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Bloomreach raises $150M on $900M valuation and acquires Exponea

TechCrunch

Exponea was founded in 2016 in Slovakia and has raised over $57 million, according to Pitchbook data. . […] Both companies are data-driven optimization technologies[…] and both are entrepreneurial product-driven companies,” he said.

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Liberis, the embedded finance provider for SMEs, raises additional £70M in equity and debt

TechCrunch

It brings the total funding raised by Liberis to £200 million, including more than £50 million in equity funding. Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic and Slovakia). Liberis raises £57.5M To date, 2007-founded Liberis has provided over £500 million in financing to 16,000 SMEs across Europe, the U.S. and the U.K.

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Facebook Dating launches in Europe after lengthy delay

The Verge

But the close connection Facebook Dating has to the rest of the company’s products has raised concerns in the past. Facebook touts the service’s privacy features, with many of its more personal matching tactics entirely optional.

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Can data fix healthcare?

TechCrunch

The Slovakia-based startup previously raised a $1.6 Public also raised several hundred million dollars. And low-code player OutSystems raised $150 million to round out the group. (Note: Adyen’s results are required reading if you care about Stripe’s valuation and future public offering.). million Series A.

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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. Lightyear , a U.K. fintech startup that promises consumers commission-free trading on U.S.

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Microsoft acquires process mining vendor Minit to grow its automation offerings

TechCrunch

Signaling its ambitions in the process automation market, Microsoft has acquired Minit , a Bratislava, Slovakia-originated process mining technology vendor, for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced today. Minit, which was founded in 2015 by Rasto Hlavac and had raised €10.3 million (~$11.40

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Apping Out Illegal Waste: Free Download to Target Illegal Dumps

Tech Soup

It makes you feel useful, it raises your awareness and that of others, but it doesn’t compel action or remedy. Per Jozef: "In Slovakia, Mr. Pado took the whole database of illegal dumps and sent letters to each affected city. Use the zoom function to zero in on the specifics of a particular dump. They want that dump gone!

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