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Mercury, who helps startups manage their finances, has collected $ 300 million led by Sequoia to an assessment of $ 3.5 billion; The fintech saw $ 2 billion in deposits after the collapse of SVB– The Fintech Mercury banking startup says that it has more than doubled its evaluation to $ 3.5 billion after having increased $ 300 million in its last financing round.
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