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YouLend Expands Revenue-Based Financing Capacity by $5.1 Billion
January 29, 2024

Global embedded finance platform YouLend secured a financing deal that will enable it to extend 4 billion pounds (about $5.1 billion) in additional revenue-based financing to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The financing will be accessible through partnered global eCommerce sites, tech companies and payment...

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Proof Technology Raises $30.4 Million to Grow Litigation Services Platform
January 26, 2024

Proof Technology has secured $30.4 million in Series B funding to advance its online litigation services marketplace. This investment will enable the legal technology company to scale its platform for legal document serving, eFiling and other litigation services, Proof Technology said in a Friday (Jan. 26) press...

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Mondu Raises $33 Million to Expand B2B BNPL in Europe
January 25, 2024

B2B payment solutions provider Mondu has raised an additional 30 million euros ($33 million). This new debt financing from Vereinigte Volksbank Raiffeisenbank eG adds to 20 million euros ($22 million) raised in October and brings Mondu’s total funding to over 115 million euros ($125 million) since its...

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ModernFi Raises $18.7 Million to Expand Deposit Management Tools
January 23, 2024

ModernFi has secured $18.7 million in funding to bring its deposit management tools to financial institutions of all sizes.  With the banking sector experiencing higher interest rates and increased stress, community and regional banks are facing challenges in attracting and retaining deposits, ModernFi said in a...

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Ex-Nvidia Exec Raises $4.7 Million for Testing Tool That Can Fix AI System Flaws
January 23, 2024

RagaAI, a startup founded by tech veteran and former Nvidia executive Gaurav Agarwal, secured $4.7 million in seed funding to develop a tool that can automatically diagnose and fix flaws in artificial intelligence systems. “Today, we’re publicly introducing RagaAI’s breakthrough foundation models called RagaAI DNA...

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TravelPerk Raises $104 Million to Expand Business Travel Management Platform
January 23, 2024

TravelPerk, a business travel management platform, has closed an additional $104 million investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. This funding will be used to drive the continued growth and product expansion of TravelPerk, as well as accelerating gross profit through automation and artificial intelligence...

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Vestiaire Collective Targets $1.1 Million in Crowdfunding
January 23, 2024

European pre-owned fashion platform Vestiaire Collective launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise at least 1 million euros (about $1.1 million) from individual investors. The crowdfunding campaign, which will be advertised on Vestiaire’s website and mobile app, opens Tuesday (Jan. 23) and is being facilitated through...

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Investment Firm Plural Launches $436 Million Fund to Support European Startups
January 23, 2024

Venture capital firm Plural has launched a 400 million euro ($436.4 million) fund to support technology and AI startups in Europe, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Jan. 23). The new fund, Plural Fund II, comes just 18 months after the investment firm raised its previous fund of 250 million...

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ElevenLabs Raises $80 Million for AI Voice Cloning Projects
January 22, 2024

Voice technology firm ElevenLabs’ value has topped $1 billion after its latest funding round. The company announced its $80 million Series B Monday (Jan. 22), saying the funds would be used for — among other things — deploying new products and improving safety measures to “ensure responsible and ethical...