TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

“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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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

French startup Back Market — a marketplace for refurbished electronics goods — has raised a $335 million Series D funding round led by General Atlantic. 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.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

I was curious about the company’s business plan. The Slovakia-based startup previously raised a $1.6 Which enjoyed a Congressional hearing this week that was mostly dull apart from some notes on the fintech giant’s business model. Finally, it was a busy week for crowded startup niches. million Series A.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

To power the expansion, which will see Lightyear land in 19 new markets, including the Baltics and much of Western Europe, London-based Lightyear has also raised $25 million in a Seres A round of funding led by U.S. Lightyear , a U.K. fintech startup that promises consumers commission-free trading on U.S. launch plans back in 2020.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

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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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Facebook recently announced a test in Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Slovakia, Serbia, Guatemala, and Cambodia. It’s not personal, it’s business. All of the most successful nonprofits on Facebook use Facebook ads to boost Page posts, grow their email lists, and raise money. But no algorithm is perfect. So they test and tweak.

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