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AnyVision Raises $235M for Access Point AI-Based Physical Security
July 07, 2021

The $235 million investment in recognition AI company AnyVision by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 as well as Eldridge and existing investors represents “one of the largest funding rounds in the visual intelligence space in western markets,” according to a joint announcement. Get the Full Story...

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Danish Startup Pleo Closes $150 Million Funding Deal At $1.7 Billion Valuation
July 06, 2021

Business services startup Pleo raised $150 million led by Bain Capital Ventures and Thrive Capital, giving the company a $1.7 billion valuation, CNBC reported on Tuesday (July 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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India’s Pine Labs Notches $600M At $3.5B Valuation
July 06, 2021

Payments and merchant commerce firm Pine Labs raised another $315 million in an ongoing funding round led by Fidelity Management and BlackRock, the company said in a blog post on Monday (July 6).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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UK’s Revolut Eyes SoftBank Investment At Potential $30B Valuation
July 05, 2021

British banking and payments app Revolut is in “detailed” talks with giant technology investor SoftBank that contemplate an investment valuing the FinTech company at more than $30 billion, Sky News reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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VCs Just Chased The Food Delivery Trend All The Way To Prague In Latest Rohlik...
July 01, 2021

With early sales data and consumer polling suggesting that the global digital food ordering market will continue to grow, even as consumers around the world begin returning to their public lives, investors are showing interest in the burgeoning category. In fact, funding for Czech grocery...

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Drone Delivery Startup Zipline Gets $250M For Instant Logistics
July 01, 2021

The drone delivery startup Zipline announced $250 million in new funding this week, bringing the company’s valuation to $2.75 billion. 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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Dubai Cloud Kitchen Startup Kitopi Raises $415M
July 01, 2021

Kitchen as a Service (KaaS) startup Kitopi closed a $415 million Series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to advance its expansion in the Middle East. Participation in the funding also came from Chimera, DisruptAD, B. Riley, Dogus Group, Next Play Capital...

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Israel’s Noname Security Raises $60M To Protect APIs
June 30, 2021

Noname Security, an Israel-based enterprise API security company, has gotten done with a Series B funding round for $60 million, a Globes report says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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JPMorgan’s FinTech Spree Shows Investing Belongs To The Young
June 29, 2021

The future belongs to the young, goes the saying. And perhaps so, too, does the future of investing. 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...