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Allica Bank founder sues investor for ‘unfair prejudice’

The London-based startup was crowned a unicorn last month

The founder of fintech unicorn Allica Bank has filed a case against an investor of the startup, court filings show.

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Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

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