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StudentFinance nabs $41M to help Europeans upskill for in-demand jobs

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StudentFinance , a European fintech that funds educational programs for individuals through so-called income share agreements , has raised €39 million ($41 million) in a Series A round of funding. The platform and financing is currently available in Spain, Portugal, and the U.K.,

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TrovaTrip, a group travel management platform and marketplace, raises $15M

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TrovaTrip , a travel planning and booking platform that lets creators host adventures with their communities, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Madrona. While they were on the trip, they started mapping out a plan to build the solution that they wish existed. The company has raised $20 million in funding to date.

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Remote raises $150M on a $1B+ valuation to manage payroll and more for organizations’ global workforces

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For many of us, going to work these days no longer means going into a specific office like it used to; and today one of the startups that’s built a platform to help cater to that new, bigger world of employment — wherever talent might be — is announcing a major round of funding on the back of strong demand for its tools.

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Localyze raises $12M for a SaaS that supports cross-border hiring and relocation

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Y-Combinator- backed Localyze has nabbed $12 million in Series A funding led by Blossom Capital for a SaaS that supports staff relocations and hiring across borders. “With the funding, we want to accelerate our expansion in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal & Spain, besides our core market Germany.

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Tier Mobility acquires Spin from Ford, marking entry into North America

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markets, Germany, Portugal and Spain. Tier has started working with startup Fantasmo to implement its Camera Positioning System, which asks users to take a photo of a building nearby when they want to end a ride, allowing Fantasmo’s 3D maps to confirm that the rider is in a city-approved parking space.

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Why the next big entrepreneur must come from climate tech

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We see historic fires in Greece, Portugal and North America’s entire West Coast ; epic floods in Germany ; devastating tornadoes in historically temperate geographies such as the Czech Republic ; record-breaking hurricanes in the Caribbean and Philippines; drought in Syria that ultimately led to civil war; destruction of the Great Barrier Reef.

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Solve the ‘dead equity’ problem with a longer founder vesting schedule

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In one example he gives, a founder who leaves after two and a half years on a four-year plan could end up with 22% of the company even after a big new funding round, the creation of an employee stock option pool, and additional shares set aside for a replacement cofounder-level hire. Check out the whole thing on TechCrunch. billion this week.

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