Investments

Investments
Apple Drops $1 Billion Into Ridesharing In China
May 13, 2016

Apple announced the somewhat surprising move this morning of a $1 billion investment into Didi Chuxing — a ridesharing service that acts as one of Uber’s main rivals in China. Apple CEO Tim Cook says the move was undertaken in an attempt to learn more...

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orderbird iPad POS Startup Raises $23M
May 12, 2016

German POS solution provider orderbird has raised close to $23 million in a Series C funding round, the company announced. 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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Do Good Things Come In Small Packages For Investors?
May 12, 2016

Liquidity is what makes markets go ‘round. It’s also what small-cap stocks generally lack and why investors have begun to build a “wall of worry” around them. Exhibit A: alt-lending stocks.

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Investments Get Some Torque And Zomato Defends Against Its Valuation Decimation
May 11, 2016

The era of the down round is upon us. And it has been since 2016 ticked over on the calendar and investors came by the quaint notion that actual profits and a path to scalability are more monetarily valuable than a clever idea and a...

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Harvard-Linked VC Fund Faces Messy Breakup
May 06, 2016

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B2B Deals Bust (And Zooz Raises Funds For International Moves )
May 04, 2016

On the consumer end of an eCommerce transaction – these days clicking the buy buttons is usually the end of the road, one way or the other.  Usually, the transaction goes through – the widget goes into the mail and everyone goes to bed happy....

Carl Icahn Ditches Apple Stake
April 29, 2016

All great love affairs come to an end. On Wall Street, they come to a very public end. Famed investor Carl Icahn and Apple have broken up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: The Ant Financial IPO?
April 29, 2016

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Bonanza Investing In Fintech And Unlockd Unlocks $12M In Funding
April 27, 2016

Advertisers face something of an unusual problem at the 2010s are past the halfway mark and roaring away toward the ’20s. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...