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Capdesk raises £5m Series A extension led by Fidelity International Strategic Ventures

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Capdesk , an equity management platform, has raised a £5 million Series A extension led by Fidelity International Strategic Ventures and MiddleGame Ventures. This followed a first raise of £3 million in 2020, led by Fuel Ventures, and brings the Series A total to £8 million, and total funding raised to £11.7

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25 Global Trends in Giving That Nonprofits Need to Know About

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If Facebook extended their fundraising tools to WhatsApp (owned by Facebook) and Facebook Messenger, messaging apps would likely become much more powerful in their ability to raise money for charitable organizations. 6) Only 14% of donors worldwide gave on #GivingTuesday 2017 – 40% did not. Donors are also highly engaged in civic life.

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500 Global spreads its wings across the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, via Tbilisi

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Perhaps an exception to this oft-repeated phrase, in my experience, is Entrepreneur First out of London/Europe (but now also in Asia), and even then that entity is slightly closer to a pre-accelerator in the way it assembles talent before it assembles the startups (although it does also fund its startups). Of course, “your mileage may vary.”

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E-commerce startup Heroes raises $65M in equity and debt to become the Thrasio of Europe

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— with a strategy of acquiring and scaling high performing Amazon businesses — has raised $65 million in funding round. Perch raises $123.5M Heroes , a European e-commerce business operating a similar model to unicorn Thrasio in the U.S. to grow its stable of D2C brands that sell on Amazon.

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Bullish or bearish? What to expect for Europe VC activity in 2022

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Global data was clear: The 2021 venture capital startup investment cycle was record-breaking ; around the world, startups raised more money than ever before, with individual geographies posting all-time hauls. But Europe. Europe was very busy, something that we explored earlier this week. Why Europe could accelerate in 2022.

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Yapily raises $51 million for its open banking API by focusing on infrastructure

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Fintech startup Yapily has raised a $51 million Series B funding round led by Sapphire Ventures. Due to recent regulatory changes in Europe (PSD2), banks now have to offer official APIs to integrate with third-party services. According to Vaccino, only Tink has a similar level of coverage in Europe. In addition to the U.K.,

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Health and wellness apps maker Palta raises $100M Series B led by VNV Global

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Health and wellness apps startup Palta has raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Per Brilioth at VNV Global, with the participation of Target Global and other existing and new investors. 60%) and Western Europe (20%). Palta claims to have 2.4 million active, paid subscribers in their apps.

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