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Revenue-based financing platform Bloom secures $377M Series A led by Credo and Fortress

TechCrunch

based startup platform Bloom has now secured a £300 million / $377 million financing round led by Credo Capital and Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG), making it one of the better-funded revenue-based lending businesses in Europe. That’s money that could have been used for more stock, increased ad spend, or customer incentives.

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Amazon’s Prime Day kicks off on October 13th 

The Verge

Amazon is aiming to support small businesses on its platform by incentivizing customers to buy from them in the run-up to Prime Day. The event is usually a big money-maker for the company — analysts estimated that Amazon sold more than $6 billion worth of products.

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

TechCrunch

Lightyear is one of several burgeoning stock trading companies to emerge on the scene, promising an easy inroad for the general public to invest their money in some of the world’s biggest companies, from Apple and Alibaba, to Spotify and Tesla. Trading stocks. And less than a year after first launching to early U.K.

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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

TransferWise is the clever new way to transfer money between countries, from the people the people who built Skype and PayPal. It’s home to hot startups like leading 3D printing marketplace Shapeways , interactive education service Gynzy and real-time advertising platform Flxone. Pune, India?. Tel Aviv, Israel?.

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Zenjob nabs $50M for its student job matching marketplace

TechCrunch

More money for casual job-matching in Europe: Zenjob , a marketplace platform that targets students looking for side jobs in sectors like retail, logistics and hospitality and promises to connect them with employers in need of temporary labor, has closed a $50 million Series D round of funding.

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Finary wants to reimagine private banking

TechCrunch

In other words, just like you no longer call your banker to transfer money to a family member, Finary wants to empower wealthy people with the right tools and information. The startup has also added more integrations and it can now track 10,000 different pockets of money in France, the U.S., Finary will hire 25 additional people.

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European smart thermostat startup Tado raises $46.9M after IPO plans falter

TechCrunch

The raise comes a year after the German company announced plans to go public (“deSPAC”) via a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ), plans that ultimately failed to materialize after Luxembourg-based shell company GFJ ESG Acquisition I SE pulled out of the deal in September.

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