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Sinch acquires Pathwire, the company behind Mailgun and Mailjet, for $1.9B to add email into its API-based communications platform – TechCrunch

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Sinch acquires Pathwire, the company behind Mailgun and Mailjet, for $1.9B to add email into its API-based communications platform – TechCrunch

“Each form of digital communication has its unique advantages, and delivering high quality on a large scale requires both extensive technical skills and in-depth expertise,” said Oscar Werner, CEO of Sinch. “Together with Pathwire, we will be able to offer a world-class set of messaging, voice and email products that enable businesses and developers to … Read more

Nigerian one-click checkout platform OurPass raises $1M pre-seed, wants to build ‘Fast for Africa’ – TechCrunch

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Nigerian one-click checkout platform OurPass raises $1M pre-seed, wants to build ‘Fast for Africa’ – TechCrunch

We love buying things online, from ecommerce stores to subscription-based websites. However, nobody has fun having to log into different websites and stores over and over again. I mean, shopping can be a lot more fun if there was a fast logging and checkout system in all of your favorite online stores. In the US, … Read more

NYC-based insurance underwriting platform Kalepa raises $14M Series A led by Inspired Capital – TechCrunch

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NYC-based insurance underwriting platform Kalepa raises $14M Series A led by Inspired Capital – TechCrunch

Kalepa, a New York-based insurance platform, has raised a $ 14 million Series A financing round led by Inspired Capital with the participation of former investor IA Ventures. Gokul Rajaram from Doordash, Coinbase and formerly from Google, Jackie Reses, formerly from Square, and Henry Ward from Carta also took part. The startup founded by Paul … Read more

India’s Khatabook raises $100 million for its bookkeeping platform for merchants – TechCrunch

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India’s Khatabook raises $100 million for its bookkeeping platform for merchants – TechCrunch

Khatabook, a startup helping merchants in India digitize their bookkeeping and accept online payments, announced Tuesday that it has raised $ 100 million in a new round of funding to prepare for financial services rollout . The startup’s new round of funding – a Series C – was led by Tribe Capital and Moore Strategic … Read more

FreshBooks reaches $1B+ valuation with $130.75M for its SMB-focused accounting platform – TechCrunch

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FreshBooks reaches $1B+ valuation with $130.75M for its SMB-focused accounting platform – TechCrunch

FreshBooks, a Toronto-based cloud accounting software company focused on SMBs, announced today that it has secured $ 80.75 million in a Series E funding round and $ 50 million in debt financing. Existing funder Accomplice led what the company described as “an insider round” that turned FreshBooks unicorn with a valuation of “over $ 1 … Read more

India’s most valuable startup buys US-based digital reading platform Epic for $500M – TechCrunch

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India’s most valuable startup buys US-based digital reading platform Epic for $500M – TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s greatest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3:00 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Extra Crunch for July 21st, 2021. It was a good day for crypto fans as major coins bounced back a bit from their recent lows. However, Bitcoin and … Read more

Soldo raises $180M for its business expense management platform – TechCrunch

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Soldo raises $180M for its business expense management platform – TechCrunch

Expense management has long been a problem for employees and accounting departments: for many, tracking and analyzing money spending on behalf of a company is just too bogged down in legacy software that is ill-equipped for more modern needs. Today a UK startup developing solutions to bring the process into the 21st century announced a … Read more

Meet Mighty, an e-commerce platform where kids are the boss; a “digital lemonade stand” – TechCrunch

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Meet Mighty, an e-commerce platform where kids are the boss; a “digital lemonade stand” – TechCrunch

Until the children reach a certain age, the enrichment programs are in some ways limited to school, sports and camps, while opportunities for making money are largely non-existent. Now, a year-old LA-based startup called Mighty, a type of Shopify that invites younger children to open an online store, wants to partially fill the void. In … Read more

Pioneer Square Labs pairs with Dance Church to build out Seattle company’s on-demand platform

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Pioneer Square Labs pairs with Dance Church to build out Seattle company’s on-demand platform

Dance Church was founded in 2010 by Kate Wallich, center in white top, and has added Clara Siegel, sitting in black top, as CEO. (Photo of the dance church) Pioneer Square Labs is trying a few new steps when it comes to outsourcing a company from the Seattle startup studio and venture capital company. PSL … Read more

Motorway’s auction platform for second-hand cars raises $67.7M Series B led by Index Ventures – TechCrunch

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Motorway’s auction platform for second-hand cars raises $67.7M Series B led by Index Ventures – TechCrunch

Motorway is a UK startup enabling professional car dealers to bid for private cars at auction. The startup had quick success by eliminating a lot of friction. It has now raised £ 48m / $ 67.7m in a Series B round led by Index Ventures along with new investors BMW i Ventures and Unbound. Existing … Read more