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Metropolis’ AI Platform Transforms Parking Experiences, Backed by $1.8 Billion in Financing

American Entrepreneurship

The four co-founders are continuing to pass major milestones with an acquisition strategy and timely funding since its launch in 2017 Drivers’ parking experiences around the country are now being enhanced through artificial intelligence, enabling them to readily come and go without checking out. The financing included $1.05

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Jeffrey Katzenberg backs the $10M seed round for HUBUC’s embedded finance API

TechCrunch

I recently wrote about the so-called “Embedded finance” trend, citing the example of Intergiro’s recent fundraising in the space. In a statement, Nawaz said: “Embedded finance is no longer the exclusive privilege of large technology firms. There’s now yet another example of this trend in the shape of HUBUC.

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Amberdata raises $30M to chase the ‘unlimited opportunity’ of bringing traditional finance into web3

TechCrunch

We decided to do this raise right now because we grew so much in the past year that there’s an unlimited opportunity to go out and be the infrastructure that enables all institutions to onboard digital assets,” Douglass said. The capital will be used to build new product lines, and although Amberdata has existing deals in the U.S.,

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Uganda’s Tugende closes $3.6M Series A extension to meet the demand for its asset finance products

TechCrunch

Ugandan technology-enabled asset finance company Tugende today announced that it has closed $3.6 This brings Tugende’s total Series A financing to $9.9 This brings Tugende’s total Series A financing to $9.9 The company is also currently piloting financing for e-mobility assets. . Image Credits: Tugende.

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Kenyan fintech Pezesha raises $11M backed by Women’s World Banking, Cardano parent IOG

TechCrunch

Access to finance remains a key growth constraint for small businesses, with data showing a $330 billion financing deficit for the small enterprises that make up 90% of Africa’s businesses. Pezesha said it is currently working with more than 20 partner companies that have enabled it to extend loans to over 100,000 businesses to date.

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Bloomfilter Raises $7 Million Seed Round

HPA

of equity financing and $1.5 By enabling that improvement, Bloomfilter is ushering in a new era of transparency, predictability, and efficiency in the software industry. The financing will allow the company to accelerate product development, customer success, and go-to-market activities. The funding included $5.5M

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Japan’s Zeals raises $38.8M to scale its chat commerce platform

TechCrunch

Mizuho Bank and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group also joined in its debt financing. Conversational commerce, a term coined by former Uber employee Chris Messina in 2015 , enables online businesses to sell their products and services through messaging and chat apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Image Credits: Zeals.