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Inflation Fears Prompt Investors To Move Away From IPOs
May 16, 2021

Volatility in the stock market has driven a wedge in the initial public offering (IPO) market, which was surging until recently, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Report: NerdWallet Looks To Go Public With Confidential Filing
May 14, 2021

Personal finance company NerdWallet has privately provided American regulators with documentation to go public, Reuters reported Friday (May 14), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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InsurTech SPACs In Spotlight, And Bird Takes Flight Toward IPO 
May 14, 2021

The weekly SPAC/IPO Tracker shows that through the middle of the month, year-to-date banking related listings stood at 25, trailed by a baker’s dozen of payment firms coming to market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Blockchain VC Firm Framework Ventures Notches $100 Million For New Fund
May 14, 2021

Canadian startup Framework Ventures — the biggest venture capital (VC) investing firm focusing on blockchain decentralized finance — raised $100 million for its second fund, Reuters reported on Friday (May 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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IPOs Marked By Both Record Highs And Market Volatility
May 13, 2021

Things are in flux for IPOs these days with mergers hitting record highs in terms of money raised and share sales, but there have also been several delays due to market volatility at the same time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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FlexPay Startup Launched By Former Uber Exec Notches $3 Million
May 13, 2021

Vietnamese flexible pay app developer Nano Technologies raised $3 million in pre-seed and seed funding during Silicon Valley’s Y Combinator Demo Day, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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China’s Medical Data Startup LinkDoc Eyes $500 Million IPO
May 12, 2021

Chinese medical data startup LinkDoc Technology is planning to raise $500 million in an initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported, citing sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Banking-As-A-Service Startup Treasury Prime Notches $20 Million
May 12, 2021

Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) startup Treasury Prime closed a $20 million Series B insider funding round that it will use to gain momentum in go-to-market programs and add more talent to expand its sales, marketing and engineering teams. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Eyeing An IPO, Fashion Platform Lyst Raises $85 Million
May 12, 2021

Fashion platform Lyst has raised $85 million as it looks at its prospects for having an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. The funding comes on the heels of a banner year as the number of its users jumped to 150 million. Get the Full...