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

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-based fintech that provides finance for small businesses as an alternative to a traditional bank loan or extended overdraft , has replenished its own coffers with £70 million in funding. It brings the total funding raised by Liberis to £200 million, including more than £50 million in equity funding. and the U.K.

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Bloomreach raises $150M on $900M valuation and acquires Exponea

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Today’s funding values the company at $900 million. Exponea was founded in 2016 in Slovakia and has raised over $57 million, according to Pitchbook data. Bloomreach , an API company that helps eCommerce customers with search and web site creation, announced a $150 million investment today from Sixth Street Growth.

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Richard Branson backs Lightyear as UK stock trading platform launches into Europe

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To power the expansion, which will see Lightyear land in 19 new markets, including the Baltics and much of Western Europe, London-based Lightyear has also raised $25 million in a Seres A round of funding led by U.S. On top of that, users can invest in what are known as exchange traded funds ( ETF s), which are essentially investment funds.

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Back Market raises $335M for its refurbished device marketplace, now valued at $3.2B

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French startup Back Market — a marketplace for refurbished electronics goods — has raised a $335 million Series D funding round led by General Atlantic. Today’s funding round values the startup — which says it now has 5 million customers globally — at $3.2 It will be using the funding to expand into new markets.

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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

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In the meantime, individuals, governments, and private philanthropy fund relief on the ground, trying to keep up with displacement and need on a massive scale. These countries are, in the main, ones that share a border with Ukraine: Poland, Romania, Hungary, Moldova, and Slovakia. Here we share an update on what we know so far.

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Can data fix healthcare?

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The Slovakia-based startup previously raised a $1.6 (Note: Adyen’s results are required reading if you care about Stripe’s valuation and future public offering.). And there were some rounds that also fell through our fingers. Investments like CloudTalk’s recent $7.3 million Series A. million seed round in 2019.

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An inside look at a Ukrainian fintech startup adapting to life during wartime

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Our emergency plan included accommodation for employees and their families in Slovakia, but in the end, everybody decided to stay back, and we did not have use it. IT companies are actively involved in volunteering at the corporate level to organize funds and initiatives to help the army financially.

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