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Spendesk is the fifth French startup to reach unicorn status this month Jan 18, 2022

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Fintech startup Spendesk is announcing that it has raised an extension to its Series C round. Tiger Global is investing $114 million (€100 million) in the startup.

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Warehouse robotics system Exotec raises $335 million Jan 18, 2022

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French startup Exotec has raised a $335 million Series D round in a new round of funding led by Goldman Sachs’ Growth Equity business. Following today’s investment, the company has reached a valuation of $2 billion.

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Juro draws $23M into its browser-based contract automation platform Jan 17, 2022

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London-based legaltech startup Juro has grabbed $23 million in Series B funding for its browser-based contract automation platform.Â In total the startup has raised $31.5M since being founded back in 2016.

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Payment orchestration platform Gr4vy pulls in another $15M in a Series A extension Jan 17, 2022

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Retailers often build their own “orchestration” platforms for payment processing and routing, but these can be complex to maintain.

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Meet Paysail, the startup making B2B payments faster using crypto Jan 14, 2022

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Companies use invoices to pay for many of their major costs, ranging from materials to contract work.

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Tiger Global backs Accrue Savings’ ‘save now, pay later’ approach to consumer purchases Jan 14, 2022

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When the consumer opens an account and hits savings milestones for products they want to buy from their favorite brands, they can receive cash contributions from the brands.

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Shield bags $15M Series A to address surging demand for its AI-powered communication compliance platform Jan 13, 2022

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Over the past two years, since the pandemic hit, there has been a sharp rise in financial crime compliance costs, nearing $50 billion in 2021, up 58% compared to 2019, in the U.S. and Canada.Â Â

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Assemble scores $5M seed to bring order and equity to compensation Jan 13, 2022

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Every company has to decide what to pay their employees and track that compensation in some way, often in spreadsheets and across disparate payroll, finance and HR systems.

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Headspace Health acquires AI-powered mental health and wellness company Sayana Jan 12, 2022

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Headspace Health has acquired Sayana, an AI-powered mental health and wellness company, for an undisclosed amount. Headspace Health says the acquisition of the San Francisco-based company will expand its ability to provide personalized self-care to its users.

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Flush with new capital, Foxtrot’s ‘convenience store of the future’ is coming to a location near you Jan 12, 2022

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Foxtrot is reimagining the convenience store experience by seeking out the best food items by local artisans along with its core offerings of coffee, ready-to-eat cafe meals and wine.

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