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Silicon Valley’s Seed Funding Slowdown
August 01, 2017

Seed funding has been on the decline lately — for the last two years, the number of firms able to secure starting out funds has dropped 40 percent since hitting a peak in 2015.  The amount per investment is also down, though less dramatically than...

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Toast Raises $101M In VC Funding; To Hire 1,000 Workers
July 27, 2017

Toast, a Boston tech startup that develops point-of-sale software for restaurants, raised $101 million in a venture capital (VC) funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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SimilarWeb Raises $47M; Adds New Member To Its Advisory Board
July 26, 2017

SimilarWeb, the digital marketing business intelligence company, announced news on Tuesday (July 25) that it has raised $47M in growth equity VC (venture capital) funding, raising its valuation to almost $800 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Earnings Season Sways Payments Stocks
July 24, 2017

Perhaps it is no surprise, but earnings season held sway over Wall Street this past week, and the same was true for payments stocks. As an overall trend, advancing issues predominated over declining ones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Mobile Investments To Reach 1B Trades With Acorns
July 21, 2017

The financial services space has many players in the field moving money throughout the stock exchange. Like a well-oiled machine, stocks are traded all day, everyday, and stakeholders are eager to invest and hopefully double their funds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Worthy Closes Seed Round Of Funding For Its Mobile App
July 18, 2017

Worthy Financial, a digital investment app, announced Monday (July 17) the successful closing of its venture capital (VC) seed financing round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Stash Raises $40M In New Round Of Venture Funding
July 14, 2017

Stash, a startup headquartered in New York that enables consumers to save up small amounts of money through micro-investing, has landed $40 million in venture capital funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Zently Raises $1.6M, Launches Expense-Sharing Feature
July 13, 2017

Zently, a tech startup with a mobile app for renters that helps them pay on time and flags issues for the landlord, has recently raised $1.6 million in venture capital funding and rolled out an expense-sharing feature. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Autotech Ventures Raises $120M For New Auto-Focused Fund
July 13, 2017

Autotech Ventures, the venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, has reportedly raised $120 million from auto companies and financial investors to launch a new fund. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...