Boost Payment Solutions has closed a $22 million Series C funding round, the B2B payments optimization firm announced on Tuesday (May 4). Boost, which works with B2B payments players to improve commercial card use and acceptance, will use the funding to drive growth in a...
One day after Warren Buffett likened its app to a “casino,” Robinhood fired back, calling the revered investor part of an “old guard” trying to keep out new blood. “It is clear that the elites benefited from a stock market that kept many families sidelined...
Representatives of Wealthsimple, a Canadian investing website whose motto is “Get rich slow,” are discussing a valuation of more than $3.5 billion in new fundraising talks, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources. The Toronto Globe and Mail reported that a new investment of $700 million or...
Private equity powerhouse Bain Capital has raised $11.8 billion for a new fund, Reuters first reported. The target for the fund, according to published reports, was $9 billion. The fund will seek investments in sectors including industrial, healthcare, business services and finance, The Wall Street...
London-based food delivery service Taster has announced that it has received a $37 million cash infusion from several outside investors, CNBC reported. Investors included Octopus Ventures, LocalGlobe, Battery Ventures and Heartcore Capital, according to CNBC. What makes Taster unusual is that the platform connects its...
Oura Health Oy, which is a Finnish company that makes devices to track sleep, physical activity and other types of well-being, is talking with investors about a possible fundraise that would value the company at $800 million, Bloomberg reported. The discussions signify the second fundraising...
Global travel management platform TravelPerk said on Thursday (April 29) that it has raised $160 million in Series D debt funding and equity to fuel the next phase of its global growth, upping its total investment raised to $294 million to date. The funding is indicative...
For years, the venture sector was a place where huge rewards on tech investments were often overshadowed by substantially more unsuccessful bids. But as The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (April 28), the past few months have seen “an unusually large” number of venture...
Property management software firm Guesty has finished a funding round for $50 million, a company blog says. That brings the total amount of funding to $110 million. In addition, the company has also acquired Dutch company Your Porter, which focuses on a mobile-first product for...
