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

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French startup ManoMano has raised a Series F funding round of $355 million led by Dragoneer Investment Group. 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.

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Digital road freight forwarder Sennder raises $160M Series, plans European expansion

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Sennder , a large digital road freight forwarder based out of Germany, has raised $160 million in Series D financing. To date, Sennder has raised more than $260 million, allowing it to lay claim to a potential $1 billion valuation. Digital freight forwarder Forto raises another $50M in round led by Inven Capital.

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Casavo, an Opendoor-style proptech from Italy, raises $410M to expand its instant buyer platform across Europe

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In the latest development, an Opendoor-style startup called Casavo , out of Italy, is announcing that it has raised €400 million (about $410 million currently). Pre-Covid, Tinacci said that in Italy it was typically seeing 500,000 residential transactions annually. That very much played out for the startup.

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Daily Crunch: Citing data privacy concerns, Italy temporarily bans ChatGPT

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Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Italy gives ChatGPT the boot : Italy’s government has been on a blocking kick lately. A few days ago, we wrote about a possible ban on cultivated meat , and today Italy wants to block ChatGPT, citing data protection concerns. On that note, enjoy your weekend! You’re hired!

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European refurbished electronics marketplace Refurbed raises $54M Series B

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Refurbed , a European marketplace for refurbished electronics which raised a $17 million Series A round of funding last year , has now raised a $54 million Series B funding led by Evli Growth Partners and Almaz Capital. Refurbished electronics startup Refurbed raises $17M round, led by Evli Growth Partners. and Amazon Renew.

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Nutrium app, which links dietitians and patients, raises $4.9M led by Indico Capital

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Nutrium , a digital health startup which links dietitians and their patients via an app, has raised a €4.25 With this investment round, Nutrium plans to double the team size in the next 24 months in order to focus on platform development and expand global sales in markets like Spain, France, Italy, the U.S. and the U.K., million.

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

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To whit, Impress , a Southern European player in direct-to-consumer orthodontics, has raised a $50 million Series A funding round led by CareCapital (a dental division of Hillhouse Capital in Asia), along with Nickleby Capital, UNIQA Ventures and investors including Michael Linse, Valentin Pitarque, Peter Schiff, Elliot Dornbusch and others.

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