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NJEDA Awards First $2M under Angel Match Program to Support Early-Stage Technology Companies

American Entrepreneurship

(April 24, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has closed its first four approvals under the Angel Match Program , awarding a total of $2 million to support early-stage technology companies. The following companies have received up to $500,000 through the Angel Match Program: AlphaROC, Inc. TLA Innovation, Inc.

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Colombia’s Bold raises $55M in Tiger Global-led round to enable digital payments in LatAm

TechCrunch

Bold , a technology company working to enable financial access to electronic payments in Colombia, has raised $55 million in a Series B funding round led by Tiger Global Management. Then in the first quarter of 2021, it began offering a “pay-by-link” service as well. Bold ended 2021 with more than 100,000 merchants using its services.

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Brick closes $8.5M seed to enable open finance across Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

This amount includes Brick’s previously undisclosed seed funding, which TechCrunch reported in May 2021 , but the majority of it is fresh capital, said co-founder and CEO Gavin Tan. This investment strongly aligns with our greater commitment to a support financial ecosystem that is inclusive and serves everybody.”.

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News: SMB Going Online Tripled Between Pre-pandemic and 2021

Smart Hustle Magazine

According to Recovery Insights: Small Business Reset report prepared by Mastercard Economics Institute, the number of SMB offering online products/services tripled between the pre-pandemic era and 2021. The Recovery Insights: Small Business Reset report found that digitally-enabled SMBs: Witnessed 5.0% Amp up your customer support.

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5 emerging use cases for productivity infrastructure in 2021

TechCrunch

This growth was boosted by an increasing number of companies prioritizing tools that support communication, collaboration, transparency and a seamless end-to-end workflow. As the post-pandemic workplace begins to take shape, how can productivity infrastructure support enterprises where they are now and where they need to go next?

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Plugo, an e-commerce support platform for D2C brands in Southeast Asia, picks up $9M Series A

TechCrunch

The company offers a complete spectrum of e-commerce support services for direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, from making a website, setting up a payment system, and managing marketing to handling shipping, warehousing, and logistics. In other words, Plugo enables D2C merchants to focus on their products and supports other processes.

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WoodSpoon’s food delivery service cooks up support for home chefs with $14M round

TechCrunch

Saar said the Series A enables the company to accelerate growth through R&D and marketing and to double its team so it can expand into new markets, like major cities across the United States, over the next 12 months. The Series A also enables WoodSpoon to onboard its waitlist of hundreds of home chefs that want to join the marketplace.

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