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Poparazzi hits 5M+ downloads a year after launch, confirms its $15M Series A

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million global downloads, according to app intelligence firm Sensor Tower. million downloads for Poparazzi, which is largely in line with the startup’s claims, as these estimates aren’t an exact science.). BeReal, which has declined press, has an estimated 12.3 The firm also reports that Locket has seen about 18.7

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Financial concierge startup Zeni banks $34M to show SMBs their finances in real time

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Zeni’s AI-powered finance concierge platform offers bookkeeping, accounting, tax and CFO services, managing these for a flat monthly fee starting at $299 per month. They can also download the financial data in the “slice” that they want. Shinde expects to double or triple the finance team in the next year. “As

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Download ‘Dawn of A New World’: How Pandemic-Related Innovation Will Change Everything

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The issue covers topics such as telehealth, travel, retail, and finance. Download now or get a preview below. Read more about these topics by downloading the latest issue of Innovation Insider.

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Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment

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Revenue-based investing ( RBI), also known as revenue-based financing, or revenue-share investing, 1 is a natural next step for the private equity and early-stage venture investment industry. More recently, we have seen numerous new investment models and financing instruments, including shared earnings agreements and point-of-sale capital.

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Egypt’s e-commerce platform Wasla nabs $9 million from retail finance provider Contact

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Contact Financial Holding, Egypt’s non-bank consumer finance provider, has invested $9 million in the country’s ecommerce super-app Wasla , setting the stage for the rollout of new online shopping capabilities, products and regional expansion. And the final step is integrating financing or buy-now-pay-later solutions directly within that.

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Alexa von Tobel outlines how founders should manage personal finances

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Few people are more knowledgable on the topic of how founders should manage their finances than Alexa von Tobel. Startup founders can often put all their money into their venture and end up paying more attention to the finances of their company than their own bank account. And keep it simple. Fewer accounts are better.

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Baichuan’s Billion-Dollar Valuation: Alibaba and Tencent Enter the AI Fray

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Register Baichuan , a Chinese AI startup, has successfully secured $300 million in financing, with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., The success of their open-source models is evident in the download count, with two of them amassing over 6 million downloads. Tencent Holdings Ltd., and Xiaomi Corp. leading the investment.