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Investments
DocuSign Invests $15M In AI Contract Startup
March 28, 2019

San Francisco-based DocuSign has invested $15 million in Seal Software, a contract discovery and analysis startup, to help with the development of artificial intelligence (AI) that can read and analyze contracts, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Line To Expand Into Payments, FinTech To Avoid Complacency
March 28, 2019

Line, the Asian messaging company majority owned by Naver, the South Korean Internet search company, is expanding its business into payments and other FinTech services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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FinTech Startup Qupital Raises $15M For Chinese Expansion
March 28, 2019

FinTech startup Qupital announced that it has closed a $15 million Series A, led by CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund (CEFIF). 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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Smartwatch And AI Startup Mobvoi Close To $1B Valuation With Google’s Help
March 27, 2019

Mobvoi, a China-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has almost secured funding to value the company at upwards of $1 billion before an initial public offering, according to a report by Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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A Tale Of Two IPOs
March 27, 2019

Part of the breathless anticipation over initial public offerings (IPOs) ties into seeing how they will perform right out of the gate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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AP Automation Co MineralTree Raises $50M
March 27, 2019

MineralTree, an accounts payable and payment automation company, announced Wednesday (March 27)  it closed a $50 million growth equity investment fundraising round. 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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Lyft To Price Shares Higher Than Originally Planned
March 27, 2019

Lyft, the ride-hailing startup that is gearing up for an initial public offering later this week, will reportedly price shares higher than the initial range due to strong demand on the part of investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Daimler To Sell 50 Pct Stake In Smart Division To China’s Geely
March 27, 2019

Ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, Daimler is reportedly coming close to a deal to sell a stake in its small car division Smart to Geely Auto. An unnamed source claimed that the deal would be confirmed prior to the event in April, The Financial Times reported....

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Social Commerce Startup Yunji Raises $200M Via IPO
March 25, 2019

Yunji, the Chinese eCommerce company that has a link to WeChat, the popular China-based messaging app, is raising as much as $200 million via a initial public offering in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...