PayQin, a cross-border payment startup that operates a comprehensive e-wallet service for the underbanked in West Africa, is announcing a new €300K seed investment round that takes the company’s funding up to $1 million. The company aims to reach one million daily transactions in a year and envisions a single payment area for the West […] The post Estonia-based PayQin nabs €300K to grow its e-wallet service for the underbanked in West Africa appeared first on EU-Startups.
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The London-based fintech startup Zilch today announced it has raised a further €93.44 million of debt and equity funding to service the growing demand for its unique “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) product as usage continues to soar. This funding announcement comes only 3 months after Zilch raised €66.7 million. The latest funding comes from […] The post Buy now, pay later: London-based fintech startup Zilch raises a further €93.4 million for its continued expansion appeared first
The Swedish fintech giant Klarna seems to be on an acquisition sprint. After acquiring UK-based HERO earlier this month, Klarna now bought the Mannheim-based fintech startup Stocard. According to our sources, the acquisition deal values Stocard at about €110 million. Founded in 2011, Stocard offers its 60 million users worldwide a bundling of customer cards […] The post Swedish fintech giant Klarna acquires German startup Stocard for about €110 million appeared first on EU-Startups.
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After its rapid expansion from Luxembourg into Belgium and Switzerland, Salonkee just closed a €6.2 million Series A funding round led by Fortino Capital and Newion, to further accelerate its European expansion. Expon Capital, which also invested in Salonkee’s seed round, has also significantly invested in this Series A round. Founded in 2016, Salonkee brings […] The post Luxembourg-based Salonkee raises €6.2 million for the European expansion of it beauty salon reservations software
The Lille-based startup Gravitee.io, which gives businesses unprecedented control over their entire API ecosystem, has just raised €9.3 million in funding – co-led by AlbionVC and Oxx. This marks the first venture capital investment in Gravitee.io’s seven-year history. The fresh capital will enable Gravitee.io to continue growing its team across development, sales, and marketing, to […] The post French open-source API management platform Gravitee.io scores €9.3 million in fresh
Today, Paris-based YesWeHack, Europe’s leading Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP) platform, announced that it has secured €16 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Banque des Territoires and Eiffel Investment Group, and joined by YesWeHack’s Series A investors Normandie Participations and CNP Assurances. Founded in 2015, YesWeHack offers companies an innovative […] The post Paris-based cybersecurity startup YesWeHack lands €16 million to accelerate
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Knowing when to seek funding, and when to stay clear, is one of the trickiest decisions you’ll face when scaling your business. While not every business will go through this process, the vast majority will, at some point, need to bring investors on board. Over the last three years at Voi, we have raised $325 […] The post When to seek funding – and more importantly, when to stay clear appeared first on EU-Startups.
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GraphCMS, a Berlin-based company whose pioneering content management platform enables enterprises to seamlessly deliver better digital experiences, has announced it has raised an approx. €8.4 million Series A funding round. GraphCMS will use the funding to expand its commercial footprint within the US and European markets. The round was led by OpenOcean, and previous investors […] The post Berlin-based GraphCMS raises €8.4 million to help global companies deliver digital experiences at sca