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Liberis, the embedded finance provider for SMEs, raises additional £70M in equity and debt

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based fintech that provides finance for small businesses as an alternative to a traditional bank loan or extended overdraft , has replenished its own coffers with £70 million in funding. Providing the financing are previous backers British Business Investments, Paragon Bank and BCI Europe, along with new partner Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).

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Richard Branson backs Lightyear as UK stock trading platform launches into Europe

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Lightyear touts its big USP as being its business model, insofar as it doesn’t charge account fees or commissions on any trades. Launching out of stealth initially in the U.K. launch plans back in 2020.

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Bloomreach raises $150M on $900M valuation and acquires Exponea

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“Historically, we have had two major pillars of the business — the search part of it and the content part,” Bloomreach CEO and co-Founder Raj De Datta told TechCrunch. Exponea was founded in 2016 in Slovakia and has raised over $57 million, according to Pitchbook data.

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Yapily to acquire finAPI in open banking consolidation move

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With this move, Yapily is consolidating its position in Europe and growing its business in Germany, more specifically. It offers an API with coverage in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. But the startup isn’t currently active in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Based in the U.K.,

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Can data fix healthcare?

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I was curious about the company’s business plan. In the past I’d chatted with them about some of Microsoft’s largest platforms. The European payments platform reported H2 revenues of €379.4 The Slovakia-based startup previously raised a $1.6 Finally, it was a busy week for crowded startup niches. Market Notes.

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Microsoft acquires process mining vendor Minit to grow its automation offerings

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Signaling its ambitions in the process automation market, Microsoft has acquired Minit , a Bratislava, Slovakia-originated process mining technology vendor, for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced today. “Minit currently enables businesses to transform the way they analyze, monitor and optimize their processes.

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Back Market raises $335M for its refurbished device marketplace, now valued at $3.2B

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but also quite formidable, all the reason why those focusing on used goods as a big business are trying to up their quality game, as Back Market is doing. Overall, 1,500 companies sell devices on the platform. Up next, the startup plans to launch in Canada, Greece, Sweden and Slovakia. “We trillion market globally.