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

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The 2019-founded, Prague-based startup says the funding will be used to meet rising demand from global financial institutions, including by building out its product, engineering and sales operations teams beyond its existing footprint — which also includes offices in London and New York.

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

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The round was led by Inven Capital, a growth fund out of the Czech Republic. Additional investment came from Iris Capital, with strong participation from current investors, including Rider Global, Northzone, Cherry Ventures and the Italian venture fund H14. It’s now raised $103 million since its launch in 2016.

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Boutique hotel tech platform NUMA raises $45M growth financing round led by DN Capital

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million, and, in the post-pandemic world where the population has become far more movable due to remote working, similar businesses are raising funds to attend to the needs of this global, nomadic workforce. Germany-based NUMA Group expanded into Spain, Italy, Austria and the Czech Republic in 2021. It’s raised $529.6

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Hackers are targeting the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, IBM finds

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A global phishing campaign has been targeting organizations associated with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines since September 2020, IBM security researchers say. Advanced insight into the purchase and movement of a vaccine that can impact life and the global economy is likely a high-value and high-priority nation-state target.”.

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

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Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic and Slovakia). Noteworthy, the go-to-market strategy has shifted toward B2B2B — or “embedded finance” — with Liberis now predominantly partnering with marketplaces, software providers and acquirers, such as Worldpay from FIS and Global Payments. and the U.K.

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Partech raises $750 million growth fund

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We’re humbled and grateful for the support of, and commitment from, our global investors. Around 40 family offices, entrepreneurs and business angels also participated directly in the new fund. Partech has already started deploying some of the fund in tech companies.