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Ankorstore Unicorn Status Increases Buzz Around France and Europe VC Ecosystems
January 10, 2022

Barely two weeks into 2022 and the French startup market is buzzing with venture-backed excitement. 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,...

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Digital Payments Startup Pine Labs Files for $500M IPO at Valuation as High as $7B
January 10, 2022

Digital payments startup Pine Labs filed confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise roughly $500 million at an estimated valuation between $5.5 billion to $7 billion, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Jan. 10). Get the Full Story...

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UK Meal-Kit Subscription Service Gousto Grabs $150M in Funding
January 07, 2022

Gousto, a London-based meal-kit subscription service, has secured 110 million pounds ($150 million) in funding with a valuation of 1.25 billion pounds ($1.7 billion), UKTech News reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Online Merchant Hour Loop Opens IPO Trading of 1.5M Shares
January 07, 2022

Online retailer and third-party eCommerce seller Hour Loop started trading on Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol HOUR at a per-share price of $4.50 after pricing the initial public offering (IPO) of 1.5 million shares of common stock at $4 per share, according to...

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Malaysian Online Car Seller Carsome Raises $300M
January 07, 2022

The Malaysian online used-car marketplace Carsome Group has raised nearly $300 million in a 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 daily...

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DeFi Loan Marketplace Goldfinch Nets $25M for Its Credit Protocol
January 06, 2022

Decentralized credit protocol Goldfinch has raised $25 million in a Series A extension round led by Andreessen Horowitz, per a Thursday (Jan. 6) report from CoinDesk. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Wellness App Mine’d raises $3.5M
January 06, 2022

Mine’d, the New York-based app that connects consumers with emotional wellness experts and classes, announced it has raised $3.5 million in a funding round, according to a post on LinkedIn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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South Africa’s JABU Gets $3.2M for Its B2B eCommerce and Retail Play
January 06, 2022

Namibia-based B2B eCommerce startup JABU has raised $3.2 million in a financing round, TechCrunch reported Thursday (Jan. 6). 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...

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PayFit Raises $276M to Transform HR Technology 
January 06, 2022

PayFit, a payroll and human resources management solution for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has raised 254 million euros ($276 million), a record-breaking amount for the Paris-based firm, the company announced on Thursday (Jan. 6).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...