Socure raises $100M at $1.3B valuation, proving identity verification is hotter than ever – TechCrunch

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital adoption in a way that no one could have ever anticipated, and as more people conduct more services online and via mobile devices, businesses…

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Neobroker Bitpanda raises $170M at a $1.2B valuation to take its trading platform beyond crypto – TechCrunch

One of the bigger startups in Europe operating a trading platform for cryptocurrency has closed a big round of funding on the heels of very rapid growth, and plans to…

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Talking product-market fit with Sean Lane, whose company tore through 28 products to become a unicorn – TechCrunch

Occasionally, it’s easy for startups to achieve so-called product-market fit, but more often, it’s a struggle. Perhaps no one knows this as well as Sean Lane, co-founder and CEO of…

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London’s Jiffy picks up £2.6M seed to enter the grocery dark store race – TechCrunch

Another online grocery delivery and “dark store” operator breaks cover today: London-based Jiffy, which aims to deliver fresh groceries and household essentials in around 15 minutes, has raised £2.6 million…

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Aiming to become the definitive source for location data, SafeGraph raises $45M – TechCrunch

While there are plenty of companies selling data about physical locations, SafeGraph CEO Auren Hoffman said his startup is “one of the few companies to sell this data to data…

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