In marketplace news: 

🇦🇺 Australian losses to online marketplace fraud increase as scams become increasingly sophisticated  Consumer groups say online platforms like Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree need to do more to keep customers safe. The Guardian

📊 As demand shifts, some businesses are weighed down with too much inventory ​The most recent logistics managers index found that a lot of businesses have been able to clear out extra inventory — so much so that they’re back to building it up again. Marketplace

❤️ How dating apps are more and more “gamified” Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, co-host of the new podcast “Land of the Giants: Dating Games,” discusses how these apps have become similar to online games and create an experience similar to gambling. The technology is affecting users’ romantic lives, she says. Marketplace

🇸🇦 Floward, an online flower and gift delivery platform, has raised $156M in a pre-IPO Series C round led by Aljazira Capital, Rainwater Partners, and STV.

🇬🇧 Zopa, a UK-based digital banking startup that started as a peer-to-peer lender, has raised $92M as the company pivots to becoming a digital bank. The round was backed by existing investors excluding major backer Softbank.

🇪🇸 Valencia-based entrepreneurship-for-all startup Jeff has raised $90M in a new funding round comprised of a mix of equity and debt.

Other promising marketplace deals:

🇺🇸 Atmosphere, the worldwide leader in streaming TV entertainment for businesses, today announced a new $65M Series D funding round, led by Sageview Capital, Valor Equity Partners and S3 Ventures.

🇺🇸🇩🇪 JOKR , an online fast delivery supermarket, has raised a $50M series C funding round. The contribution values ​​the company at around $ 1.3b.

Read up on all the latest Marketplace deals on Dealroom.co

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