Techmeme: UK-based Rimilia, which provides tools to automate cash and credit management, raises $15M, bringing its total raised to $40M (Annie Musgrove/Tech.eu)

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Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu:

UK-based Rimilia, which provides tools to automate cash and credit management, raises $15M, bringing its total raised to $40M — UK fintech startup Rimilia has raised $15 million in funding, with participation from Eight Roads Ventures, Kennet Partners and Silicon Valley Bank, to fuel expansion across Europe and North America.

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