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Investments
Investment Tracker: FLYR’s Data Science Shakes Up Travel Industry
February 01, 2017

Investment activity picked up markedly in the penultimate week of January — but only as a headline. 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...

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General Catalyst Invests $20M In Commerce Platform Feedvisor
February 01, 2017

Feedvisor, an algorithmic commerce startup that helps sellers optimize their inventory and increase sales in online marketplaces, has secured $20 million in Series B funding from General Catalyst. This brings the site’s total amount raised to $33 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Seedcamp Divests From Its TransferWise Stake
February 01, 2017

Seedcamp, which was an early investor in London money transfer startup TransferWise, has sold off a piece of its stake in a secondary offering. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Qvivr In $5M Series A, Plans New Technology
February 01, 2017

Silicon Valley-based FinTech startup Qvivr just recently announced that it had raised $5 million in a Series A venture capital funding round. The round was reportedly led by Khosla Ventures with participation from unnamed global investors, including a large multinational bank in Asia. The latest...

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MasterCard 4Q Revenue Down, Cross Border Volumes Up 13%
January 31, 2017

Shares of global payments processor Mastercard were down roughly 2.8 percent in midday trading on Tuesday (Jan. 31), as the company beat earnings estimated in the December 2016 quarter but missed on the top line. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Nyca Partners Raises $125M For Second FinTech VC Fund
January 30, 2017

Nyca Partners, the venture capital firm focused on the FinTech market, raised $125 million for a second fund. According to a report, Hans Morris, the former Visa president turned venture capitalist, created Nyca Partners in 2014, launching a $30 million fund. The fund invested in a...

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Entrypoint Is Aiming To Bring VR Content To The Masses
January 30, 2017

Entrypoint, the New York startup that helps content creators create interactive VR content, raised $2 million in a round of seed funding. 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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Food Startup Hungryroot Scores $7.7M Series A
January 27, 2017

Founded in 2015, healthy meal kit food startup Hungryroot is going after Big Food in a big way. The startup is looking to innovate the comfort food market by making guilty pleasures guilt-free. Given the latest round of funding, it looks like investors can smell...

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Credit China FinTech Invests $30M In Bitfury Group, Forms JV
January 27, 2017

Credit China FinTech, the Chinese investment company, announced Thursday (Jan. 26) it made a $30 million investment in Bitfury Group, the bitcoin and blockchain infrastructure provider. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...