funding

Funding is the act of providing financial resources, usually in the form of money, or other values such as effort or time, to finance a need, program, and project, usually by an organization or company.

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Max Levchin On What Comes After $200M Worth Of Capital Affirmation
Max Levchin On What Comes After $200M Worth Of Capital Affirmation
December 12, 2017  |  Loans

Fresh off a $200 million funding round, Affirm's CEO Max Levchin cautions PYMNTS' Karen Webster against thinking the money is simply a validation for the...

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Affirm Confirms $200M Investment Round
Affirm Confirms $200M Investment Round
December 11, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

Financial services company Affirm announced Monday it has raised $200 million in Series E funding from a consortium of investors led by global investment firm...

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China’s Bike-Share Ofo Raises $1B
China’s Bike-Share Ofo Raises $1B
December 08, 2017  |  Investments

Ofo, the Chinese bicycle sharing company, has raised $1 billion or more from Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, and other investors. Get the Full Story...

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Affirm Said To Eye $150M Capital Raise On $1.5B Valuation
Affirm Said To Eye $150M Capital Raise On $1.5B Valuation
December 05, 2017  |  Investments

Affirm Inc., an online lender, is reportedly in late-stage talks to land a new round of financing that would propel it to unicorn startup status....

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Chinese Online Lender’s IPO On Shaky Ground
Chinese Online Lender’s IPO On Shaky Ground
November 27, 2017  |  International

LexinFintech Holdings Ltd., operator of China’s leading online lender Fenqile, was slated to meet with advisers over the weekend to decide if it will go...

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PayKey Launches Smart Mobile Payments Keyboard
PayKey Launches Smart Mobile Payments Keyboard
October 20, 2017  |  Digital Banking

Mobile banking startup PayKey, which offers a smartphone keyboard designed for millennial banking customers, has raised $10 million in Series B funding, bringing its total...

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Lyft Raises $1B Led By Google
Lyft Raises $1B Led By Google
October 20, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Ride-hailing platform Lyft, a competitor to Uber, announced Thursday (Oct. 19) that CapitalG, Alphabet’s growth investment fund, was the lead investor in a $1 billion round of...

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Hiya Grabs $18M To Make Caller ID Technology Smarter
Hiya Grabs $18M To Make Caller ID Technology Smarter
October 20, 2017  |  Investments

Hiya, which was spun out by Whitepages a year ago, announced its first outside funding: a Series A of $18 million led by Balderton Capital,...

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Feedzai Lands $50M To Expand AI Fraud Prevention Business
Feedzai Lands $50M To Expand AI Fraud Prevention Business
October 18, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Feedzai, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based fraud prevention company focused on helping enterprises manage risk and fight fraud in real time, announced Tuesday (Oct. 17) it...

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