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September 25, 2024

Bessemer Ventures, Checkout CEO and iPod inventor invest in $30m Series B for ex-Revoluter's fintech

Apron CEO Bogdan Uzbekov says the fintech is currently focused on growth over profitability

Tom Matsuda

3 min read

A former product lead at Revolut has raised $30m in Series B funding for Apron, a fintech aiming to become the financial superapp for small and medium businesses (SMBs).

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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