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Billie, a buy now, pay later specialist for the B2B market, raises $100M on a $640M valuation

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London’s D awn Capital, a specialist in B2B startups, led the round, with internet giant Tencent and Klarna also participating; previous backers Creandum, Speedinvest, Picus and GFC are also in the round. . Klarna’s investment comes on the back of a major strategic deal between it and Billie.

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Goalsetter raises $15 million to go B2B with children’s financial literacy app

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Goalsetter , a financial education platform for kiddos, has announced the close of a $15 million Series A financing round. The platform even recently introduced a feature called Goalsetter Invest, which allows users to buy and sell stocks. Goalsetter raises $3.9 million to teach financial literacy to kids.

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Ofbusiness’ lending arm Oxyzo enters the unicorn club after a US$200 million fundraise

AsiaTechDaily

Register Oxyzo Financial Solutions Pvt Ltd, OfBusiness’ finance arm, has become a unicorn after receiving $200 million in a Series A funding round. The financing round was led by Alpha Wave with Tiger Global Management , Norwest Venture Partners , Matrix Partners , and Creation Investments joining as co-investors.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten VC

In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. Before you can actually invest, you have to manage your fund. 2) Market . 4) Originate investments. 1) Manage the firm .

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Revolution Ventures backs Casted in B2B-focused podcast play

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The value to be gained in the B2B world is something that has been largely untapped. For Lindsay Tjepkema — who has been entrenched in the world of B2B marketing for more than 15 years — the opportunity was massive. So in 2019, she founded Casted , an audio and video podcast product aimed at B2B marketers.

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Venture capitalists eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten VC

In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. Before you can actually invest, you have to manage your fund. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

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Wire grabs fresh funding for secure messaging tech that’s big with G7 governments

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More funding for European end-to-end encrypted messaging app, Wire : The enterprise-focused messaging platform told TechCrunch it closed a €24 million Series C round of funding led by growth equity firm Cipio Partners and Iconical, the investment vehicle of Skype co-founder Janus Friis.