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Payhawk raises $112M to better compete in the heated corporate card race

TechCrunch

And the company just raised a $112 million Series B round at a $570 million valuation. Payhawk wants to replace several services that companies use to simplify their financial stack and make things work better together. Germany, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

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

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It has now raised a total of £307 million. Bloom competes with companies like Wayflyer in Ireland, which has raised a total of $636.2 which has raised $681.5 Founded during the pandemic in Luxembourg by Hickson, Bloom concentrates its service on online commerce companies.

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Which open source startups rocketed in 2022?

TechCrunch

A new report shines a light on the world of commercial open source software (COSS) startups, including which ones are growing fastest, which are raising cash and even which universities are most popular among COSS founders. Runa previously backed a number of companies with open source foundations such as Nginx , MariaDB and N8n.

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Facebook Dating launches in Europe after lengthy delay

The Verge

The dating service offers the same features in Europe as it does in the US , using the existing profile you’ve created on Facebook to find potential matches. Facebook originally planned to launch its dating service in Europe back in February. Facebook originally planned to launch its dating service in Europe back in February.

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International coalition of activists launches protest against Amazon

The Verge

Launched on Black Friday, the campaign provides a list of demands for Amazon, which include raising pay for workers in Amazon’s warehouses, extending paid sick leave, and allowing workers to organize in unions. Amazon warehouse workers risked their lives as essential workers.”. Amazon now employees more than 1.2

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Zenjob nabs $50M for its student job matching marketplace

TechCrunch

It’s just under two years since the Berlin-based startup raised a $30M Series C. Zenjob says it works with “some of the biggest” companies in the delivery, retail, logistics, e-commerce, hospitality and service industries — but isn’t disclosing any customer names.

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

TechCrunch

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. And let’s not forget about New York-based Lightyear , a telecom service procurement service.

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