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November 23, 2021

Payhawk spreads its wings as it looks to dominate enterprise spend management

The Bulgarian-founded fintech startup raised $112m in Series B funding at a valuation of $570m, as it looks to expand into three new continents


Kit Gillet

4 min read

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Bulgarian-founded fintech startup Payhawk has raised $112m in Series B funding at a valuation of $570m, it announced today. It comes just seven months after the London-headquartered, Sofia-born company raised $20m in its Series A round. 

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