Brazilian fintech Cora raises $116M Series B as Tiger Global, Tencent sign on as investors – TechCrunch

Cora, a Brazilian digital lender to small-and-medium-sized businesses, has raised $116 million in a Series B round led by Greenoaks Capital. This is a large Series B by any standards,…

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[Funding alert] House of Kieraya raises $15M from TradeCred

House of Kieraya, well-known for furniture and lifestyle rental brand Furlenco on Tuesday announced that it has entered into a $15 million asset financing deal with TradeCred, India’s largest alternate…

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UK-based Plentific raises €85M to address challenges in property management space; eyes US expansion

Image credits: PlentificThe emergence of proptech in recent years has brought into focus the need for the property industry to modernise rapidly. To address some of the biggest challenges in…

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Daunting wildfires and why it can take months for crews to put out a blaze- Technology News, FP

The Associated PressAug 24, 2021 17:56:37 ISTAt nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the US West, residents want to know why crews don’t simply put out the flames…

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