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AI Innovator Conversica Raises $34 Million In Series B
December 15, 2016

Silicon Valley adjacent AI innovator Conversica recently announced it had raised $34 million in a Series B venture capital funding round led by Providence Strategic Growth Capital Partners, along with Toba Capital, Wellington Financial LP and Recruit Holdings, with additional funding from existing investor Kennet Partners and Founder...

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EverCompliant Raises $9.5 Million
December 15, 2016

EverCompliant, an Israel-based cyberintelligence company, announced on Wednesday (Dec. 14) that it had raised $9.5 million in a new round of venture capital funding, reported Reuters. The funding round was reportedly led by Arbor Ventures and included existing investors Carmel Ventures, StarFarm Ventures and Nyca Partners. Get...

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Investment Tracker: Bink Links Payments To Loyalty
December 14, 2016

Overall investment spend for the second full week of December came in at $686 million, swayed by a few key investments across few triple-digit deals, reversing some anemic weeks over the course of the last several and led by B2B deals. That shows up as...

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For VCs, On-Demand (Delivery) Not In Demand
December 14, 2016

On-demand, sure. But not in demand. 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 Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

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CommLoan Raises $2.25 Million In Seed Funding
December 14, 2016

CommLoan, an early stage commercial mortgage lending technology company, announced Tuesday (Dec. 13) it received $2.25 million in venture capital seed funding from Social Leverage and ViaWest Group. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Socure Closes On $13 Million Round Of Funding
December 14, 2016

Socure, a digital identity verification technology company, announced Tuesday (Dec. 13) it closed a $13 million round of funding led by Flint Capital, with participation from ff Venture Capital, Santander InnoVentures and Two Sigma Ventures, as well as other investors. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Mobile Banking Startup Lunar Way Discloses €4.2 Million Funding Round
December 13, 2016

Founded in 2015 and with its mobile app out of beta in November of this year, Danish startup Lunar Way is well on its way to launching a mobile banking application for the “Snapchat Generation” in the Nordic countries. The startup recently disclosed a €4.2...

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Payments Stocks Roar Ahead in Strong Week
December 12, 2016

Stocks across the payments realm roared ahead this past week, with several names reporting double-digit percentage gains. Not a bad showing, though the gains could be said to come less from sanguine news on a company-by-company basis and more likely stemming from a continuing stock...

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OnDeck Closes On $200 Million Asset-Backed Debt Facility By Credit Suisse
December 12, 2016

OnDeck, the online lender for small business, announced it closed on a $200 million asset-backed revolving debt facility. The debt facility is by Credit Suisse. In addition to other funding sources, OnDeck said in a press release announcing the debt facility, it may now obtain funding...