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Anti-Money Laundering Company First AML Nets $21M in Series B Round
November 02, 2021

New Zealand-based anti-money laundering (AML) company First AML has generated $21 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced in a Tuesday (Nov. 2) press release. The round was led by Blackbird Ventures, one of the company’s earliest customers. The round also saw...

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Google Invests in Robot Delivery Company Nuro
November 02, 2021

Google was a surprise investor in autonomous driving platform Nuro during a recent $600 million Series D fundraising round that will help the company accelerate commercialization of its robotic delivery services, according to a Forbes report on Tuesday (Nov. 2). SoftBank and Toyota’s Woven Capital...

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Blood Pressure Monitoring Firm Aktiia Nets $17.5M in Series A Funding
November 02, 2021

Swiss health-tech startup Aktiia raised $17.5 million in a Series A funding round, according to a Tuesday (Nov. 2) report from UK Tech. Venture capital firm Draper Esprit led the funding round, which also received participation from 415 Capital, Redalpine Venture Partners, Verve Ventures and...

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GI Partners Bets on Healthcare FinTech Rectangle
November 02, 2021

The healthcare FinTech Rectangle Health has received a recapitalization from GI Partners, a private investment firm with healthcare technology and payments investing experience.  The company said the investment, along with backing from existing investor TA Associates, will help accelerate Rectangle’s growth as it endeavors to...

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Filipino FinTech Mynt Nets $300M in Funding on $2B Valuation
November 01, 2021

Mynt, a digital financial solutions provider based in the Philippines, which puts out the Gcash payment services app, has raised $300 million in a funding round, according to a press release. This puts the value of Mynt at over $2 billion and makes it the...

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Push Payments Platform Checkbook Nets $10M to Scale API
November 01, 2021

Online payments processor Checkbook Inc. has secured $10 million in a Series A funding round, according to a company-issued press release Monday (Nov. 1). MassMutual Ventures led the round, which saw participation from IA Capital, J.P. Morgan Chase, Cross River Digital Ventures and several previous...

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Sales Intelligence Firm Apollo.io Raises $32M 
November 01, 2021

The sales intelligence and engagement software company Apollo.io has closed a $32 million Series B funding round, which the firm says will help its go-to-market acceleration.  As Yahoo News reported Monday (Nov. 1), the round was led by Tribe Capital with assistance from NewView Capital...

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Banc of California Considers Further Backing of FinTech Finexio
November 01, 2021

After participating in FinTech Finexio’s recent $8 million funding round, Banc of California is mulling the possibility of investing in the startup once again. “We’re the only bank that’s invested in them. So, I think there’s the opportunity for us to play an important role...

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Blockchain App Bridge Alchemy Raises $250M, Powers Adobe NFT
October 29, 2021

Startup Alchemy, a developer platform for blockchain and Web3, raised $250 million at a $3.5 billion valuation and is powering Adobe’s non-fungible token (NFT), according to reports. The company’s Series C funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation by new investors Lightspeed, Redpoint...