Amount raises $99M at a $1B+ valuation to help banks better compete with fintechs – TechCrunch

Amount, a company that provides technology to banks and financial institutions, has raised $99 million in a Series D funding round at a valuation of just over $1 billion. WestCap,…

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Industrial automation startup Bright Machines hauls in $435M by going public via SPAC – TechCrunch

Bright Machines is going public via a SPAC-led combination, it announced this morning. The transaction will see the 3-year-old company merge with SCVX, raising gross cash proceeds of $435 million…

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With $21M in funding, Code Ocean aims to help researchers replicate data-heavy science – TechCrunch

Every branch of science is increasingly reliant on big data sets and analysis, which means a growing confusion of formats and platforms — more than inconvenient, this can hinder the…

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Ankorstore raises another $102 million for its wholesale marketplace – TechCrunch

French startup Ankorstore has raised a $102 million Series B funding round (€84 million). Tiger Global and Bain Capital Ventures are leading today’s funding round with existing investors Index Ventures,…

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The 25 Best Ways to Increase Your Online Presence in 2021 (+Free Tools) –

Guys, we spend eight hours a day doing digital activities. That’s more than half the day. More than most of us sleep. And we have different identities online—we’re hobbyists (gaming),…

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Merge raises $4.5M to help B2B companies build customer-facing integrations – TechCrunch

Merge, a startup that helps its users build customer-facing integrations with third-party tools, today announced that it has raised a $4.5 million seed round led by NEA. Additional angel investors…

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