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Dubai Unveils $100M Venture Capital Fund for Startups
April 29, 2022

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, has approved a $100.7 million venture capital finance fund that’s aimed at helping startups across the region and promoting its plans to become a global FinTech powerhouse, according to a report in The National News. Get the...

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Authvia Raises $7M to Expand Its Text-to-Pay Solution
April 29, 2022

Pay2Day Solutions, or Authvia, has closed a Series A round for $7 million, which will be used to boost partner channels, sales and marketing efforts, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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German Tax Filing App Taxfix Becomes a Unicorn With $220M in Series D
April 28, 2022

Taxfix, a mobile tax filing app from Berlin, has raised $220 million in Series D funding in a round led by Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), propelling the company to unicorn status as its valuation is now over $1 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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B2B Cross-Border Tech Platform Geniemode Raises $28M in Series B
April 28, 2022

B2B cross-border tech program Geniemode has raised $28 million in a Series B round, which it will use to expand further into international markets and strengthen its supplier base in India and Southeast Asia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Mobile Payments Platform PayByCar Raises $4M
April 28, 2022

Boston-based mobile payments platform PayByCar announced this week it had completed a $4 million seed funding round. 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...

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Minka Raises $24M for Clearinghouse and Central Bank Modernization
April 28, 2022

Colombia-based FinTech Minka on Thursday (April 28) grabbed $24 million in capital through a funding round that it will use to continue the modernization of its clearinghouse and central banks infrastructure and grow its network with a full-service publishing and money-moving platform. Get the Full...

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Digital Freight Forwarding Company OnePort 365 Grabs $5M in Seed Funding
April 28, 2022

Digital freight forwarding company OnePort 365 grabbed $5 million in seed funding that it will use to improve its efficiency and lower its overhead on cross-border trading across Africa and deliver new services to increase profitability, according to a Tech Funding News report Thursday (April...

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B2B Payments Startup Streamlined Raises $4M
April 27, 2022

Streamlined, a new startup working on creating a better payments infrastructure, has raised $3 million in a seed financing round, TechCrunch reported Wednesday (April 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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African B2B Marketplace Kwely Grabs $1M in Seed Round
April 27, 2022

African B2B marketplace Kwely Inc. on Monday (April 25) finalized a $1 million seed funding round with a $700,000 injection of fresh capital led by WIC Capital with participation from Loftyinc Capital, Afropreneur Angels, Haskè Ventures and other angel investors. Get the Full Story Complete...