TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Business, now more than ever before, is going digital, and today a startup that’s building a vertically integrated solution to meet business banking needs is announcing a big round of funding to tap into the opportunity. “We want to be like the Apple of business finance.” That involves two parts.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

An Indian startup that operates a business-to-business marketplace for manufacturing items is the latest to attain the coveted unicorn status in the South Asian market. The startup, which in recent years has expanded to Southeast Asia and North America, said its revenue grew approximately three times in 2020-21, to $128 million. “In

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 6, 2025

of 7-Eleven or SEI, its convenience store business in North America, by the end of 2026. Funds from the IPO and the sale to Bain will be returned to shareholders in the form of share buybacks worth 2 trillion yen ($5.4 fund, for $1.5 It also said it plans an initial public offering in the U.S. regulatory concerns.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

A startup tapping into the concept of the circular economy, where people don’t buy items outright but pay an incremental amount to use them temporarily, has raised some funding to scale its business in Europe and beyond. The funding is coming in the form of €45 million in equity and €15 million in venture debt.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

That could provide a large total addressable market (TAM) for Rose Rocket to sell into given how large trucking is as both a business ( and employer ). Sure, logo count is far from GAAP, but contracted deal volume also rose by 9x over the same period, so, presumably, the company’s business is doing numbers.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The San Francisco-based company’s produce business-to-business marketplace provides a way for produce buyers and sellers to quickly close deals on surplus or imperfect crops in just a few clicks. Today, the company announced $23 million in Series B funding. million in Series A funding in 2018. million in total funding.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

The pilot will focus on deliveries to and from small businesses. million Series A led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund. . Einride is partnering with shipping company Maersk to bring 300 connected electric trucks to Maersk’s North American warehousing, distribution and transportation business. Deal of the week. in a big way.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

million, in Series B funding. Nine Four Ventures also put money in the round, along with existing backers BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund, StandUp Ventures, Sands Capital and Vanedge Capital. The end result, Bridgit claims, is increased productivity and profitability. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

In Latin America, the business of trolling threatens Twitter’s disruptive power. Can Bitcoin find its practical use case as a currency in Latin America? John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, the easternmost point of Canada and North America. More posts by this contributor. venture capital.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The economy may be showing many signs of contraction right now, but many companies still need to do business internationally. Now a startup providing the tools to make and manage those transactions is announcing some funding. And yet, given the current economic climate, this round was not without its struggles.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Justt , a Tel Aviv-based chargeback mitigation startup, is emerging out of stealth today with $70 million in total funding. The startup recently raised $50 million a Series B round of funding led by Greenwich, Conn.-based The startup’s business model is designed to minimize risk for potential customers. based Oak HC/FT.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Financial infrastructure startup Fidel API has raised $65 million in a Series B funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures. The raise is another example of how infrastructure companies in the fintech world continue to be resilient despite an apparent slowdown in global funding overall. The company did not disclose its valuation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Millions of small and medium businesses still operate inefficiently due to dependency on manual processes, which limits their capacity to grow and scale; this is despite contributing to about 48% of Nigeria’s GDP in the last five years, But the tide is turning. Some include Pastel , Kippa and OZÉ. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2021

Panasonic Automotive Systems is a Tier 1 automotive supplier and a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America. The deal, announced ahead of the virtual 2021 CES tech trade show, follows Envisics’ $50 million Series B funding round and news that its tech will be integrated in the upcoming Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicle.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

A wholesale e-commerce platform based in Kenya, with hubs in the Americas, Asia and Europe, Powered by People , has secured $5 million in seed funding to increase its transaction volume by growing the number of small brands using its B2B online marketplace to reach international buyers. Orders on the platform average $1,200. “We

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

There’s been talk of a slowdown in venture funding recently, with TechCrunch looking at it from different angles, including the fintech sector, a PitchBook report and even earlier on how startups should prepare in case it happens. We saw an average of 32% re: % of capital called in a fund’s first full calendar year. That’s new.”.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

The most innovative companies in agriculture for 2025 include forward-thinking businesses and nonprofits with at least one eye firmly on this future. America has spent billions championing organic farming, but consumers dont back agricultural change when they buy end products; fewer than 1% of todays farms are certified organic.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Clearly, there is a growing need for this type of product among parents and businesses now; however, once the pandemic is over the online education is here to stay for sure as it has already become intertwined with offline and benefited the overall educational process.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

These are indeed new funds, however, bringing its total raised to date to nearly $600 million, with the company now valued at over $3.5 This latest round arrives as Hopper is seeing impressive growth as travel starts to surge on the recent downswings in cases in North America following large-scale COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

The Bangalore-based company announced today it has closed a $75 million Series C from LeapFrog and Khosla Ventures, with plans to grow its user base in India, Southeast Asia and North America. In North America, it is popular among Indian expat and Indian American communities, and now it will target other customer segments, too.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

E-commerce and other online businesses are becoming increasingly global in their operations and customer bases, and a startup called Airwallex — which has built a banking solution that addresses the opportunity to provide cross-border financial services — has been seeing a massive surge of activity.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

In the latest chunky funding round out of Europe, UK-based email security startup, Tessian , has closed $65 million in Series C funding. In Tessian, we found a best-in-class solution that automatically stops threats in real-time, without disrupting the normal flow of business.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Alviere , an embedded finance startup that aims to help any brand deliver financial products and services to its customers and employees, announced today it has closed $70 million of new funding. Alviere plans to use its new capital in part to expand beyond North America (it is licensed in “ almost” all 50 U.S.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

A month before the COVID-19 pandemic had spread to North America, auto fintech startup MotoRefi — newly armed with nearly $9 million in venture capital — was preparing to bring its refinancing platform to the masses. million last February in a Series A funding round. trillion in auto loans. The company raised $8.6

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

Louis-based firm announced $10 million in funding in a round led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood, with participation from Cavallo Ventures and Innova Memphis, which are both signed on as existing investors. Tech investors see bugs as a big business as Ÿnsect raises $125 million. Today the St.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2023

Deal of the week The battery business keeps attracting capital. That cash will be used to build new factories in North America and Europe. million in pre-seed and seed funding round led by Augment Ventures with participation by Accion Venture Lab, TMV, Overton Venture Capital and Refashiond Ventures. Last year, the U.S.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Practice ignition , an Australia-based client engagement and commerce platform for professional service businesses, has raised $50 million (65 million AUD) in a Series C round to accelerate its growth and expand globally. The funding will also be used to fuel its U.S.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Scott Kirsner is CEO and co-founder of Innovation Leader , a research and events firm that focuses on innovation in Global 1000 companies, and a longtime business columnist for The Boston Globe. That situation can lead to a huge waste of time for startups that want to sell to enterprise customers: a business development black hole.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

This year’s top auctioneers are driving impactful change, raising crucial funds and leveraging their expertise to make a difference for great causes worldwide. He is also a member & ambassador of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Board and a member and the BNI Alaska Business Pipeline Chapter, a business referral networking group.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

They’re investing directly in Israeli companies and are also investing in domestic venture capital funds. His company raised significant funds and has strategic partners in China. “My Strategic and financial Chinese investors are increasingly investing in Israeli tech companies. Eden was on the way to a board meeting, in Beijing.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

Sanlo , a San Francisco-based fintech startup that offers small to medium-sized game and app companies access to tools to manage their finances and capital to fuel their growth, has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Konvoy. “We’re a technology company, not a fund,” Caliujnaia said. Image Credits: Sanlo.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

AskNicely is the latest company attracting capital for its app targeting shift or frontline worker success as more businesses rightly begin to see how valuable these employees are to their bottom line and how technology can ensure these key employees are empowered to help the company grow. Aaron Ward, CEO, AskNicely. Image Credits: AskNicely.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2021

With this round, ReCharge has raised a total of $277 million in funding. Over the years, the company’s SaaS platform has evolved from a subscription billing/payments platform to include a broader set of offerings aimed at helping e-commerce businesses boost revenues and cut operating costs.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2023

While traditionally busy markets like North America and Europe benefited from the explosion in capital, other regions with more nascent startup scenes also saw big gains in their ability to attract funding. The recent, and now past, venture capital boom was a global affair. Latin American as well.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Fundbox, a company that offers loans and financial products to small businesses, announced today it has raised $100 million in a Series D round at a valuation of $1.1 It is particularly focused on B2B-focused small businesses. “We That same year, the company also opened its Dallas office, now its largest in the U.S., “to

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

BluePallet , an online marketplace connecting manufacturers with the chemical industry, announced today that it has raised $5 million in a funding round led by Vinmar Ventures, a subsidiary of petrochemical distributor Vinmar International. . North America is the second-largest region and accounts for 17% of the market.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The company on Thursday announced $100 million Series C funding toward creating additional healthy snacks and ice cream products that have a proprietary blend of sweeteners and ingredients, but with a fraction of the calories and no added sugar. The latest funding gives the company $160 million in total investments, Carlos Altschul, N!

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