PalmPay raised $100M Series A last August, claims to have 5 million users – TechCrunch

Africa-focused payments startup PalmPay raised a $100 million Series A round last year. TC spotted this news in Partech Africa’s latest end-of-year report on venture capital investments in Africa. Further…

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Pluto lands funding from corporate spend giants to build ‘Ramp for the Middle East’ – TechCrunch

Here in the U.S., the corporate spend space is getting increasingly competitive, with several startups clamoring to gain market share. But in the Middle East, the market is far less…

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Amsterdam-based Productpine raises €2.5M to scale-up direct-to-consumer marketplace

(L to R) Productpine co-founders Vincent Hulshoff, Camiel van Dooren, Dimitar Maslarov | Image credit: ProductpineAmsterdam-based e-commerce startup Productpine, a platform that helps brands sell products directly to consumers, announced…

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Colombia’s Bold raises $55M in Tiger Global-led round to enable digital payments in LatAm – TechCrunch

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. General…

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The evolution of technology marketing after COVID-19 and what CMOs should keep in mind

In the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged traditional business models, accelerated digitalisation efforts, and changed the way enterprises engage their customers.Customer expectations for speed, responsiveness, and personalisation…

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Flush with cash, bamboo-based toilet paper company Cloud Paper makes it rain – TechCrunch

With toilet paper and kitchen rolls in its product portfolio for now, and a lot more coming down the pipe, Cloud Paper is a sustainable, bamboo-based alternative to toilet paper…

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