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PE fund backs Kenyan payments firm DPO Group

East African payments processor Direct Pay Online Group (DPO Group) has received an investment from Apis Partners.
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Funderful gets €150k to suck more cash from graduates

Alumni fundraising management platform Funderful has raised €150,000 in a seed round of funding from Baltic accelerator StartupHighway and two angel investors.

Plasso lands $1.2m for code-free online payments

Aiming to let anyone make or accept online payments, Plasso has raised $1.2m in a seed round from AngelList.

French crowdfunding platform Ulule picks up $5m

French crowdfunding platform Ulule has raised $5m in a series A round. The investment comes from Paris-based impact investment firm Citizen Capital, as well as insurer MAIF and BNP Paribas.

Nested unlocks ?1.2m for fast house sales

Aiming to help users sell their houses in just 90 days, Nested in a London PropTech company that just landed ?1.2m in its first round of financing.

Avalara picks up $96m to make compliance less taxing

Cloud-based tax compliance company Avalara has raised $96m in a new round that takes its total funding to more than $300m.

Zero scoops up $2.5m for debit cards with credit card perks

Mobile banking startup Zero has raised $2.5m in a seed round of funding led by ENIAC Ventures. New Enterprise Associates, Nyca Partners, Lightbank and Middleland Capital also participated.

Bricklane.com takes ?1.3m for property ISA

London PropTech startup Bricklane.com has raised ?1.3m in seed funding. The pre-launch investment comes from UK online property portal Zoopla and LocalGlobal.

OurCrowd rakes in $72m for equity crowdfunding

Equity crowdfunding firm OurCrowd has raised $72m in Series C funding. The round investors are undisclosed.

Metromile parks $103.5m for pay-by-the-mile car insurance

Pay-per-mile car insurance firm Metromile has landed $103.5m in a Series D round of funding. The capital comes from Canadian insurer Intact Financial and China Pacific Insurance (CPIC).

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