Alongside the dramatic growth in e-commerce, in part fueled by the pandemic, there’s also increased demand for services that can help merchants more easily participate online. A startup called Soona, now backed by an additional $35 million in Series B funding, has been tapping into this market with its platform that allows brands to create…
Read MoreLeap, a two-year-old startup with headquarters in San Francisco and Bangalore that is helping students in India find the right college abroad, prepare for entrance tests, and also secure visas and loan, said on Wednesday it has raised $55 million in a new financing round from several high-profile edtech backers. Leap said it has raised…
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Read MoreOpen finance continues to be a significant theme in the world of fintech as businesses tap APIs to access customers’ financial accounts and provide a gamut of integrated and embedded financial services. In the latest development, Stitch — one of the prominent players building and operating these APIs in Africa — confirmed to TechCrunch that…
Read MoreSeries A led by EquipmentShare and joined by Signia Venture Partners Felux digitizes every element of the industrial supply chain, allowing buyers and sellers to source, procure, ship, track and finance in one platform $330 billion of steel is purchased in US annually, Felux to expand into $460 billion European market in 2023 CLEVELAND, June…
Read MorePic: T. Schneider/Shutterstock Mirakl, the industry’s first and advanced enterprise marketplace SaaS platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Japan Cloud to launch Mirakl’s best-of-breed online marketplace platform in Japan. To lead the new venture, Mirakl has tapped former SAP and Microsoft executive, Kyohei Sato, as country manager and representative director of Mirakl K.K. Through a new…
Read MoreFlippa enhances product line to accommodate unprecedented growth of online business entrepreneurship AUSTIN, Texas, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Flippa, the #1 global online marketplace to buy and sell online businesses and digital assets, today announced new growth milestones, along with the release of four new product features. The company is experiencing significant growth in…
Read MoreAmit Basu is the Founder & CEO of Artisan Furniture, the world’s first artisan marketplace. getty Online marketplaces have evolved from generalist to specialist, and as a result, niche marketplaces are springing up across industries. Within this move toward specialization, even though the majority of the marketplaces available offer end-customer services, such as Uber (transportation…
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