Paris-based fintech Lago has raised a $15m Series A, bringing the company's total funding raised to $22m.
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March 14, 2024
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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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