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Travel-Tech Firm Hotailors Adds New Capital, Rebrands
May 09, 2022

Another company in the hot travel-tech space has landed a major investment. Poland-based Hotailors, in addition to announcing $24.2 million in funding from DC24 ASI, announced it has begun doing business under the name Worktrips.com. The company specializes in artificial intelligence-driven booking of corporate travel....

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Egyptian FinTech Paymob Raises $50M in Record-Setting Series B
May 09, 2022

Egyptian merchant financial services Paymob has raised $50 million in Series B financing, reportedly the largest such funding for a FinTech in that country. According to a Monday (May 9) report by Tech Funding News, the round brings the total funding raised by Paymob to...

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Pyramid Analytics Raises $120M to Build Its Platform, Expand
May 09, 2022

Decision intelligence platform provider Pyramid Analytics has raised $120 million in a Series E round, the company announced in a Monday (May 9) press release. The round brings the company’s total capital raised to north of $200 million. Pyramid said it will use the money...

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Musk’s Pitch to Twitter Investors: Quintuple Revenue, Cut Reliance on Ads, Grow Payments
May 08, 2022

Billionaire Elon Musk, still set to buy social media app Twitter, has plans to “quintuple revenue” to $26.4 billion by 2028, The New York Times (NYT) reported. The company’s annual revenue was $5 billion in 2021. Musk is the world’s richest man and has pitched...

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Switzerland-Based Global Blue Backed With $225M to Pursue Acquisitions
May 06, 2022

Switzerland-based technology and payments company Global Blue has secured a $225 million strategic growth equity investment from CK Opportunities Fund, an investment fund co-managed by Certares Opportunities, and Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management, according to a Friday (May 6) press release. Global Blue is planning to...

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Healthcare BNPL Firm Walnut Raises $110M
May 06, 2022

Healthcare buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Walnut says it is planning to expand following a $110 million Series A funding round. “This round allows us to truly double down on our mission by expanding our product and team to new geographies and specialties within...

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Canadian Digital Bank Neo Financial Nets $145.2M
May 05, 2022

Neo Financial, the Canada-based digital bank, has raised 185 million in Canadian dollars ($145 million) in a funding round, a report from The Bharat Express News said Thursday (May 5). This comes as the bank got past the mark of 1 million customers. Neo Financial...

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Investor Group Including Ex-Disney CEO Buys $263M Stake in Pop Brand Funko
May 05, 2022

Multi-stage investment group The Chernin Group (TCG) will be investing $263 million in Funko, according to a Thursday (May 5) press release. TCG is known for “building and growing” consumer businesses seeing popularity in the media, commerce and tech industries. The investment will see Funko...

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Rali_cap Debuts $30M Fund for Emerging-Markets FinTech
May 05, 2022

Rali_cap, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in emerging markets FinTech, has increased its new fund by $10 million, Yahoo reported Thursday (May 5). This comes after the company, which used to be called Rally Cap Ventures, last month reached a close of $20 million,...