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Greenbriar Equity Leads $500M Investment In Uber Freight
October 02, 2020

Greenbriar Equity Group L.P., a New York investment firm in the logistics sector, led a $500 million Series A preferred stock financing for Uber Freight, putting its value at $3.3 billion, Uber Technologies Inc. announced Friday (Oct. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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D2C Telehealth Firm Hims Plans SPAC IPO
October 01, 2020

Hims, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) company selling health products targeted at millennials, is going public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), CNBC reported. 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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Mubadala Makes Second Major Investment In Reliance Industries
October 01, 2020

Mubadala Investment Co. has put more cash into Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, a division of Reliance Industries Ltd. in India. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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General Atlantic Pours More Cash Into Reliance Industries
October 01, 2020

General Atlantic, a New York-based global growth equity firm, announced it will invest 3,675 crore into RRVL, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries in Mumbai, India.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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SPACs Now Comprise 20 Pct Of IPO Market, Apollo’s Harris Says
September 30, 2020

Alternative investment firm Apollo Global Management Co-Founder Josh Harris said he thinks the trend of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) is not a flash in the pan, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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VTEX Says New Funding Puts Valuation At $1.7B
September 30, 2020

Online commerce platform VTEX completed a fund-raising round that puts its valuation at $1.7 billion, the company said in a news release Wednesday (Sept. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Baidu’s Smart Living Group Valued At Nearly $3B
September 30, 2020

Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence (AI) giant Baidu is accelerating its push into the booming voice assistant sector that has spawned AI celebrities like Alexa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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FinTech Capify Nets $10M Funding, Continued Goldman Backing
September 30, 2020

The FinTech Capify has pulled in an additional $10 million in an equity round of funding and is banking on continued support from the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division for its lending platform, which is geared to small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Get the Full...

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AeroPay Closes Seed Round Led By Continental Investors
September 29, 2020

Alternative payments platform AeroPay is looking to accelerate its growth after closing a seed round of capital led by a top FinTech investment firm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...