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Blue Apron Stock Jumps Post-WW Pair-Up
December 28, 2018

Blue Apron saw its stock price get a boost on Thursday (Dec. 27) after it announced its partnership with WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers, on healthy meal kits for dieters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Grab To Top $7.5B In Growth Capital With SoftBank’s Latest $1B
December 21, 2018

Southeast Asia’s Grab might be in for more funding: SoftBank’s Vision Fund may invest $1 billion in the ride-hailing company, according to The Telegraph, and is reportedly nearing a deal. Grab has notched $2.7 billion in funding this year alone and has raised more than...

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Gettin’ Swiggy With It: Naspers, Tencent Raise $1B For Food Startup
December 20, 2018

Naspers, a large South African-based technology investor, is leading a $1 billion funding round for food delivery outfit Swiggy, according to a report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Real-Time Payments Gathering Steam For Workers
December 20, 2018

In perhaps the latest vote of confidence in the movement toward speedier employee compensation, Earnin – which facilitates real-time payroll payments – announced Thursday (Dec. 20) that it has raised $125 million in equity financing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Uber Partner Fair Raises $385M In Funding Led By SoftBank
December 20, 2018

Fair, the car leasing startup that earlier in 2018 acquired the leasing portfolio of Uber, has raised $385 million in venture funding. According to a report in Venture Beat, citing the company, SoftBank led the Series B round of investing. Other investors that took part...

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Inside Clearbanc’s ‘Alt VC’ Model For eCommerce Startups
December 20, 2018

Capital tied to equity can be expensive, time-consuming and sometimes deflating. Funding negotiations and deals are complex. A business might end up trading chunks of itself to fund day-to-day marketing. Outsiders join the board and often end up gaining total or near-total control of the...

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TransferGo Raises $17.6M For X-Border Payments
December 14, 2018

TransferGo, an up-and-coming international money transfer company, has raised more than $17.6 million in a Series B funding round, according to a report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Propel Notches $12.8M In Series A Funding
December 14, 2018

To help low-income consumers get back on their feet, New York-based Propel has notched $12.8 million in Series A funding. Nyca Partners led the round, along with the participation of Kleiner Perkins, Andreessen Horowitz and Omidyar Network, as well as support from Thirty Five Ventures...

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Access Fintech Gets $17.5M From Big Banks To Grow Trade Risk Tech
December 14, 2018

Israeli startup Access Fintech has received $17.5 million in venture capital funding from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Credit Suisse. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....