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Equinix and Singapore’s GIC will launch a $1 billion joint venture to build hyperscale data centers in Europe
Equinix, one of the world’s largest data center companies, announced that it will form a $1 billion joint venture with…
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Cozycozy is an accommodation search service that works with hotels and Airbnb
French startup Cozycozy.com wants to make it easier to search for accommodation across a wide range of services. This isn’t…
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UK fintech Jaja pays $671M in cash to acquire the Bank of Ireland’s UK credit card business
Fintech has been one of the bigger stories of the UK startup world — due in no small part to…
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Laundrapp and Zipjet merge to form largest on-demand laundry service in UK, seal new funding
Two of Europe’s biggest on-demand laundry startups are merging today. Laundrapp from London and Zipjet from Berlin are confirming the…
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WeGift, the digital rewards platform, raises £4M Series A
WeGift, the U.K. startup that has developed a platform to let businesses easily issue e-gift cards and other digital rewards,…
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Used car marketplace Motorway picks up £11M Series A
Motorway, the U.K. used car marketplace, has raised £11 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is Marchmont Ventures,…
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Monzo, the UK challenger bank, raises £113M Series F led by YC’s Continuity fund at a £2B post-money valuation
Monzo, the fast-growing U.K.-based challenger bank with more than two million account holders, has raised £113 million (~$144m) in additional…
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Creandum closes $300M fund for early-stage investments out of Europe
As one European VC raises a fund to double down on bigger growth rounds in Europe, another has closed a…
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Carrefour sale shifts the balance of power in China’s new retail battle
Hot on the heels of Amazon’s decision to shutter its local marketplace, Carrefour — another global commerce giant — is…
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