform
February 14, 2024

PayPal-backed Rasa has raised $30 million in a Series C round to grow its generative conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platform for enterprises.  The company aims to redefine how businesses use generative AI-powered chat and voice platforms at scale, Rasa said in a Wednesday (Feb. 14) press...

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Go Autonomous Raises $10 Million for B2B eCommerce Platform
February 14, 2024

B2B eCommerce platform Go Autonomous is plotting its expansion after raising $10.3 million. The Danish company announced its Series A funding round in a Wednesday (Feb. 14) press release, saying the financing would speed the adoption of its artificial intelligence-powered product in Europe and the...

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Colombian Payment Service Provider Bold Raises $50 Million to Expand Products for SMBs
February 14, 2024

Colombian FinTech Bold raised $50 million to expand its payments terminal offering. The company announced the General Atlantic-led Series C round Wednesday (Feb. 14), saying it would use the capital to deepen its position within Colombia’s merchant acquirer space. “Our work continues to empower small...

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Funding for African HealthTech Startups Dips 2% in 2023
February 13, 2024

African HealthTech startups raised $167 million in 2023. That total represented a 2% decline from the previous year, but it was raised during a period in which the amount raised by the broader African tech ecosystem dropped by 39%, Salient Advisory said in a report...

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Finom Raises $54 Million to Expand Digital Business Banking Solution
February 13, 2024

Finom has raised 50 million euros ($53.6 million) in Series B financing to expand its digital business banking solution in the European Union (EU). The company is scaling up hiring across its team in the near term and aims to become the leading business banking...

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Marqo Raises $12.5 Million to Help Businesses Build Generative AI Applications
February 13, 2024

Marqo has raised $12.5 million in a Series A funding round to advance the adoption of its search platform that helps businesses build generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications that are more relevant and up to date. The company’s vector search platform unlocks the value of...

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Mia Share Raises $6.5 Million to Facilitate Digital Tuition Payments
February 12, 2024

Mia Share has raised $6.5 million in a seed round to grow its platform that streamlines digital payment options for trade and technical schools. The firm will use the new capital to add product features, onboard new users and expand its customer service team, Mia Share...

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Attentive.ai Raises $7 Million For Construction-Focused AI Tool
February 08, 2024

Construction/landscaping software startup Attentive.ai has raised $7 million to expand to new businesses. CEO Shiva Dhawan announced the Series A round, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India, in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday (Feb. 7). According to a Thursday (Feb. 8) report by TechCrunch, the Delaware-based...

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Tuum Raises $26 Million Amid Banking’s Ongoing Digital Evolution
February 06, 2024

Core banking platform Tuum has raised $26 million to expand to new parts of Europe. The Estonian company’s Series B funding round, announced Tuesday (Feb. 6), will allow the company to target new territories in central and southern Europe and the Middle East, enhance its direct sales and...