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Judging by the future, not the past, Stride takes steps to turn student finance upside down Dec 03, 2021

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If you’re trying to get a mortgage or an auto loan, banks will put on their judging glasses and look into your past. Makes sense; it’s a reasonably reliable indicator as to whether you’ll be able to repay your loans or not.

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Social app IRL makes its first acquisition with deal for digital nutrition company AaBeZe Labs Dec 03, 2021

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IRL, the SoftBank-backed social app and recent unicorn, is today announcing its first acquisition.

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Toronto-based VFX startup MARZ raises $5.3M to develop AI technology solutions Dec 02, 2021

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Technology and visual effects startup Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies (MARZ) has raised $5.3 million in Series A funding. The investment was led by Round13 Captial with participation from Rhino Ventures and Harlo Equity Partners.

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Better.com gets $1B cash infusion in new agreement with its SPAC backers Dec 02, 2021

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Digital mortgage lender Better.com, which announced in March that it was going public via a SPAC, is getting a cash infusion from its backers sooner than expected.

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Bitly makes first acquisition with QR code leader Egoditor Dec 01, 2021

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The acquisition is in line with Bitly’s goal of becoming a global SaaS company that enables organizations to engage with customers and for people to connect with digital experiences.

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Partech raises $750 million growth fund Nov 30, 2021

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Paris-based VC firm Partech has announced the closing of the fundraising of its new growth fund. Partech Growth II is the firm’s second growth fund. And the team managed to raise $750 million.

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Quick-commerce startup YallaMarket eyes Saudi Arabia and Qatar next year after U.A.E expansion Nov 30, 2021

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YallaMarket, a Dubai-based quick-commerce startup, is planning to expand within the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E), and to enter Saudi Arabia and Qatar next year, to tap the appetite for speedy and convenient grocery shopping.

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Pyxo wants to build the biggest network of reusable food containers Nov 29, 2021

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Meet Pyxo, a French startup that has been thinking a lot about single-use plastic food packaging for the past three years.

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Jefa raises $2 million for its challenger bank for women in LATAM Nov 29, 2021

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Fintech startup Jefa has raised a $2 million seed round to build a challenger bank with a product specifically designed for women living in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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TabTrader raises $5.8M for a mobile app that aggregates crypto exchange data Nov 26, 2021

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As many of the top cryptocurrencies seem to temporarily stabilize near all-time highs, users looking to speculate on tokens that are a bit more volatile are searching across exchanges to find deals.

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