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AI Startup Mad Street Den Closes Series A Round Of Funding
September 02, 2016

Artificial intelligence may still seem futuristic to many, but a startup trying to bring artificial intelligence into our daily lives has piqued the interest of investors, reportedly raising $5 million in a Series A round of venture funding. It comes nearly a year-and-a-half after the...

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Symphony Commerce Raises $11 Million In VC Funding
September 01, 2016

Symphony Commerce, a startup that provides cloud-based technology for eCommerce platforms, raised $11 million in venture capital funding during August. The venture capitalists that took part in the latest round of fundraising include Charles River Ventures, Blue Cloud Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures and FirstMark Capital. With the...

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Auth0 Raises $15 Million In Round Of Venture Capital
August 25, 2016

Auth0, the Identity-as-a-Service startup, has raised $15 million in a round of venture capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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Virtru Raises $29 Million In Round Of Venture Funding
August 23, 2016

Virtru, the email and file encryption application, announced on Monday (Aug. 22) it closed a round of venture capital funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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LendUp Raises $47.5M To Expand Subprime Lending
August 23, 2016

In one move to upset the mainstream financial apple cart, startup LendUp Global is taking a new twist on the credit card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Point72 Owns 6.7M Square Shares
August 22, 2016

One big investor is getting on board with Square. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

Berkshire Changes Outlook On Apple, Walmart
August 16, 2016

No less an investing titan than Warren Buffett has been finding Apple sweet as of late. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Online Used Car Seller Carvana Closes $160 Million Round Of Venture Funding
August 11, 2016

Carvana, the Phoenix-based online used car dealer made famous by running a car vending machine, has raised $160 million in venture funding, putting its total funding at $460 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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LexShares: Diversification And Access To Justice
August 10, 2016

Who doesn’t want an investment that’s insulated from external events, while also offering them a high probable return on their investment? LexShares, according to CEO and co-founder Jay Greenberg, does that and in a pretty counterintuitive way. Well, if you have an appetite for throwing...