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7bridges Raises $17M Series A to Transform Supply Chains With AI
January 17, 2022

The artificial intelligence (AI)-powered logistics platform 7bridges has raised $17 million to help transform supply chains, the U.K.-based company wrote on its blog Monday (Jan. 17). The round was led by Eight Roads, the London-based venture capital firm managing $8 billion in assets, with strategic...

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Juro Raises $23m in Series B Funding 
January 17, 2022

Juro, the contract automation platform, has raised $23m in Series B funding, boosting its market valuation by more than five times, the London-based company announced Monday (Jan. 17). The company said it provides an automated all-in-one contract platform that allows attorneys and law firms to...

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Exotec Raises $335M to Streamline Robotics Supply Chain
January 17, 2022

Global warehouse robotics company Exotec has closed a Series D funding round for $335 million at a $2 billion valuation, and it plans to use the fresh capital to launch large-scale deployments in North America, Europe and Asia for a number of global brands, according...

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D2C Brands Working Capital Alternatives Not Just for Startups Anymore
January 17, 2022

Like Main Street small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), upcoming consumer brands are continuing to prove their creativity, grit and acumen in the face of a malingering pandemic. Unfortunately, access to financing remains a major hurdle to entrepreneurs passionately pursuing their ideas. With traditional banks cautious...

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Headless Commerce Firm Bolt Raises $355M
January 14, 2022

If you work for a company called Bolt, it’s been a pretty good week. On Tuesday, we reported that the Estonia-based super app Bolt had wrapped its biggest funding round to date, taking in $714 million and raising the firm’s valuation to $8.4 billion. Read...

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Alibaba Weighs Fundraise for Its Freshippo Supermarkets at $10B Valuation
January 14, 2022

Alibaba is weighing a fundraise for its Freshippo grocery chain in China that has an estimated valuation of $10 billion, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Jan. 14), citing unnamed sources familiar with the plans. The funding round is anticipated to take place in February. Freshippo is...

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Kenyan BNPL startup Lipa Later Raises $12M, Eyes More African Markets
January 13, 2022

Lipa Later, the buy now pay later (BNPL) company operating in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Nigeria, has raised $12 million from a group of investors, KBC reported. The funding round, a mix of equity and debt, included backing from Cauris Finance, Lateral Frontiers Ventures, GreenHouse...

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Barcelona-Based Last.app Drums Up $2.5M to Expand Restaurant Management Platform
January 13, 2022

Last.app, the Barcelona-based startup, has received 2.2 million euros ($2.5 million) to expand its restaurant management platform, the company announced Thursday (Jan. 13). The company’s software was developed to simplify the day-to-day operations and management of restaurants. “With this round we begin a new phase,...

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Omnichannel SMB Messaging Platform Superchat Raises $15.6M
January 13, 2022

Superchat, an all-in-one messaging platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has raised 13.6 million euros ($15.6 million) in a Series A round, EU-Startups reported. The funding round was led by London-based VC Blossom Capital, with participation from 468 Capital. This latest investment brings the Berlin-based tech startup’s...