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Visa Partnerships Level The Female Founder Funding Field
March 04, 2020

On Sunday, the world will celebrate International Women’s Day for the 45th time as a global community since the U.N. first declared the global observance in 1975. In 1977, the event was crystallized into an annual occurrence by decree – though technically, women’s rights has since...

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Robinhood Outage Shows Cracks In Its Platform Model
March 04, 2020

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RTP Global Unveils $650M Startup-Focused VC Fund
March 03, 2020

To continue supporting technology in regions all over the world from North America to Southeast Asia, Leonid Boguslavsky-founded RTP Global unveiled a new $650 million fund to keep investing in early-stage tech companies. The venture capital firm’s last fund totaled $200 million and was rolled...

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Thought Machine Notches $83M For Cloud Banking
March 02, 2020

Cloud-native London FinTech startup Thought Machine has raised $83 million in a Series B funding round led by Draper Esprit, with participation from existing investors Lloyds Banking Group, IQ Capital, Backed and Playfair, Thought Machine announced on Monday (March 2). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Mapping Startup WhereIsMyTransport Raises $7.5M From Google, Toyota
February 28, 2020

WhereIsMyTransport, a mapping startup that works to outline public transport routes in emerging markets, has raised $7.5 million in a Series A funding, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Malaysian Food Delivery Startup Dahmakan Raises $18M
February 27, 2020

Dahmakan, a Malaysian food delivery startup that uses menus and cloud kitchens, has raised $18 million in a Series B funding round, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Investors Fear China Stock Market Bubble Brought On By Gov’t Stimulus To Combat Virus
February 27, 2020

A surge cap in Chinese stocks, fueled by the stimulus package from the government to combat the virus-riddled economy, has brought about fears of a repeat of the 2015 market crash, according to Reuters on Wednesday (Feb. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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African Financial Startup JUMO Notches $55M
February 26, 2020

FinTech upstart JUMO has notched $55 million in equity and debt funding. The newest investment round had participation from current investors, with the inclusion of Odey Asset Management, Leapfrog Investments and Goldman Sachs, in addition to new undisclosed investors, Quartz reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Connected Home Switches On New Funding And Tech Advances
February 26, 2020

The connected home received some juice yesterday as software company Plume closed an $85 million round of financing from Charter Communications, Qualcomm, Belkin and Service Electric Cablevision. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...