{"id":5807,"date":"2025-05-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5807"},"modified":"2025-05-21T14:41:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T06:41:40","slug":"credilinq-raises-8-5m-series-a-to-scale-their-ai-powered-embedded-finance-platform-providing-faster-access-to-capital-for-smes-globally-markup-1179","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5807","title":{"rendered":"CrediLinq raises $8.5M Series A to scale their AI-powered embedded finance platform, providing faster access to capital for SMEs globally | Markup #1179"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfLOhkvnLtmbpjz-pvf9tWyUUeMy7uwoYJKsy9pAbvEx6uS0P2wxMf2XRLehG_Zt9k5vqZ-vkhCnrUIysznec1ulz2VEJuLDJLqwDl5Kz_5_n8ZsPpxBHwV50XvXiOmsnbBkVno?key=2fvtgHC4-kyOcCLY4XG0Fw\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:502px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: CrediLinq<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Let the Credits Roll<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credilinq.ai\/\">CrediLinq<\/a> just raised US$8.5M to bring faster, smarter financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by embedding AI-powered credit tools directly into the platforms they already use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The company\u2019s solutions can be embedded across platforms that cover verticals of procurement, supply chain, e-commerce marketplaces, freelance platforms, banking, accounting, and payments. 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