Secondhand clothing marketplace Vinted has pulled in 250 million euros ($303 million) from investors. Women’s Wear Daily reported that the money will go toward funding international expansion — including hiring more workers, adding more memberships and beefing up infrastructure. In addition, the new funds will...
Silicon Valley vehicle-sharing startup Bird is planning to go public with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Switchback II Corporation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Acquco, which is focused on acquiring third-party sellers on Amazon, has closed a Series A funding round with $160 million, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
YouTube is introducing YouTube Shorts beta to help bring short-form video to YouTube users in the U.S. and India, according to a YouTube blog post on Tuesday (May 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Lili, the New York- and Israel-based banking app for freelancers, has raised $55 million in a Series B funding round, which brings the startup’s total funding to date to $80 million, Forbes reported. The funding round was led by Group 11, with participation from existing...
Infobip, a Croatian tech company that creates customer service chatbots for companies like Uber and Microsoft, aims to raise around half a billion dollars in preparation for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
British investor Ian Osborne — who has been instrumental in propelling the special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) investment movement in the U.S. — is now trying to advance a similar process in Amsterdam, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday (May 11), citing sources. Get the Full...
The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank announced on Tuesday (May 11) that it is seeking an initial public offering (IPO) for its QR code payment app, PayPay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Better, a startup mortgage lender, is going public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the startup announced in a press release Tuesday (May 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
