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April 22, 2024

Luko alumni raise €25m from Balderton and Ribbit Capital as B2B fintech reigns

The funding round is the latest sign that fintech investors are continuing to focus on the B2B segment

Tom Matsuda

3 min read

Two former Luko employees have raised €25m in funding for their automated financial management startup Payflows. 

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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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