TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2022

Reviewing repetitive documents is, well, repetitive, but Klarity believes people don’t have to do all of that and is building an artificial intelligence tool, targeting finance and accounting departments, that turns documents into structured data. Antos founded Klarity in 2017 with Nischal Nadhamuni whom he met at MIT.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

million in new debt financing. The company has gone down the debt route before — a Series F raised in 2017 combined $115 million funding with $25 million in debt. BofA Securities served as lead arranger and bookrunner for the new financing, with participation from Barclays, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding. “Our

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Startups qualifying under Startup SG can access cash grants, equity financing, and business loans. Startup SG Tech Grant Startup SG Tech, a key initiative for technological firms in Singapore, underwent enhancements in 2017 to facilitate better cash flow for successful applicants.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Kenya’s Victoria Commercial Bank offered $3 million debt financing, $1 million of which is mezzanine financing – a debt that can be turned into equity. We entered this market because we saw a real opportunity to guarantee and deliver quality furniture. IKEA rolls out an AI-powered interactive design experience for shoppers. “We

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 23, 2022

The latest investment brings total funds raised by ADDX to around US$120 million, since the company’s inception in 2017. ADDX is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as a digital securities exchange.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Traditional banks often overlook this segment because of their spending power or financial status and fintechs have seized the opportunity to cater to their needs. In 2017, Mounir Nakhla and Ahmed Mohsen started Halan as a ride-hailing and delivery app offering two and three-wheeler services to customers in Egypt.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

Founded in 2015, Long Game has built a gamified finance mobile app that aims to help people “save, learn and engage” with their finances. million raise in 2017. For Truist, the opportunity to reach a coveted – and difficult to reach – younger demographic was appealing. TechCrunch covered the startup’s $6.6

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 23, 2024

DPP has consulted with PSI for several years and worked with the company since mid-2023 to explore growth opportunities. DPP supported PSI’s request to the Council on Development Finance for a Jobs Performance Grant of up to $139,800 and a Graduated Lab Space Grant of up to $566,090 from the Delaware Strategic Fund.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Africans and people in emerging markets missed out on the first set of opportunities that technological advancements brought to the world. The second iteration has been more around like decentralized finance and non-custodial trading of financing activities,” said Bademosi.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

After working as an investment banker in Canada for a decade, Halima Iqbal moved back to Pakistan in 2017 and quickly realized how difficult it is for women to access financial services. “I There was an opportunity, how can we understand the saving space and informal economy in Pakistan, and where can we capture that?” Iqbal said. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

Specifically, Petal offers “modern” Visa credit cards, along with a mobile app, designed to help people “responsibly” build credit and manage their finances. . Petal operated under stealth until launching its first product, and announcing its first funding, in September 2017.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

The latest financing brings its total equity raised since inception to about $450 million, with the company raising $100 million across its seed and Series C rounds. Zac Prince — who comes from a background in consumer lending — founded BlockFi with Flori Marquez in 2017. Bain Capital Ventures Partner Stefan Cohen agrees.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Uniqus will enable enterprises to create and scale best-in-class ESG and finance functions as the two key pillars of governance and stakeholder value; and our model addresses these needs by integrating consulting, technology, and on-ground implementation,” said Jamil Khatri, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Uniqus Consultech.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

DPP supported FFI Ionix’s request to the Council on Development Finance for a Graduated Lab Space Grant of up to $1,604,960; a Jobs Performance Grant of up to $70,400; and a Jobs Retention Grant of up to $42,500 from the Delaware Strategic Fund. This is very exciting for Dover and the greater Dover community,” said Dover Mayor Robin R.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Of course, securing capital is often necessary, but depending on what type of financing you apply to and qualify for, it can also be expensive. What if there was a different option available for the financing you need, but no need to repay it? And you could be paying back a loan for several years (if not longer). NASE Growth Grant.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

CEO Kevin Bennett, and the investors behind the company, saw the opportunity to service Americans who collectively hold $1.2 MotoRefi, which was born out of QED Investors in 2017, developed an auto refinancing platform that handles the entire process, including finding the best rates, paying off the old lender and re-titling the vehicle.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 30, 2024

We have the talent right here in our state, and this expansion presents opportunities for our workforce to stay right here at home.” “It’s vitally important we keep legacy companies like CMS in our communities growing and thriving,” said New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer. “We

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2022

The opportunity in the market can be attributed to the growth in online social sellers in the country, over 1.25 The company was founded by Mohamed Abdulaziz and Ahmed Sheikha in 2017. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Endure Capital led the new financing round. billion by 2024.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The company, which runs an app matching truck drivers and merchants transporting cargo and provides financial services to truckers, was formed from a merger between rivals Yunmanman and Huochebang in 2017. For Permira, a European private equity fund, the Manbang investment marked the China debut of its Growth Opportunities Fund.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

Mina Shahid , Catherine Denis and Ben Best founded Numida in 2017 and capitalized on the opportunity to build one of East Africa’s first digital fintechs targeting semi-formal micro and small businesses. “That’s an opportunity we see in the future. And today, the company is announcing the close of its $2.3

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2019

But, when I had the opportunity to join a high-growth startup with a team I liked and trusted, I leapt at it. In a review of MBA students, the study found about 36 percent of females chose a risky career in finance (like investment banking or trading), compared to 57 percent of their male counterparts. when opportunity strikes.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. These factors are proving fertile ground for establishing and growing fintechs that focus exclusively on Islamic finance, offering products and services that follow shariah law. Meanwhile in Malaysia, where 61.3% out of its 33.6

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Turtlemint, an Indian startup that is helping consumers identify and purchase the most appropriate insurance policies for them, has raised $30 million in a new financing round as it looks to reach more users in small cities and towns in the world’s second largest internet market. A range of startups in India are trying to disrupt this market.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Amex Ventures, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, SEI Ventures and USAA all participated in the new financing, bringing the San Diego-based company’s total funding to $48 million since its 2017 inception. Lim added that Amex is not only investing in the company but also is excited “to explore opportunities to partner with them.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Costanoa Ventures is seeing some of its best returns yet as it closed on two new funds, Costanoa Fund IV, a $225 million early-stage fund, and Opportunity Fund II, a $115 million funding investing in later rounds of portfolio companies.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

Bow Capital, Kamerra, Highland Capital Partners and Park West Asset Management also participated in the financing, which brings Jerry’s total raised to $132 million since its 2017 inception. “The market opportunity for our first auto financing service is $260 billion. Jerry is out to change that.”. “The U.S.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

Today, he claims, SwipeRx has transformed and digitized the pharmacy industry and become a one-stop platform for pharmacists to perform all their daily tasks, from education to purchasing to inventory financing in Southeast Asia. The app also helps pharmacists search for new job opportunities or to post job offers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In 2017, Aptiv, formerly Delphi, purchased autonomous vehicle technology company nuTonomy, which it later spun off into a separate joint venture with Hyundai, called Motional. The tech, which was originally launched in 2017, is already in over 2 million passenger vehicles worldwide, including Hyundai vehicles.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 22, 2018

Even if peers’ specific niches or industries differ, issues in financing, markets, technology, human resources and management often overlap. Peer-to-peer mentorship and learning programs provide multiple benefits—not the least of which is perspective. Imagine having a dozen partners keeping you striving toward your next milestone.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

The financing brings the Bogota, Colombia-based startup’s total raised to $85 million since its 2017 inception. The market opportunity in Latin America is massive considering that online grocery sales only represent just 1% of the market –– far lower than in the U.S., EU or China, for example.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led the financing, which was extremely competitive with a number of large venture firms clamoring to not only back the company, but lead the investment, according to sources familiar with the transaction. . It launched its offering in August of 2020.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

The company was bootstrapped until a 2019 $50 million-plus debt financing. Founded in 2017, Chicago-based HomeX aims to “radically improve” home services by pairing service workers with homeowners, both virtually and in person.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Riverwood Capital, a Menlo Park-based private equity firm, and existing backer early-stage Argentina-based venture firm Kaszek also participated in the financing. The Rise Fund led a $20 million Series B for Digital House in December 2017, marking the San Francisco-based firm’s investment in Latin America.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

billion the week it was supposed to go public in 2017. The fact the numbers are the same was not lost on Bansal, and in fact the Cisco deal closed at the end of March in 2017, almost exactly five years ago. The round breaks down to $175 million in equity and $55 million in debt financing. We are just starting.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2021

Fintechs have raised $23B across the regions since 2017. Fintechs in the region have seized the opportunity and have been rewarded with mega-rounds that companies like NuBank, Neon, Konfio, and Clip have enjoyed. Their average size, especially for seed rounds, has grown from $750,000 in 2017 to $1 million in 2020.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As they set their sights on new horizons, they exemplify the spirit of entrepreneurship and the opportunities that are here in the First State.” Delaware Prosperity Partnership supported EtailFlow’s request to the Council on Development Finance for a Jobs Performance Grant of up to $155,970 from the Delaware Strategic Fund.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2017

When Hana Laurenzo launched her translation business in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2007, she did what every smart small business owner does—joined local professional organizations, like the chamber of commerce, and generally sought opportunities to mingle with like-minded professionals. She relished the accountability of her peers and advisors.

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