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Finance
Kreditech, the AI-based near-prime loans platform, nabs $22M under new CEO to expand globally
Cash advances (or simply, loans) continue to be a lucrative area for startups to tackle. By leveraging new AI-based tools…
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Fidel raises $18M to let developers build on top of payment data from Visa, MasterCard and Amex
Fidel, the U.K.-headquartered startup that offers an API to let developers build functionality, such as rewards, on top of the…
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BlaBlaCar to acquire online bus ticketing platform Busfor
BlaBlaCar, the marketplace that matches people for long-distance ridesharing between cities, has announced plans to acquire Busfor, the leading bus…
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Uber gets temporary two-month license reprieve in London
London’s transport regulator, TfL, has given Uber a temporary reprieve to continue operating. The ride-hailing giant’s current (provisional) licence expires…
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Cledara picks up pre-seed funding to help companies manage their SaaS spending
Cledara, a startup that has developed a SaaS to help companies manage their SaaS spending — as if things couldn’t…
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Lookiero closes $19M led by MMC Ventures to be the Stitch Fix for Europe
Lookiero, the online personal shopping service for clothes and accessories, has closed a $19 million funding round led by London-based…
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Google is investing $3.3B to build clean data centers in Europe
Google announced today that it was investing 3 billion euro (approximately $3.3 billion USD) to expand its data center presence…
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On-demand plant food startup Simple Feast raises $33M B round to push its climate credentials
At Greta Thunberg heads back to Europe from the US after radicalizing a generation, entrepreneurs are quickly realizing that there…
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Cybersecurity company Acronis hits unicorn status after raising $147 million led by Goldman Sachs
Cyber security solutions provider Acronis announced today that it has raised $147 million in funding led by Goldman Sachs, bringing…
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Normative closes a $2.1M seed to help companies automate carbon reporting
Normative, a startup that lets companies automate their carbon reporting — and in turn help them decrease their environmental footprint…
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