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Digital freight forwarder Forto raises another $50M in round led by Inven Capital

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Forto , a digital freight forwarder which has experienced a boom during the pandemic, has raised another $50 million in funding. The round was led by Inven Capital, a growth fund out of the Czech Republic. It’s now raised $103 million since its launch in 2016.

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Resistant AI scores $16.6M for its anti-fraud fintech tools

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payslips submitted as part of digital loan applications are altered or forged; 15% of company registration certificates submitted worldwide when opening a bank account are fakes; and 9% of utility bills submitted as a proof of address worldwide are forged.

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Welcome to the Jungle grabs $54 million for its slick job platform

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Three existing investors are putting more money on the table — Revaia , XAnge and Bpifrance’s Digital Ventures’ fund. This isn’t the company’s first international expansion as the platform is already live in Spain and Czech Republic. Up next, Welcome to the Jungle wants to expand to the U.S.,

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

TechCrunch

Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic and Slovakia). However, the clever part is that the loan is paid back via a pre-agreed percentage of the business’ digital transactions. (the product is available in five new countries: U.S., However, lending has really picked up lately, with £250 million lent in the past two years alone.

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Everli, the European marketplace for online grocery shopping, bags $100M Series C

TechCrunch

Everli , the European marketplace for online grocery shopping that started in Italy but now also operates in Poland, Czech Republic and France, has raised a $100 million in Series C funding. The round is led by Verlinvest, with participation from new investors Luxor, DN Capital, C4 Ventures, and Convivialité Ventures.

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5 ways to build company culture with a virtual team

The Next Web

While companies like Google instill a company culture through a giant, all-encompassing campus, that’s not so practical when you need to hire a designer in the Czech Republic and a social media expert in Chicago. It’s just challenging and requires even more discipline than might be necessary for a normal employee.

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Celebrate Community Storytelling

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RSVP now for TechSoup's fourth annual Digital Storytelling Screening and Awards Party on Tuesday, May 28 at 7 p.m. Pacific time at PARISOMA — and join us in celebration of the many powerful digital story submissions that came to us from all over the world! Featured Appearances.