Like Main Street small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), upcoming consumer brands are continuing to prove their creativity, grit and acumen in the face of a malingering pandemic. Unfortunately, access to financing remains a major hurdle to entrepreneurs passionately pursuing their ideas. Get the Full Story...
If you work for a company called Bolt, it’s been a pretty good week. 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...
Alibaba is weighing a fundraise for its Freshippo grocery chain in China that has an estimated valuation of $10 billion, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Jan. 14), citing unnamed sources familiar with the plans. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Lipa Later, the buy now pay later (BNPL) company operating in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Nigeria, has raised $12 million from a group of investors, KBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Last.app, the Barcelona-based startup, has received 2.2 million euros ($2.5 million) to expand its restaurant management platform, the company announced Thursday (Jan. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Superchat, an all-in-one messaging platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has raised 13.6 million euros ($15.6 million) in a Series A round, EU-Startups reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Shield, the Israeli workplace intelligence platform for compliance firms, closed a $15 million Series A funding round, the company announced Thursday (Jan. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Arc, a startup that offers a finance platform for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), announced Thursday (Jan. 13) it had emerged from stealth with $161 million in funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Two days after his company announced it had raised $1 billion, Checkout.com Founder and CEO Guillaume Pousaz appeared on CNBC’s TechCheck, where host Deirdre Bosa posed a question. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...