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Atheneum picks up $150M for research platform

, a startup providing a platform for companies to carry out research based on virtual interviews and surveys, raised $150 million in a funding round led by .

Founded in Berlin, the 11-year-old company currently operates 10 offices around the globe. The company markets its offering as a research-as-a-service model, targeting companies, consultancies and investment firms.

Leapwork lands $62M

Copenhagen-based , a no-code testing automation platform provider, raised $62 million in a Series B round led by and 1. The financing brings total funding to date for the 6-year-old company to around $72 million.

Picsart raises $130M

Photo and video editing platform raised $130 million in a round led by 2, the company said Thursday. Picsart is now valued at more than $1 billion with over $100 million in annual revenue run rate and more than 150 million monthly active users, according to the company. The San Francisco-based company has raised $195 million in total funding.

— Sophia Kunthara

Fintech

Aumni closes $50M Series B: Salt Lake City-based , an investment analytics platform which analyzes a firm’s investment documents, closed on its Series B funding of $50 million led by . New investors , joined the round as well as , , , and . Existing investors also participated including , , , , and .

— Gen茅 Teare

Funding rounds

PawaPay snags $9M: , provider of a mobile payments platform for African markets, raised $9 million in a fresh financing led by and .

— Joanna Glasner

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