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Cowboy’s improved C4 electric bike launches alongside first step-through model

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Cowboy, maker of some of our favorite pedal-assisted electric bikes, is back with two new models for 2021. But this year’s model has a redesigned 250W rear-hub motor that remains silent as it assists riders up to a max speed of 25km/h (15.5mph), even though it’s smaller and produces noticeably more torque. Image: Cowboy.

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Direct-to-consumer orthodontic startup Impress raises $50M to scale across Europe

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such as SmileDirect, and now plans to scale across Europe from its existing bases in Spain, Italy, Portugal, the U.K. We doubled down on the doctor-led digital model which brought us way better conversion rates and treatment quality even though on paper it looked complex in the beginning. and France.

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ManoMano raises $355 million for its home improvement e-commerce platform

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billion at today’s rate). So why did the company raise given that it’s already in a strong position to replicate the same model in other European markets? In addition to France, the startup operates in Spain, Italy, Belgium, Germany and the U.K. In 2020 alone, the company’s gross merchandise volume doubled to €1.2 billion ($1.42

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Boutique hotel tech platform NUMA raises $45M growth financing round led by DN Capital

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The platform is designed to increase profits for hotel operators through automated business processes, intelligent pricing and higher occupancy rates. Germany-based NUMA Group expanded into Spain, Italy, Austria and the Czech Republic in 2021. NUMA used the pandemic to prove the resilience of its business model. ”

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Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX concept car traveled over 1,000 km on a single charge

The Verge

The trip took place across several European cities, starting in Germany, then on to Switzerland and Italy, and finally to its destination, the port town of Cassis near Marseille in the South of France. Most electric vehicles on the market today have a range that falls between 200 and 300 miles, while some earlier models have less than that.

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Younited Credit raises $170 million for its data-driven credit offering

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As the startup has facilitated a huge volume of credit offering, it can also leverage past data for machine learning risk models. billion at today’s exchange rate). France is still the company’s leading market as Italy, Spain, Portugal and Germany represent 40% of Younited Credit’s revenue. billion in credit ($2.8

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Scalapay raises $48M to scale its buy now, pay later service in Europe

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The Milan, Italy-based startup has picked up $48 million in funding, money that it will use to continue building the tech in its platform, scaling its service in Europe, and to begin working on efforts to break into the U.S. And its default rate is below 1.5%. It claims to be the biggest provider of BNPL services in its home country.

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