Car loan startup Carputty raised $7.2 million in a seed round led by a $3 million backing by Kickstart Fund, according to a press release on Friday (August 6). Additional investors included Kinetic Ventures, University Growth Fund, Aries Capital Partners and entrepreneur John Dancu. Get...
Funds by rapper Jay-Z and actor Will Smith kicked in a monetary boost to FinTech startup Landis with fresh capital that brings the company’s total fundraising for Landis to a total of $165 million, per a Tuesday (July 27) press release. Landis is on a...
U.K. gardening startup Sproutl has rolled out a new online marketplace, a press release from Monday (July 26) said, alongside a new seed funding round for $9 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is planning a summit for entrepreneurs in the technology sector next week and will introduce a 375 million pound fund for startups that are focused on research and development (R&D), the Financial Times reported on Friday (July 16). Get the...
Large marketplaces like Amazon create an amazing first step opportunity for entrepreneurs looking to test out if their business idea works — if they can create any consumer demand for their widget. And many brands do: there are over 15,000 thousand marketplace sellers on Amazon...
Payment technology company Transcard has rolled out its AccelUp initiative for Chattanooga, Tennessee’s minority-owned startups. The accelerator program will start taking member applications in early July, according to an announcement emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Startups, which are raising an abundance of cash, are moving to hire more chief financial officers (CFOs), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Silicon Valley FinTech startup Tribal Credit closed a $34.3 million Series A funding round led by QED Investors and Partners for Growth (PFG), with participation by existing investors BECO Capital, Global Ventures, OTG Ventures and Endure Capital and new investor Endeavor Catalyst. Get the Full...
Early-stage venture capital (VC) fund Accelerating Asia has announced the 11 members of its fourth 100-day, pre-Series A startup program, featuring companies based across Southeast Asia — from Indonesia and Singapore to Bangladesh and Pakistan, according to a Tuesday (April 13) press release emailed to...
