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Mustafa Bayramoglu Contributor Mustafa Bayramoglu is the founder and CEO at Preflight. Previously, he was the software architect and the first engineer at ShipBob. I was four years old when my dad first showed me a computer. I immediately asked him if we could take it apart to see how…
Read MoreColombia’s Merqueo bags $50M to expand its online grocery delivery service across Latin America
Merqueo, which operates a full-stack, on-demand delivery service in Latin America, has landed $50 million in a Series C round of funding. IDC Ventures, Digital Bridge and IDB Invest co-led the round, which also included participation from MGM Innova Group, Celtic House Venture Partners, Palm Drive Capital and previous shareholders.…
Read MoreFirat Ileri becomes Hummingbird VC’s new Managing Partner, as the firm looks to expand
Seed investment firm Hummingbird VC, which previously invested in Deliveroo, Peak Games, MarkaVIP, and Kraken has a new Managing Partner. Firat Ileri, previously a Partner – who at 28 became one of Europe’s youngest VCs when he joined in 2012 – takes over from Founding Partner Barend Van den Brande,…
Read MoreExclusive: Hepsiburada CEO sets out her vision, as it becomes first ever Turkish Nasdaq IPO
Hepsiburada — Turkey’s giant online shopping platform considered the Amazon of its country — floats on the Nasdaq today, for a valuation likely to exceed $3.9 billion on current projections, especially with shares being marked up to $14 apiece (up from the previously predicted $12 pricing). Bu this isn’t the end of the journey for this…
Read MoreAustralian ID verification startup OCR Labs raises $15M Series A to expand into UK/Turkey/Europe
With the gig economy came the need for ID verification, thus startups like OnFido (raised $188.8 million) appeared, alongside several others. But this sector is by no means ‘done’ yet. Now, OCR Labs, which emerged from Australia, has announced a €12.5M / $15 million Series A funding round led by…
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