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The next wave of supply-chain innovation will be driven by startups that help incumbents win

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For years, the prevailing narrative for innovation in supply chain has focused on the disruptors: Upstarts that enter the industry with new technologies and business models to displace incumbents. But in verticals ranging from freight brokerage to B2B marketplaces, these enablers have repeatedly emerged after an initial disruption.

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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. .

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

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As the demand for AI-powered apps grows, startups developing dedicated chips to accelerate AI workloads on-premises are reaping the benefits. He has a deep history of investing in deep tech startups that have gone on to disrupt industries across AI, data, semiconductors, among others.” After emerging from stealth in 2019, Sima.ai

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Make no bones about it, Fuzzy expands reach into pet care market with capital infusion

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Bhettay wasn’t planning to raise additional funds so soon after the Series B, but said accelerated growth in the business enabled the company to hire more, check off more of the to-do list items over the past eight months and provided a unique opportunity to lean in on partnerships and expand financial plans. “As

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Argentinian fintech infrastructure startup Geopagos leaves the boot straps behind with $35M funding round

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In a nutshell, Geopagos feels it is in the ideal position of being able to serve as the software enabler that can retrofit incumbents like large banks and launch the enablers like fintechs. The pandemic accelerated the use of digital payment solutions globally, but especially in Latin America, noted Núñez Castro.

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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. But until some change or clarity arrives, large disruptions are expected. Some banks have been employing the same strategy for like a decade!”

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Q3 outlook forecasts cloudy days ahead for fintech M&A

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Last week, Paystand — a blockchain-enabled B2B payments startup — announced it had acquired Mexican fintech Yaydoo — creating a new unicorn in the resulting new entity. has a legacy, centralized financial infrastructure that needs to be disrupted and re-imagined by fintechs with blockchain technology. and Mexico. and Mexico.