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Melbourne-based mobile ordering platform Mr Yum lands $65M led by Tiger Global

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Mr Yum , a Melbourne-based mobile ordering and payments platform that was founded in 2018, announced today it has raised a $65 million USD Series A round, led by Tiger Global. Founded in Melbourne, Mr Yum now has offices across Australia and in the United States and United Kingdom, too. Its clients include E.P.

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Electric utility bike startup Ubco raises $10 million to fund its global expansion

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Ubco, the New Zealand-based electric utility bike startup, has raised $10 million to fund a global expansion focused on the U.S. The company already works with Domino’s in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, as well as a range of other national clients, like the New Zealand Post, the Defense Force, the Department of Conservation and P?mu,

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Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy due to COVID-19

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Virgin Atlantic, which operates mostly in the United Kingdom, has administrative offices in Atlanta, Georgia and a team in New York as well. In particular, Virgin Atlantic is trying to renegotiate leases on most of its planes as well as loans it has taken in the past and can’t fully repay.

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Singapore-based digital business assistant Osome raises $3 million

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The startup currently has about 4,500 SME clients across Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, founder and chief executive officer Victor Lysenko told TechCrunch. The new funding brings Osome’s total raised to $8 million from investors including Target Global. Osome’s digital business assistant.

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Australia-based Employment Hero raises $45M AUD for its global expansion

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The capital will be used for expansion and growth in markets including New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United Kingdom. During the pandemic, the company launched a new service called Global Teams for remote work. The Sydney, Australia-based company announced today it has raised a $45 million AUD (about $34.8 million USD).

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QED Investors closes on $1.05B across two funds to invest in fintech companies globally

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the United Kingdom, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups. We’re a unique company offering unique insights in an industry in which it’s easy to perform poorly and hard to do well,” Morris said. Most fintech companies will fail.

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The US is losing crypto talent as blockchain devs seek safer havens

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While it’s arguably a bad signal for American innovation, it also points to a globally growing remote crypto ecosystem and workforce in a post-COVID world. Europe (excluding the United Kingdom) maintained a consistent share of around 29% during the five years from 2017 to 2022. The number of blockchain developers in the U.S.