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LatAm eCommerce Platform Nuvemshop Raises $500M In Series E Funding
August 17, 2021

Latin American eCommerce platform Nuvemshop, known as Tiendanube in Spanish-speaking countries, announced Tuesday (August 17) that it raised $500 million in its latest round of Series E funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Branch Nets Over $540M In Series B Funding
August 17, 2021

Business payment acceleration firm Branch announced Tuesday (August 17) it raised more than $540 million in Series B fundraising, money that will be used to help the company build up its flexible workforce payment platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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ERP Firm xentral Lands $75M In Series B Funding
August 17, 2021

Enterprise resource planning system xentral announced Tuesday (Aug. 17) that it has raised $75 million in Series B funding. 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...

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Fresh $244M Funding Makes Sightline Nevada’s First Tech Unicorn
August 17, 2021

Sightline Payments raised $244 million in a new funding round that propelled the company to unicorn status, with a valuation topping $1 billion, the first tech startup in Nevada to do so, the company said in a press release on Tuesday (Aug. 17). Get the...

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ClosedLoop.ai Nets $34M In Series B Funding Round
August 17, 2021

ClosedLoop.ai., a healthcare platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI), on Tuesday (Aug. 17) announced it has raised $34 million in Series B funding. Led by Telstra Ventures, the investment round also included contributions from Breyer Capital, Greycroft Ventures, .406 Ventures, and Healthfirst. Angel investors Adam...

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Travel FinTech Hopper Wraps Up $175M Series G
August 17, 2021

The travel FinTech Hopper announced on Tuesday (Aug. 17) that it had completed a $175 million Series G 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....

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Plaid Raises Additional Series D Funding Led By J.P. Morgan Private Capital, Amex
August 17, 2021

FinTech infrastructure firm Plaid raised new funding in an additional Series D round led by new investor J.P. Morgan Private Capital Growth Equity Partners and existing investor Amex Ventures, Plaid Co-Founder and CEO Zach Perret said in a Tuesday (Aug. 17) blog post. Get the...

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Optimism Surrounding UK FinTech Sector Opportunities Masks Risk Of Overinvestment
August 16, 2021

Markets are experiencing something similar to what happened in the late 1990s, when the fear of missing out caused investors to pump money into startups, which in turn, stimulated the economy to new heights. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Chime Now Valued At $25B, Nearing Revolut’s $33B Valuation
August 13, 2021

The valuation for FinTech startup Chime Financial Inc. has swelled to about $25 billion after a $750 million fundraising round led by new investor Sequoia Capital Global Equities that could set the company up for its initial public offering by next year, per reports on...