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Liberis, the embedded finance provider for SMEs, raises additional £70M in equity and debt

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based fintech that provides finance for small businesses as an alternative to a traditional bank loan or extended overdraft , has replenished its own coffers with £70 million in funding. Providing the financing are previous backers British Business Investments, Paragon Bank and BCI Europe, along with new partner Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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Matt Murphy and Grace Ge, Menlo Ventures Which trends are you most excited about in construction robotics from an investing perspective? We are active in construction with investments such as HOVER and Fieldwire and believe the entire sector is right for a digital and automation overhaul. About 10 percent of our time.

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Oxfam Novib and Goodwell target East African startups with €20M Pepea fund

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Impact investor Goodwell Investments and Oxfam Novib , a Dutch foundation and Oxfam International affiliate, have set up Pepea, a €20 million ($21.7m) fund, to provide financing to early-stage startups in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia.

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Startup Investing: The New Trend in Alternative Assets

Onevest

But the data shows a rapidly growing trend in accredited investors investing together. Trending Investment Strategies Global investor surveys have shown that since the crises of the early 2000s more affluent and sophisticated investors are choosing to invest in partnership with each other. That means safety in investing.

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What went wrong at Techstars

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. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007. From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing. Bottom line, Techstars needed cash.

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QED Investors closes on $1.05B across two funds to invest in fintech companies globally

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Since its 2007 founding by Morris — who also co-founded Capital One Financial Services in 1994 — and Frank Rotman, QED has backed more than 150 companies, including 20 unicorns. Clearly, Alexandria, Virginia-based QED was investing in fintech before fintech was “cool.” the United Kingdom, Latin America and Southeast Asia.

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iMCI leads $750,000 investment in OKC-based PrivacyBrain

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iMCI) recently led a $750,000 seed-round investment in Oklahoma City-based PrivacyBrain. The investment included $375,000 from the iMCI-managed Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund, along with co-investment from Cortado Ventures, the i2E-managed SeedStep Angels, and remaining investment from other Angel investors.