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Softbank leads $215m investment in fintech start-up Clearco

Fintech start-up Clearco has raised $215m of new capital in a round of funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The company, known until April as Clearbanc, was founded in 2015 by Michele Romanow, Andrew D’Souza, Ivan Gritsiniak, Charlie Feng and Tanay Delima. Clearco invests in and provides financial services to e-commerce businesses, and claims …

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Meet HiPeople — the HR tech startup using data to disrupt recruitment

This stops employers wasting money and can also enhance the company’s reputation as a good place to work, therefore ensuring they continue to attract the right talent into the future. However, this is all much easier said than done. There are numerous challenges facing HR teams as they seek to attract and recruit the right …

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Startup OLÉ Positions Itself as the 1st Major Technology Event for Startups

This article was written by project manager at Startup OLÉ, María Bernardo, and edited by Jonathan Finlay. Startup OLÉ is becoming the first deep tech startup event in Europe. This ground-breaking event is associated with the fourth wave of innovation on the European continent, as Startup OLÉ is the event for universities and university startups, …

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European Startup Network Expands with 7 New Members

European Startup Network (ESN) held its General Assembly in Paris and welcomed 7 European startup associations as new members, bringing the membership base to a total of 31 members. The new members joining the European Startup Network The new members are the German Startup Association, Startup Hungary, Silicon Valletta (Malta), Romanian Tech Startups Association, CroAI …

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10 finalists named for Invent 2021 start-up competition

Organised by science and technology hub Catalyst with headline partner Bank of Ireland, Invent is an annual celebration of the brightest new business ideas in Northern Ireland. Invent supports, showcases and rewards businesses with the potential to shape the future of the region. The 10 shortlisted start-ups were drawn from five different categories: greentech, health …

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Fintech start-up Assure Hedge raises €5m in fresh funds

Fintech start-up Assure Hedge has raised €5m in a new tranche of funding for its foreign exchange hedging product. The investment values the business at €30m, though no investor names were disclosed. The company said it has appointed Davy as an advisor to its Series A fundraising later this year. Assure Hedge develops a software …

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Workplace misconduct reporting tech startup Vault raises $8.2M

Therefore, there remains a need for employees to be able to report misconduct – whether it is bullying, harassment, racism, or bribery and corruption – in a safe, supportive and anonymous way. Historically this has been done through hotlines, but London-based startup Vault Platform wants to bring workplace misconduct reporting into the 21st century with …

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Startup News Roundup – Tiger Brands Launches VC Fund for the Food and Beverages Sector & More (7 – 11 June)

Tiger Brands Launches VC Fund for the Food and Beverages Sector. LifeQ, Biometrics and Health Information Pioneer, Secures $47 Million Investment Funding LifeQ, a provider of biometrics and health information derived from wearable devices and used in world-leading health management solutions, announced it has secured $47 million from top investors around the world. LifeQ co-founders …

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Why tech startup Fertifa is disrupting workplace fertility benefits

This triggered multiple companies to follow suit. Examples include Monzo, Channel 4, YuLife and, most recently, and creative agency Hallam.   This is part of a broader trend where more and more companies are offering broader fertility benefits to their employees. According to FertilityIQ’s 2021 workplace index, there was an 8% growth in the past …

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Agric tech startup, Thrive Agric receives $1.5 million grant to boost incomes of 50,000 farmers

Building on its work to boost food security in Nigeria through technology-driven agricultural services, Thrive Agric has launched an ambitious 1-year project to support 50,000 smallholder farmers growing rice, maize, and soybean. As part of its commitment to strengthening agricultural value chains in the country, including for these three staple crops, the USAID-funded West Africa …

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