Google, Salesforce invest in UK payments startup GoCardless


  • TECH
  • Monday, 18 Feb 2019

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The venture capital arms of Alphabet Inc’s Google and Salesforce.com Inc are investing in UK payments startup GoCardless, which has raised an additional US$75mil (RM306.41mil) to fund expansion. 

The financing is being led by Adams Street Partners, GV, formerly known as Google Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures, GoCardless said in a statement. Existing investors Accel Partners, Balderton Capital, Notion Capital and Passion Capital are also participating. 

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