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SaaS Platform Paddle Valued at $1.4B Following $200M Series D
May 10, 2022

British Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) payments infrastructure platform Paddle has raised $200 million in a Series D funding round that values the company at $1.4 billion, according to a company press release website Monday (May 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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As Markets Gyrate, Startup Investors Search for Success Where ‘VC Meets D.C.’
May 10, 2022

Get ready for a seismic shift in the venture capital (VC) industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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BNPL Startup Cashew Nets $10M for Expansion From UAE Lender
May 09, 2022

Cashew, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has secured up to $10 million in debt and equity financing from Mashreqbank, a local lender, to help it expand more quickly, Reuters wrote Monday (May 9). Get the Full Story...

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$62.5M Fundraise Values Self-Checkout System Mashgin at $1.5B
May 09, 2022

Mashgin, a touchless self-checkout system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision, has raised $62.5 million in a Series B funding round that values the business at $1.5 billion, according to a Monday (May 9) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Travel-Tech Firm Hotailors Adds New Capital, Rebrands
May 09, 2022

Another company in the hot travel-tech space has landed a major investment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Egyptian FinTech Paymob Raises $50M in Record-Setting Series B
May 09, 2022

Egyptian merchant financial services Paymob has raised $50 million in Series B financing, reportedly the largest such funding for a FinTech in that country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Pyramid Analytics Raises $120M to Build Its Platform, Expand
May 09, 2022

Decision intelligence platform provider Pyramid Analytics has raised $120 million in a Series E round, the company announced in a Monday (May 9) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Musk’s Pitch to Twitter Investors: Quintuple Revenue, Cut Reliance on Ads, Grow Payments
May 08, 2022

Billionaire Elon Musk, still set to buy social media app Twitter, has plans to “quintuple revenue” to $26.4 billion by 2028, The New York Times (NYT) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Switzerland-Based Global Blue Backed With $225M to Pursue Acquisitions
May 06, 2022

Switzerland-based technology and payments company Global Blue has secured a $225 million strategic growth equity investment from CK Opportunities Fund, an investment fund co-managed by Certares Opportunities, and Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management, according to a Friday (May 6) press release. Get the Full Story Complete...