Augustus has raised $180 million at a $1 billion valuation. Tiger Global led the round, the company announced on Tuesday. Hummingbird, QED, and the founders of Nubank, Ramp, Circle and Deel joined in. The startup has now raised $210 million in total. A bank, built from scratch Augustus wants to be what it calls the […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
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