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Startup uLesson Lands $3.1M To Improve Education In Africa
November 27, 2019

Nigerian startup uLesson has raised a $3.1 million seed round led by TLcom Capital. 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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Leavy App Raises $14M To Help Millennials Raise Travel Funds
November 27, 2019

Paris-based startup Leavy.co, which offers a travel app to help millennials finance their travel plans, has raised $14 million. 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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Ripple Completes $50M MoneyGram Investment, Gets 10 Pct Stake
November 26, 2019

Payments company Ripple has invested $50 million in MoneyGram, according to reports. 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 Today. By...

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Buguroo To Use $11M Funding Round For ML-Driven Fraud Detection
November 26, 2019

A startup that analyzes banking activity to identify fraudulent behavior has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round, according to a report by VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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India’s Shuttl Lands $36M To Expand App-Driven Bus Service
November 25, 2019

India’s Shuttl, a startup that runs an app-based bus aggregator service, announced that it has raised $36 million in new funding. Toyota Tsusho Corporate and SPARX Group, via its Mirai Creation Fund II, as well as unnamed investors, participated in the Series C funding round....

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GoExpedi Closes $25M Funding Round Led By Top Tier
November 24, 2019

GoExpedi, an eCommerce, supply chain and analytics startup, has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by Top Tier Capital Partners. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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SoftBank Leads $140M Investment In eComm Company VTEX
November 22, 2019

VTEX, an eCommerce company that has helped companies like Walmart sell online, has raised $140 million in a funding round led by SoftBank’s Latin American fund, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Route Package Tracker Raises $12M For AI Enhancements
November 21, 2019

Package tracking platform Route raised $12 million in seed funding that includes $500,000 from a January pre-seed round, TechCrunch reported on Thursday (Nov. 21).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Aspiration Bank Struggles To Raise More Capital
November 21, 2019

A digital bank that raised $110 million from investors — including celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio and Orlando Bloom — is suddenly struggling to find additional funding, CNBC reported on Thursday (Nov. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...