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ResTech Startup sunday Nets $100M in Series A Funding
September 22, 2021

Atlanta, Georgia-based restaurant payment solution startup sunday on Wednesday (Sept. 22) announced it had generated $100 million in Series A equity funding. Coatue, as well as partners of DST Global and several other investors from the hotel, restaurant, hospitality and technology industries, led the most...

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Pakistan’s TAG Raises $12M in Seed Funding Round 
September 22, 2021

Seeking to leverage the growing popularity of digital payments triggered by the pandemic, Pakistani FinTech startup TAG has raised $12 million and reached a valuation of $100 million, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Sept. 22).  The funding round was led by New York-based Liberty City Ventures and...

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Singapore’s Payments Startup Spenmo Closes $34M Series A Round
September 22, 2021

Spending startup Spenmo has raised $34 million in an oversubscribed funding round led by Insight Partners that was also the largest Series A closed for a Y Combinator-backed company in Southeast Asia (SEA). Additional backers included Salesforce Ventures, Lee Fixel’s Addition, Alpha JWC, Global Founders’ Capital,...

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SaaS Firm Mirakl Nets $555M to Expand eCommerce Offerings
September 21, 2021

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firm Mirakl has raised $555 million in a Series E funding round led by Silver Lake, per a Tuesday (Sept. 21) press release. The company’s valuation is now $3.5 billion, more than twice what it was at the time of its last funding...

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Bilt Rewards Nets $60M in Funding
September 21, 2021

Bilt Rewards, which enables users paying rent the ability to accrue points to be redeemed on rewards, generated $60 million in a recent funding round, pushing its value to $350 million, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 21) report from Bloomberg. Top contributors included Mastercard Inc....

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TrueLayer Notches $130M at $1B Value Backed by Tiger, Stripe
September 21, 2021

Global open banking platform TrueLayer raised $130 million in a funding round led by new investor Tiger Management with participation from Stripe, giving the startup a post-money valuation topping $1 billion. Francesco Simoneschi, CEO and co-founder of TrueLayer, said in a press release emailed to...

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Airwallex Raises $200M for Global Expansion, Product Development
September 20, 2021

Australian FinTech platform Airwallex has raised $200 million in Series E funding for global expansion, product development and adding new employees in its sales and commercial divisions, according to a Monday (Sept. 20) press release. “From the start, our vision has been to build a...

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India’s CARS24 Raises $450M at $1.84B Valuation
September 20, 2021

Indian pre-owned car marketplace CARS24 raised $450 million in a Series F funding round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, DST Global, and Falcon Edge, giving the online platform an estimated valuation of $1.84 billion, almost double its previous value. Tencent and existing investors Moore...

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Menswear Marketplace Grailed Notches $60M in GOAT Group-Led Round
September 17, 2021

New York-based curated menswear resale platform Grailed has just raised $60 million in new funding with a Series B round led by GOAT Group, an established player in resale. Also participating in the funding round were Thrive Capital, Index Ventures and Groupe Artémis. Grailed intends...