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Report: Blockchain Investor Animoca Brands to Raise Another $100M
August 30, 2022

Singapore government investment manager Temasek is reportedly joining a $100 million funding for blockchain investor Animoca Brands, adding to the nearly $435 million Animoca has raised since January. Temasek will lead the financing, which adds to a funding round that has already seen Animoca raise...

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RentSpree Secures $17.3M to Expand Rental Management Tools
August 29, 2022

End-to-end rental management software startup RentSpree has raised $17.3 million in a Series B funding round it will use to expand its product offerings for both renters and agents while also seeking to further develop strategic partnerships. The fresh round of capital was led by...

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Olio Raises $13M to Grow Platform for Post-Acute Healthcare Ecosystem
August 29, 2022

Olio Health has raised $13 million in a Series A investment round to grow its workflow and collaboration platform for the post-acute care (PAC) ecosystem. The platform is meant to improve upon the current communication and discharge process, which is manual, prone to error, not...

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Bunq’s CapitalFlow Picks Up $10M for Green Financing
August 26, 2022

Ireland-based Capitalflow Group, owned by neobank Bunq, has secured 10 million euros (about $10 million) from the low-cost Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme (EELS) of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). CapitalFlow specializes in offering loans to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The funding will...

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ESG Regulation at the Heart of EU Investment Landscape
August 25, 2022

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly central to fund managers’ investment strategies, and ESG investment has been on the rise for several years. Deloitte predicts that at their current growth rate, ESG-mandated assets are on track to represent half of all professionally managed...

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Veterinary Care Firm Petfolk Nets $40M for Expansion
August 24, 2022

Veterinary care firm Petfolk has closed a Series A round for $40 million, a press release said. Petfolk’s services allow for more connection in vets, pets and pet owners. The company wants to provide more accessible care for pet care, offering various technological enhancements, like...

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Kenyan Agricultural Supply Chain Startup iProcure Closes $10.2M Series B
August 23, 2022

Kenyan AgriTech startup iProcure has closed a $10.2 million Series B round led by Investisseurs & Partenaires, with the funding coming from a mixture of debt and equity. The round also saw participation from Novastar Ventures, British International Investment and Ceniarth, according to a Disrupt...

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Swiss Startup PeakData Raises $12M in Series A
August 22, 2022

Swiss HealthTech startup PeakData raised €12.1 million ($12 million) in a Series A round led by AlbionVC, which also saw participation from Octopus Ventures and Heal Capital. PeakData has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that identifies and monitors the most relevant and impactful healthcare...

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BNPL Firm Tamara Picks Up $100M in Series B 
August 22, 2022

Saudi Arabian buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Tamara has raised a $100 million Series B equity round led by Sanabil Investments with participation from Coatue, Shorooq Partners, Endeavor Catalyst and existing investor Checkout.com. In a Monday (Aug. 22) press release announcing the news, Tamara...