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News that Matters

💳 Trouble at Klarna. Europe's largest fintech giant is battling a data breach, after reports from consumers that their names and credit card details were compromised. 

👨‍⚕️ Ada Health, the Berlin-based symptom-checking app, has raised $90m from Leaps by Bayer, the impact investment arm of the pharma giant. Ada plans to double down on partnerships with health insurers and systems, particularly in the US.

🛒 On the back of the online shopping boom, Wayflyer, an Irish fintech which offers capital to ecommerce businesses, has raised a $76m Series A round. The startup's backed by Checkout.com founder Guillaume Pousaz.

🇫🇷 French startup Agicap, which helps small businesses to track their cash flow in real time, has raised $100m in new funding. The round was led by Greenoaks and it's a big step up from the company's last round of $18m. 

💑 Paired, a British "relationship care" app for couples, has raised $3.6m in a round led by Eka Ventures. Wise cofounder Taavet Hinrikus also put money in. 

💻 Prismic, a content building management system, has raised a $20m Series A round. Although the company is based in France, a third of its turnover comes from business in the US.

🇮🇹 Commerce Layer, an Italian startup which helps businesses build ecommerce apps, has raised a $16m round led by Coatue.

🐕 New in pet tech. Tractive, an Austrian startup that develops GPS trackers for dogs and cats, has raised €28.6m in new funding. The company currently has customers across 175 countries.

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