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KKR | September 02, 2021

KiotViet, a leading merchant platform for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Vietnam, and KKR, a global investment firm, today announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR will participate as the lead investor in the US$45 million Series B funding round of KiotViet (“the Company”), with participation from its existing investor, Jungle Ventures. KiotViet aims to drive the digital transformation of MSMEs, a key segment that accounts for app...

City A.M. | Business with personality | January 22, 2020

London-based fintech Liberis has raised £32m to help fund the growth of the small business finance provider and expansion in the US and Europe. The funding raise is the first institutional equity fundraise by Liberis, which lends money to small businesses against their future debit and credit card sales, and was led by investment firm FTV Capital. The raise takes the total debt and equity raised by the fintech, which has offices in London, Denver, and Stockholm, to over £150m. &ldquo...

Small Business Advice

Klarna | July 30, 2021

Klarna is a global retail bank, payments service, and online shopping platform. Klarna has launched a new £3 Million Small Business Support Package to assist British SMEs in their recovery from the pandemic. The Support Package will give 100 retail SMEs access to assistance with various aspects of their business, such as office space and customer acquisition, as well as advertising support. The fund will provide SMEs with three months of WeWork All Access, one year of...

Business Wire | February 04, 2020

FileCloud, a cloud-agnostic enterprise file sync, sharing and data governance platform, today launched FileCloud Community Edition, a new offering that gives small teams and individual entrepreneurs the same powerful tools enjoyed by some of the world’s largest companies and government agencies. FileCloud Community Edition is designed to meet the needs of individuals and teams who need to create a secure place to share files with clients and collaborators. The new offering presents indepen...