In marketplace news: 

📉 Black investors hit harder by crypto market slowdown. The last year has been tough for cryptocurrencies, between the parade of scandals and the sinking valuations. There’s evidence that Black investors may be getting hit especially hard. Marketplace Tech

🛍 For online shoppers, is too much variety a blessing or a curse? Amanda Mull, a staff writer at the Atlantic, wrote about the demise of the double-edged sword of limitless options.  Marketplace Tech

🤖 eBay acquires 3PM Shield’s AI tech to improve Marketplace compliance. 

Additionally, eBay’s efforts to curb the sale of fake or illegal goods is part of a plan to improve its own monitoring solutions. Apparel Resources

🇲🇽 International Mexican restaurant group Zambrero has secured an investment from pan-European private capital manager Metric Capital Partners, with the firm taking a minority stake in the business alongside one other investor for a cumulative investment of around £143M. 

🇫🇷 Brigad, an online talent platform that connects hospitality businesses with hospitality professionals, has closed a €33M Series B round.

🇮🇳 Upskilling startup NxtWave has raised $33M in its latest fundraising round led by private equity firm Greater Pacific Capital (GPC).

Other promising marketplace deals:

🇺🇸 Zerocater, the fastest growing provider of corporate cafeterias and catering solutions, has raised a Series C funding round of $15M, led by Cleveland Avenue LLC, with participation from Remus Capital.

🇺🇸 Alongside, a crypto index-focused platform, has closed an $11M seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

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

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