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MARCH 14, 2022

We have been able to provide financial freedom through vehicle ownership for some of our customers who have finished the programme in different markets,” said Ladi Delano , co-founder and co-CEO, when asked how many drivers have managed to gain ownership of cars since using the platform. “So It is a problem faced across many emerging markets.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

The investing group also moved its secondary listing from Dublin’s Euronext Growth Market to its larger sister exchange, Euronext Dublin, which makes sense given its long connection to Irish capital. But this July, Forward Partners listed its shares on the AIM , and there are other venture firms in Europe that are also listed.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Now, as it gears up to add more services to its platform and expand across all of Europe, the startup has raised €100 million ($114 million), in a round of funding led by Greenoaks Capital, with Ribbit Capital and new backer SoftBank Vision Fund 2 also participating. ”

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APRIL 27, 2022

In Japan, where the real estate market is fragmented, homeowners have faced uncertain selling prices riddled with brokerage fees and an average selling period of between four and eight months, Ito said. “The difference is that we purchase from the seller at a discount from the market price. . and the U.K., While the U.S.

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JULY 19, 2022

It plans to use the money to expand its business across Europe on the back of a platform that today is listing close to 4,000 homes in Italy, Spain and Portugal, and has to date (since being founded at the end of 2018) sold some 3,200 properties for an aggregate value of €1 billion, according to CEO and founder Giorgio Tinacci.

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AUGUST 27, 2023

Better.com finally went public The biggest fintech news of the week centered around Better.com’s no good, very bad public market debut. But I’m not sure anyone expected it to be hovering at a share price that gave Better.com a market cap of just $19.14 To sum it up, digital mortgage lender Better.com made its public debut on August 24.

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MARCH 14, 2023

One Impression, an Indian influencer marketing platform that does business in markets including Indonesia, Dubai, Europe and the U.S., The Gurugram-based startup is building an Amazon-like platform to help brands quickly find relevant influencers for their marketing campaigns.

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MARCH 25, 2021

His burgeoning startup, dubbed Ribbon , wants to make it easy for product teams to recruit and interview users, and to “continuously test and validate their hypotheses” This, it’s hoped, will then lead to better products for users. recipe-box subscription unicorn Gousto.

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MARCH 1, 2022

late last year , Gopuff is officially expanding to Europe starting with France. For today’s market launch, the company is taking advantage of its acquisition of Dija — Dija had already soft-launched its service in France before Gopuff acquired the European startup. We only come into a market once we’re really ready to win.”.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

American Sports Exchange (ASX Sports), just signed a deal with New Zealand digital media company RugbyPass to use its data to allow fans to participate in ASX’s virtual stock market for rugby games. states, particularly large markets like New York, look to legalize sports betting. . which has 8.8

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JANUARY 26, 2022

This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. And for us, for the high commissioner, this is a confirmation that Spain is becoming one of the best countries in Europe for startups. It happens to be that this new legal framework for startups is going to become one of the most ambitious in Europe.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

CEO Aahan Bhojani and Ashmin Varma founded Silkhaus last year after identifying a $13 billion market opportunity for asset owners across emerging markets, particularly MENA, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Frankly speaking, finding a good Airbnb in these markets is like pulling a needle out of a haystack.

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MARCH 2, 2021

It plans to use the money to expand in the Netherlands, and eventually across Europe. The European grocery market is currently worth €2 trillion, but access to customers for high-quality, smaller producers is still tricky and blocked by incumbents. Czech on-demand grocery delivery startup Rohlik bags $230M to expand across Europe.

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JANUARY 2, 2023

Prior to becoming CMO at Hum Capital, Scott Brown led marketing for Sapphire Ventures, a $6 billion VC firm based in the U.S. and Europe. He has had a 20+-year career in enterprise technology, holding senior marketing roles at Facebook, Google, Cisco and several startups. Scott Brown. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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MARCH 20, 2023

Since then, the fintech has enabled over six products for various businesses, from banks and mobile network operators to e-commerce platforms and fintech players across three markets: Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. If you think of a market, like the U.S., So far, over 1.2 Banking-as-a-service startup Unit closes on $100M at a $1.2B

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

CEO Michael O’Kronley told TechCrunch in a recent interview that that plant will open in the first quarter of 2022, though the company has not yet announced where it will be located in the U.S. With this new funding, the company will be opening two additional commercial-scale sites in Europe, which will be operational by the end of 2022.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In sub-Saharan Africa, only 33% of the urban population has access to public transportation, compared to 75% in Europe and North America, according to UN statistics. The following interview, part of an ongoing series with founders who are building transportation companies, has been edited for length and clarity.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the economy is “in a period of transition,” on the grounds that “we have a very strong labor market. Marketing can’t cure everything that ails a company, but it is the easiest channel to make iterative changes that produce immediate results. Last month, U.S. yourprotagonist.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity.] The Netherlands is a small market, and Europe is quite fragmented. is an important market. is the biggest health market, for example, so for most of those companies, it’s important to get there early and build some relationships.

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Amira Learning For empowering students to read more fluently As AI-powered tutors have flooded the market, Amira Learning has drawn special attention for its success in using the technology to help young students become better readers. Through AI simulations, users can practice real-world communication and work on their leadership skills.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

In an interview with TechCrunch, Delano said he and Odunsi, whilst trying to figure out the problems to solve in Nigeria after years of running successful businesses, were left startled by the figures highlighted above: Fewer than than a million new cars sold in an entire continent and more than 17 million in the U.S. or Europe and the U.S.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Small enterprises remain one of the most underserved segments of the business market, but the growth of cloud-based services — easier to buy, easier to provision — has helped that change in recent years. billion market by 2025. Berlin’s Visionaries Club outs two new €40M micro funds for seed and growth-stage B2B.

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MARCH 30, 2022

and Europe. But Dapio is solely targeting the Android market, which accounts for 42% of the U.S. mobile market, 46% in the U.K. and Europe, co-lead investor Flutterwave will be integral for when it wants to expand into Africa and the Middle East. African payments giant Flutterwave co-led the growth round with Techstars.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2022

“The mission is to build a global stationary brand,” he said in an interview. “It’s a $200 billion market and it doesn’t have a strong online brand, nothing that is category-defining the way you might have with other verticals. This funding is an important part of that plan.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

Or Offer, SimilarWeb’s founder and CEO, said in an interview that it was not disclosing its valuation this time around except to say that his company is now “playing in the big pool.” Co-led by ION Crossover Partners and Viola Growth, the round doubles the total amount that the startup has raised to date to $240 million.

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MARCH 23, 2022

Gamification and social hooks have become cornerstones across every category of consumer apps these days, and today one that’s using these to build out a new e-commerce platform in Europe is announcing a seed round to give its growth a boost. Translating that to today’s internet landscape in regions like Europe and the U.S.

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MAY 12, 2022

Ironically, now it’s become part of a company that will realistically represent an even bigger rival to Toast in Europe (and potentially elsewhere). This will collectively enhance our business presence in Europe while continuing to provide our customers with the best and most relevant solutions they need today – and tomorrow.”

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NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Instead, the team was heads down building out the product and wooing potential customers by holding technical workshops and in-depth interviews over Zoom with 100 merchants — activity that didn’t go unnoticed. The young company wasn’t actively fund-raising, having quietly raised £3.8 million in funding announced in May.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

Europe and Asia, including Michael Novogratz’s, participated in the round. Seeing the many challenges she faced running her stores, and I decided to start a business that uniquely catered to the needs of retailers just like her,” he told TechCrunch in an interview. . The company is announcing a $10.5

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Sequoia India and Southeast Asia has launched a new program to help its portfolio’s early-stage founders connect with international operators who can help the startups expand to new markets, the venture firm said, as it aggressively scales its offerings in the key regions. the UK, Europe and other international markets.

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MARCH 30, 2021

Manual provides diagnostics, treatments and ongoing care and plans to expand across Europe, Asia and Latin America. They are pushing at a large market, as men historically avoid doctors. George Pallis, CEO and founder, previously led marketing at Wise and Deliveroo. The company has already expanded to Brazil. Manual app.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

And when you’re growing rapidly, supporting growth and opening new markets require a ton of effort. It has four million users in Europe with most of them in its home country. In April, the number of transactions was down 70%,” said Lydia co-founder and CEO Cyril Chiche in a phone interview. “As

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

Markets: Stocks are largely down around the world, yet set to rise here on American exchanges. Startups: Big news from TikTok, including notes on how quickly it has been adding revenue in Europe and the fact that the social network is forging ahead with a new social shopping effort in the United States. Come hang out! Catch you soon!

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

The check sizes are bigger, the market more mature, the ambition oversized. than in Europe, meaning a greater chance of him finding his own path compared to Germany. “I Despite, well, everything, the U.S. is still the best place in the world for Black startup founders to raise money. He said he still looks to the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

and Europe comb through their data and derive better insights from it, has raised $12 million in a new financing round following a strong year of growth, it said Thursday. Sigmoid sees traditional players including Accenture, Infosys and Cognizant as some of its key competitors in the market. the UK and Europe.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In an interview with TechCrunch, France’s digital minister Cédric O shared some news for the European tech ecosystem. As the name suggests, this new instrument is in charge of establishing a standard for startup policies around Europe. We think we’re at a tipping point in Europe. We think we’re at a tipping point in Europe.

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JUNE 2, 2021

These days, investing goes way beyond the stock market. In an interview with TechCrunch, CEO Mehere declined to say at what valuation the Series C was raised other than to say “near unicorn.” At a very high level, Yieldstreet aims to give consumers access to invest in asset classes outside of the stock market.

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