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

TechCrunch

To date, 2007-founded Liberis has provided over £500 million in financing to 16,000 SMEs across Europe, the U.S. Liberis’ core business is to enable partners to offer embedded business finance to their customers,” Rob Straathof, CEO of Liberis, tells TechCrunch. and the U.K. the product is available in five new countries: U.S.,

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

TechCrunch

Goodwell Investments, which will manage the fund’s operations, and help develop its portfolio, told TechCrunch that part of the support to startups will include ensuring that they have the right ‘structures and systems’ in place, to help them prepare and raise their first rounds.

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Singapore’s Apeiron Bioenergy Raises SGD 50 M in Asia’s First Bioenergy-focused Bond Offering

AsiaTechDaily

Furthermore, the capital raised through the green bond issuance is supported by the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF), an Asian Development Bank trust fund. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Singapore , Apeiron Bioenergy is a globally integrated player in the bioenergy sector.

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Thinking of Starting a Business with Your Spouse? 5 Tips to Ensure Success and Productivity

StartupNation

After all, your life partner is an easy pick, as many spouses are loyal, supportive and even share the same dreams and goals. Census Bureau’s Survey of Business Owners in 2007 (the most recent year available), 1.4 As author Mark Manson states , clarify what each of you are willing to “suffer for” in support of your business vision.

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The UK Is a Fintech Regulatory Superpower

Andreessen Horowitz

In 2007, it became one of the first markets in the world to issue contactless (tap-to-pay) cards. (A UK regulatory bodies have advanced that vision through various initiatives—including advancing Open Banking, enacting trust-instilling consumer protections , and supporting emerging fintech companies at early stages.

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Bootstrapped CPC rule of thumb: ARPU/25

A Smart Bear: Longform

1 The correct version also includes multiplying by Gross Profit Margin, i.e. the cost to serve customers, which for SaaS is tech support, server infrastructure, and payment fees. © 2007-2025 Jason Cohen A simple version 1 is ARPU ✕ [expected months] meaning the average number of months a customer sticks with you. No ShitGPT.

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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. The advantage is that in many of our best deals we now have $50+ million invested so we can really support entrepreneurs as their businesses scale. Gregg was built to scale large companies and build the processes and team to enable it.

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