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Colombian e-commerce enablement startup Melonn raises $20M to help SMBs scale in LatAm

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They were brought back together by the pandemic to start the e-commerce enablement company. Additionally, Melonn works with a range of transportation providers, including incumbents such as FedEx or DHL and last-mile startups, to reduce shipping times and costs. . E-commerce is growing incredibly fast in the region,” he said.

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AI chip startup Sima.ai bags another $30M ahead of growth

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“Sima.ai’s software and hardware platform can be used to enable scaling machine learning to [a range of] embedded edge applications. billion by 2025. As over-100-employee Sima.ai works to productize its first-generation chip, work is underway on the second-generation architecture, Rangasaye said. “Sima.ai

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Akeyless secures a cash infusion to help companies manage their passwords, certificates and keys

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Today, Akeyless is thriving, Angel tells me — despite fierce competition from incumbents like Hashicorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager and Google Cloud’s Secret Manager. billion by 2025. Akeyless has customers across the retail, fintech, insurance and gaming sectors, among others, including Wix and Outbrain.

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AI-powered supply chain startup Pando lands $30M investment

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This, along with the platform’s emphasis on no-code capabilities, differentiates Pando from incumbents like SAP, Oracle, Blue Yonder and E2Open, Jayakrishnan asserts. billion by 2025, per Markets and Markets — up from $17.4 ” Pando makes a best effort to automate processes around the supply chain. billion in 2019.

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South Africa’s Mobiz nabs $4M to expand personalized SMS marketing into the US

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“So we came to enable businesses to deliver personalized digital content via a personal landing page that can be built easily within the Mobiz platform and deliver on the SMS channel.” from 2019 to 2025, according to a report by Grandview Research. That’s our thesis and we are very hopeful that we will work out.”

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India’s central bank cracks down on fintech startups

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Fintech startups are convinced that banks have lobbied the RBI to reach this decision, employing the age-old tactic where incumbents cry foul and rely on the regulator to rescue the day. Some banks have been employing the same strategy for like a decade!” ” the founder added.

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Minna Technologies, a subscription management tool for banking customers, raises $18.8M

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Founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2016, Minna enables customers to manage subscription services via their existing bank’s app. The average European is spending £301 (€333) a month on 11 subscriptions, which is predicted to increase to £459 (€508) a month on 17 subscriptions by 2025. It has now raised $18.8 million (€15.5