U.K.-based crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, which raises funds to support entrepreneurs and their businesses, has raised $13.5 million in a funding round, with a stake valued at about $10.5 million in the business coming from Circle Internet Financial, LLC, owner and operator of SeedInvest. Get the...
The conventional wisdom in payments holds that over the past few years, everything has changed. 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,...
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Indian eCommerce firm Paytm, compared his company’s inauspicious public debut to the early struggles by automaker Tesla when it listed more than 10 years ago, Reuters reported Monday (Nov. 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The pre-owned luxury goods provider Marque Luxury has landed $20 million in funding provided by Provident Capital Partners. 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...
Crypto payments infrastructure provider MoonPay Inc. has generated $555 million in an all-equity Series A funding round, driving the 2-year-old company’s valuation to $3.4 billion, according to a Monday (Nov. 22) press release. The funding round was led by Tiger Global Management and Coatue, with contributions...
TheDrop.com, a youth lifestyle marketplace platform, has raised $4.6 million through a Series A funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to $8.5 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
The founder of Indian direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand aggregator Mensa Brands on Thursday (Nov. 19) told CNBC that it has become a unicorn — a private company with a valuation of at least $1 billion — and is already profitable after closing a $135 million Series...
Gemini Space Station, LLC, founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss plan to use the $400 million they recently snagged through an investment round to build a metaverse for the $7.1 billion platform, according to a Forbes report Thursday (Nov. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren pressed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thursday (Nov. 18) to look into possible securities violations in a proposed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger between President Donald Trump’s social media platform and Digital World Acquisition Corp. Get the Full Story Complete...
