Fintech or not, this Danish corporate card issuer has raised two large rounds within a year. But why raise more money when the first round has not been touched?
Jeppe Rindom and Niccolo Perra are the founders of Danish fintech Pleo.
The Danish corporate card issuer Pleo raised its A-round about a year ago. This week, it has just finalised its B-round at $56m. For a Danish fintech company that was founded in 2015 and launched its first product as late as the beginning of 2017, this is moving fast.
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