TechCrunch reports that, while the accelerator investment model has been used in tandem with other strategies (by marquee names, such as Barclays), as an adjunct to “main” investment initiatives by tech firms, a London-based company is “taking a different tack.” Get the Full Story Complete...
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,...
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...
Banks and financial firms are forging ahead in the FinTech market, with many either partnering with startups or creating their own businesses from scratch. One financial company that is expanding its FinTech efforts is USAA, the insurance, banking and investment firm geared toward the military,...
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...
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...
Airbnb’s last investment round pales in comparison to the most recent round; a group of investors pushed Airbnb to a market cap that is second only to Uber, which is currently worth $68 billion. Airbnb plans to use the raised capital for physical expansion and...
In the latest round of fundraising, Airbnb is grabbing $850 million from a consortium of investors, which would give the property sharing giant a $30 billion valuation. The total raised to date by the firm stands at $3.2 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the...
If Uber’s spread isn’t global at this point, then what markets they haven’t entered weren’t likely to be vibrant business interests in the end. Where it has expanded, though, it’s made gains enough to make the native players in the market nervous enough to go...
