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Kotakt.io Gets $47 Million From Goldman Sachs for AI-Driven Healthcare
April 16, 2024

Health systems technology firm Kontakt.io has raised $47.5 million to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) solution. “Kontakt.io enables health systems to optimize patient, staff, and resource flows, improving safety, coordination, and service delivery,” the firm said in a Tuesday (April 16) news release.  “The company uses AI, the...

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Finmid Raises $37 Million to Enable Embedded Financing in Europe
April 16, 2024

Finmid has emerged from stealth and announced it has raised 35 million euros (about $37 million) to expand its embedded financing solution to businesses across Europe. The company’s solution enables B2B platforms to offer their small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers tailored financing support, finmid...

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Microsoft Invests $1.5 Billion in UAE AI Firm G42
April 16, 2024

Microsoft has invested $1.5 billion in Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm G42. The investment is the latest in a series of collaborations for the company and marks the latest example of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) growing importance in the AI space. “Building on the two...

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Google-Backed Lawhive Raises $11.8 Million for Online Legal Platform
April 15, 2024

Online legal platform Lawhive has secured 9.5 million pounds ($11.8 million) in funding from GV (Google Ventures) and Episode 1 Ventures. The company will use the new funding to further its mission of providing an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform designed to help lawyers save time...

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Guesty Raises $130 Million to Expand Short-Term Rental, Hospitality Platform
April 10, 2024

Guesty raised $130 million in a Series F funding round to expand the capabilities and global footprint of its property management software platform for the short-term rental (STR) and hospitality industry. The funding round comes as the growth in demand for STRs has been outpacing that...

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Basemark Raises $23 Million For Augmented Reality Automotive Software
April 09, 2024

Augmented reality (AR) software firm Basemark has raised $23 million in a new funding round. Based in Helsinki, Finland, Basemark makes augmented reality (AR) tools that help automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to develop AR applications for their cars via its Rocksolid AR software development tools. The...

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PayPal Ventures Backs Hyperlocal Marketing Firm SingleInterface
April 04, 2024

India-based “hyperlocal marketing-to-commerce” firm SingleInterface raised $40 million in new funding. The funding round was led by Asia Partners, with participation by PayPal Ventures, according to a Thursday (April 4) press release. Founded by entrepreneurs Tarun Sobhani and Harish Bahl, the company works with brands in India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East to...

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Brim Financial Plans International Expansion After $85 Million Series C
April 03, 2024

FinTech infrastructure firm Brim Financial has raised $85 million in a Series C funding round. “This funding will accelerate Brim’s growth and fuel our international expansion,” Rasha Katabi, CEO and founder of Brim Financial, said in a news release Wednesday (April 3). She added that the funding will help Brim...

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Scayl Raises $108 Million for FinTech Lenders
April 03, 2024

Debt financing platform Scayl has raised $108 million to lend to other European FinTech lenders. Billing itself as a “Fintech for Fintech Lenders,” Scayl said it helps clients fund their loan books with more speed and flexibility than working with banks or credit funds, the Swedish company...