TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

They were brought back together by the pandemic to start the e-commerce enablement company. It also plans to soon offer embedded finance products. And in January, fulfillment is up 20% compared to November of 2021. Looking ahead, CEO Gomez projects that it will fulfill close to 6 million items in 2022. So, just how does it work? “The

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

Moove , an African mobility fintech that provides vehicle financing to drivers of ride-hailing platforms like Uber and other gig networks, has raised $105 million in new Series A2 financing. Africa is home to more than a billion people, where a majority have limited or no access to vehicle financing. that same year.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Pakistan’s embedded finance platform Neem has raised $2.5 If you look at the embedded finance space, it is a $167 billion opportunity,” Shaikh said in an interview with TechCrunch. Owing to COVID, the strong growth in digitization has helped Neem embed its finance services across private and public sectors.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

million in equity and $25 million in debt financing. While there, he had the opportunity to work in Mexico, and the difficulty in finding a place to live gave him the idea for Arrenda. However, where he sees Arrenda differentiating itself is through its proprietary underwriting process that quickly provides financing terms. “We’ve

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

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. It claims that merchants supported by Bold have seen sales grow about 25% on average simply by enabling digital payments. . “If

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

When Keto Kitchen had good sales in the first quarter, Meyer went to the bank to ask for expansion financing and recalled the banker asking him what a ghost kitchen was. That told him there was an opportunity for a data-driven financing tool for these types of restaurants. The voracious fight for your salad bowl.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

The new fund will enable the bank to make deals ranging from $50 million to $100 million in capital. Our opportunity in good times is to allow VCs to sit on their dry powder while we use the bank’s capital to help grow their portfolio companies.”. We don’t replace equity, but extend the runway.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

All these inefficiencies, asides from being time-consuming, lead to errors and affects cash flow and finance, which is why almost nine out of 10 small businesses in the country fizzle out in the first five years. The startup’s new financing round was led by Berlin-based VC Target Global. million in pre-seed funding.

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Dream It

JULY 29, 2020

Today, the company announced closing $1M in additional seed financing. With the platform pressure tested by over five thousand users a month across multiple large healthcare facilities, this financing will enable TrekIT to focus on customer acquisition and filling key sales and customer-facing roles as more accounts go online.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Companies that sell software that enables cost-cutting or additional lead-generation opportunities are seeing accelerating adoption as incumbent mortgage companies realize they need an edge to drive demand,” Zach Aarons, co-founder and general partner of MetaProp, pointed out.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 13, 2023

million Series B growth financing led by ABS Capital Partners with participation from existing investors Claritas Health Ventures, as well as Healthworx, the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, PTX Capital, and Kapor Capital. Medication nonadherence is a $500 billion challenge in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

MarketForce , the retail B2B and end-to-end distribution platform founded in Kenya, has raised $40 million in Series A funding for its merchant inventory financing and expansion across Africa. This has also opened up distribution opportunities for brands that were not previously able to access these markets,” said Mbaabu.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Register Taiwanese decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Term Structure , specializing in non-custodial fixed-income protocols for peer-to-peer borrowing and lending, has successfully raised initial funding of USD 4.25 Such products are currently absent in decentralized finance (DeFi). million in a series of seed fundraising rounds.

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

It is when the founders need to make a tough decision of whether to raise money by diluting ownership ( equity financing ) or by taking loans (debt financing). While equity financing requires no repayment and doesn’t even act as a liability to the startup , it dilutes the ownership and the decision-making process.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Improving operational efficiency through financial forecasting • Budget optimization: Financial forecasting enables startups to identify areas where they can cut costs without affecting performance, thus improving operational efficiency. Cash flow management: Maintaining an optimal cash flow is critical for any startup’s survival.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

“Our banks can attest to the transformation opportunities and business growth we’ve all seen by hand-selecting some of the most impactful companies to work with community banks.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2022

We see massive opportunity to enable businesses to run more smoothly, and Fairplay is in the middle of that.”. “We are seeing a current explosion that has been pulled forward five-plus years into one year of growth,” Packer said. Debt-as-a-service provider Sivo wants to power the next generation of lending startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 21, 2023

The company is the result of the Business sans Border initiative, which aims to create a global ecosystem of MSMEs through trusted credentials, and to enable B2B cross-border trade through financing and fulfillment services.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The contribution of these enterprises is pivotal to the country’s economy yet they remain underserved by traditional banking institutions making it hard for them to access the financing needed to grow. It used the financing to fund its growth which included adding Leja to its portfolio.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

Sunstone, a higher education startup that collaborates with academic institutions to help upskill their students for employability, has raised $35 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand to more Indian cities. Sunstone founders said Friday WestBridge Capital led the startup’s Series C financing round.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 23, 2024

This technology enables next-generation communications and radio frequency systems, and PSI is believed to be the only domestic supplier positioned to manufacture these items domestically. DPP has consulted with PSI for several years and worked with the company since mid-2023 to explore growth opportunities.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The idea came from our work on food and economic security when, after COVID-19, lots of countries in developing and emerging markets faced a sharp drop in food supply financing. Trade financing desperately needs a new architecture since more than half of food exports and a quarter of all imports belong to countries with volatile currencies.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

The company announced Friday $355 million in Series E financing to give Bolt an $11 billion valuation, according to sources close to the company. The capital will enable us to bring in the best talent, make strategic acquisitions and expand into Europe, which is important to us.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

San Francisco-based Postman, which operates a collaborative platform for developers to help them build, design, test and iterate their APIs, said on Wednesday it has raised $225 million in a new financing round that values it at $5.6 billion, up from $2 billion a year ago. The startup today leads the market.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

It allows clients to integrate payment platforms (including Ubin), trading platforms and external software like user management systems, while enabling smart contracts and digital ledgers. STACS’ goal is to make GreenSTACS “the common infrastructure” for ESG financing and impact monitoring, he added.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

If you’re an aspiring veteran business owner, check out the Veteran Entrepreneur Portal for step-by-step guidance on financing, training, government contracts and more. It enables military veterans and their spouses to take online and in-person educational courses, which teach them how to run a successful business.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 16, 2023

This collaboration aims to foster co-development, testing, and iteration of innovative solutions while validating them against commercial opportunities within Visa’s extensive network of financial institutions, merchants, and digital partners.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2023

The Indonesian used car market is on a course for growth fueled by a number of trends : the increasing digitization in used car sales; a larger variety of finance options; and the COVID-19 pandemic, which pushed the idea of private car ownership. Broom has the opportunity to provide its solution to dealers and later direct customers.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 4, 2023

The transition will now be accelerated by Bukalapak group’s footing in a diverse set of verticals opening up many new opportunities. Bukalapak, on the other hand, is a group of tech-based companies and a technology super-enabler for Indonesia’s MSME transformation and various business verticals.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This means focusing on hiring across our design, engineering and finance teams to lay the foundations for our first facility break-ground and accelerate our outreach for strategic partnerships across the value chain.”. On the investor side, the company said it is building an underwriting model to provide ESG investment opportunities.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

See differences as opportunity and not a challenge. I learned to accept and work with differences in thought and methodology, reset my brain to embrace diversity, and to see the differences as opportunity and not a challenge. Our preparedness, enthusiasm and passion enabled us to pull the entire thing off. What did you learn?”

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

The Scotts Valley, California-based company is using cloud technology and the Ethereum blockchain as the engine for its Paystand Bank Network that enables business-to-business payments with zero fees. Specifically, Almond would like to reboot digital finance, starting with B2B payments, and reimagine the entire CFO stack.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 3, 2023

With low utilization rates across private hospital infrastructure, this ‘Airbnb for Surgeries’ solution enables HD to help both healthcare providers as well as patients. HDcare works with healthcare providers – many already on the HDmall platform – to increase utilization of hospitals’ and clinics’ operating room capacities.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

They enable governments to finance critical infrastructure, corporations to fund growth, and individuals to make life’s most important purchases. We’re equally excited to announce that Andreessen Horowitz will be leading Moment’s Series A round of financing and that I will be joining their board of directors.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It may be a hobby or something of personal interest that enables you to develop a level of expertise that other people value. Pursuing your passion is a good jumping off point, but not all passions can become profitable businesses—so opening up your eyes to other opportunities is another pathway to start a business.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

MycoWorks , a company making a fungal-based biomaterial that can replace leather, brought in a fresh round of funding — $125 million in Series C financing — to fund a production plant for scaling the manufacture of its flagship product Reishi. The funding will enable the company to do this, Scullin said.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Finfra Investment Fueled Indonesian Embedded Finance Expansion Indonesian startup Finfra secured $1 million in new funding in late June. The company invests the infused capital into product development and enhancing Finfra’s engineering, data, and finance teams.

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