Bureau, a Frictionless verification and fraud protection platform, raised a $12 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Quona Capital, with participation from Commerce Ventures, Okta Identity, and strategic angels Mark Britto, EVP Chief Product Officer at Paypal, and Bobby Mehta, Retd. President and CEO of Transunion. …

EsportsXO, a Bangalore, India-based SaaS-based tournament discovery platform for gaming enthusiasts, raised $1.1 million in its Seed round. The round was led by We Founder Circle, SOSV, Mumbai Angels Network, SucSEED Indovation Fund, The Gaming Lounge, and FAAD Network. The funds will be utilized to scale up the technology, non-tech …

Paradox, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based AI company that helps companies capture and screen candidates, improve conversions, and answer all candidate questions, raised $200 million in Series C funding to create the future of recruiting through conversational AI. The round was co-led by Stripes, Sapphire, and Thoma Bravo, with participation from Workday …

BRIKL, a Belgium-based world’s first end-to-end 3D design and e-commerce software platform, announced that it has secured $2.4 million in growth funding from Saffelberg Investments. The company will use the funds to enhance its suite of software products aimed at the sports and team wear industry and expand into packaging …

Sympl, an Egyptian “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) startup, raised $6 million in seed round to support its nationwide expansion and reach the country’s 49 million bank cardholders. The US$6 million seed round was led by BECO Capital, with participation from A15 (Disrupt Africa reported separately on that investment in …

Stenon, a Brandenburg, Germany-based agtech company that has commercialized the first real-time soil sensing solution, raised a $20 million Series A financing round. The round was led by Founders Fund and David Friedberg’s The Production Board. Existing investors including Cherry Ventures and Atlantic Labs participated in the financing. The new …

pliant, a Berlin, Germany-based startup fintech that offers a corporate credit card solution, raised €18 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by Alstin Capital, with participation from Main Incubator and Austrian family office Saber, with finleap founder Ramin Niroumand also joining. The funding is expected to …