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Forward Partners Closes New £60 Million Fund From Single Unnamed LP
April 06, 2017

Forward Partners has closed a new £60 million fund that will enable the London-based company to continue to invest in tech startups from idea to late seed stage. According to Tech Crunch, Forward Partners, originally founded by Forward Internet Group and Nic Brisbourne, received the new...

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83North Closes $250 Million Venture Fund To Back European, Israeli Entrepreneurs
April 06, 2017

International venture capital firm 83North announced that it has closed an oversubscribed new fund at $250 million, which will be used to invest in the best and brightest consumer and enterprise technology companies led by aspiring European and Israeli entrepreneurs. A press release detailed how...

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Digital Currency Startup Ledger Sees $7M Series A
March 31, 2017

While bitcoin may have had its share of problems in recent months, the broader blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem is arguably stronger than ever, especially in terms of investor interest in new services, products and enabling hardware. One of the more recent startups to see the...

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Raise.me Raises $12M In VC Funding To Expand Service
March 30, 2017

Raise.me, a startup that helps students receive financial aid and scholarships throughout high school, has raised $12 million in venture funding to expand the service around the country. According to a report in TechCrunch, the venture capital round was led by new investor Redpoint Ventures and also...

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Property Tech Startup Nested Scores £8M
March 21, 2017

Technology startup Nested has built a platform that boasts the ability to allow homeowners to sell properties at a fair price within 90 days. Founded in 2016, the U.K.-based startup, which currently operates in London zip codes only, just recently scored additional funding to the...

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Yext Files For $100 Million IPO; Could Become Public In April
March 14, 2017

Yext, the startup that powers the location information in online search results, is gearing up to go public on the stock market as early as April. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing covered by TechCrunch, Yext said it is aiming to raise $100 million in the IPO,...

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Upstart, Millennial Lender, Closes $32M To License Its Tech To Third Parties
March 03, 2017

In the age of various tech startups raising money at a rapid rate, a company like Upstart may just be one of the more successful endeavors. Upstart, an online lending company, just announced its $32 million round of funding. This brings its total amount raised...

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Rocket Internet Fund Gets $1B To Invest In Startups
January 20, 2017

Big news from German startup investment company Rocket Internet suggests it plans to come back strong in 2017. Rocket Internet just recently closed a new $1 billion venture fund it will use for investing in early-stage and growth internet startups. Called Rocket Internet Capital Partners...

Startups, Small Businesses Stay Lean, Stick Around Longer
November 21, 2016

Small business tossed up a classic case of good news/bad news to cap off last week, care of a new report from the Kauffman Foundation. The good news: Smaller startups are living — or surviving — longer. The bad news: They are keeping to a modest...