Klarna Buy now , pay later platform Klarna secured a massive US $ 1.29bn in a late-stage funding round backed by Sequoia Capital , which it claims was four times oversubscribed , and which follows its last $ 650m round six months . The Swedish firm is now valued at $ 31bn , continuing its reign as the highestvalued private fintech in Europe and second highest worldwide .
Hopin London-based Zoom rival Hopin raised $ 400m in Series C funding , tripling its valuation in just one year of launch to $ 5.65bn with investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Salesforce Ventures . The virtual events platform scaled at speed , from 16,000 events in March 2020 to 175,000 three months later .
Starling Bank Leading UK digital bank Starling secured $ 376m in a round led by Fidelity , which has since been bolstered by $ 70m from Goldman Sachs , taking total Series D funding to $ 448m . This delivers a valuation of $ 1.9bn , just as the challenger bank expands Europe-wide and eyes M & A . AI patent intelligence platform
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PatSnap PatSnap snapped up $ 300m in Series E funding led by SoftBank and Tencent , leading to a raised total of $ 450m . The platform now provides the world ’ s largest organisations , from Dyson to Spotify , with the patent insights and intelligence needed to take products to market .
Getir Turkish ultra-fast grocery delivery firm Getir raised $ 300m in Series C funding co-led by Sequoia Capital and Tiger , tripling its valuation to $ 2.6bn in less than two months , and making it the most valuable startup in MENA . This follows a $ 128m Series B round in January , with funds helping Getir expand to London , Germany , France and the Netherlands .
Blockchain . com The cryptocurrency wallet provider secured $ 300 million in Series C funding led by DST Global , Lightspeed VP and VY Capital , following its $ 120m round a month back led by Google Ventures . Valued at $ 5.2bn , the Londonbased startup claims a market share of 28 % of all bitcoin transactions .
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