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Digital Assets Startup SEBA Bank Notches $120M in Series C Funding
January 12, 2022

Digital assets startup SEBA Bank raised $120 million in a Series C funding round led by Altive, Ordway Selections, Summer Capital and DeFi Technologies. Alameda Research also participated in the oversubscribed round, along with a core partner of FTX, and existing investors, including Julius Baer,...

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Twig Raises $35M Series A Round to Fuel International Expansion
January 12, 2022

London-based FinTech Twig announced a $35 million round of financing on Tuesday (Jan. 11). 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...

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VR 2021 Funding Totaling $176M Breaks UK Records
January 12, 2022

Chatter about the metaverse and innovation in virtual reality (VR) caught the attention of U.K. investors in 2021, with a record 154 million euros ($176 million) injected into the sector, UK Tech News reported on Wednesday (Jan. 12), citing analysis by institutional stockbroking firm Arden...

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Checkout.com Raises $1B in Series D Funding
January 12, 2022

FinTech startup Checkout.com raised $1 billion in a Series D funding round at a $40 billion valuation, 20 times more than the company was worth when it held its first fundraise in 2019, according to a press release on Wednesday (Jan. 12). Get the Full...

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SMB Travel Platform TravelPerk Raises $115M
January 12, 2022

TravelPerk, a European travel management company, has raised $115 million in a new funding round, bringing the value of the startup to $1.3 billion.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Supply Chain Visibility Platform project44 Nets $420M
January 12, 2022

Supply chain visibility platform project44 has received a $420 million investment, the company announced Tuesday (Jan. 11). 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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Estonia’s Bolt App Nets $714M to Scale Its Shared Mobility Platform
January 11, 2022

Tallinn, Estonia-based “super app” Bolt has announced its biggest funding round yet, according to a company blog post Tuesday (Jan. 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Workplace Platform Envoy Nets $111M in Series C Funding
January 11, 2022

Envoy, which is a workplace platform helping companies reopen safely, announced Tuesday (Jan. 11) that it has secured $111 million in Series C funding, bringing its valuation to $1.4 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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SMB Bank Platform Novo Raises $90M
January 11, 2022

Novo announced Tuesday (Jan. 11) it has raised $90 million in Series B funding, bringing the valuation of the small business banking platform to $700 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...