Investment

To invest is to allocate money in the expectation of some benefit in the future. In finance, the benefit from an investment is called a return.

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Toyota Backs Chinese Autonomous Driving Startup Pony.ai With $400M
Toyota Backs Chinese Autonomous Driving Startup Pony.ai With $400M
February 26, 2020  |  Investments

Toyota has backed Chinese firm Pony.ai with a $400 million investment, according to the Financial Times. The newest funding totals $462 million and puts a...

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Wells Fargo Invests In AR FinTech DadeSystems With Series D Round
Wells Fargo Invests In AR FinTech DadeSystems With Series D Round
February 26, 2020  |  Investments

Florida-based receivables FinTech DadeSystems has announced additional funding by Wells Fargo Strategic Capital as part of a Series D round. “DadeSystems has developed a uniquely...

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Kraft Heinz Venture Arm Lends A Helping Hand To Fabric’s Series B Round
Kraft Heinz Venture Arm Lends A Helping Hand To Fabric’s Series B Round
February 25, 2020  |  Investments

U.S.-Israeli startup Fabric has a new investor in Evolv Ventures for its Series B round. Evolv Ventures is most known as the venture arm of...

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Morgan Stanley To Acquire E-Trade For $13B
Morgan Stanley To Acquire E-Trade For $13B
February 20, 2020  |  Acquiring

In a consolidation move for the brokerage space, investment bank Morgan Stanley has announced it will acquire electronic trading platform E-Trade for $13 billion, according...

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Singapore’s Credify Raises $1M To Expand Into Southeast Asia
Singapore’s Credify Raises $1M To Expand Into Southeast Asia
February 18, 2020  |  Investments

Software development company Credify, based in Singapore, has raised $1 million in a seed funding round from SoftBank-backed artificial intelligence (AI) incubator Deepcore, as well...

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Malaysian eCommerce Firm Takes 7-Figure Stake In BizApp
Malaysian eCommerce Firm Takes 7-Figure Stake In BizApp
February 18, 2020  |  eCommerce

Commerce.Asia, an all-in-one eCommerce and technology company, has purchased a 30 percent stake in business platform BizApp, which helps businesses and brands manage daily operations...

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EU Neutral On Potential US Stakes In Ericsson, Nokia
EU Neutral On Potential US Stakes In Ericsson, Nokia
February 18, 2020  |  Mobile

The U.S. Attorney General William Barr recently said the country should consider purchasing majority stakes in Nokia and/or Ericsson to push back against the dominance...

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Indian Social Commerce Site Simsim Raises $16M
Indian Social Commerce Site Simsim Raises $16M
February 14, 2020  |  Investments

Simsim, an Indian social commerce site, has raised over $16 million through seed and Series A and Series B rounds, according to a report. Accel...

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Flywire Raises $120M, Acquires Simplee Healthcare
Flywire Raises $120M, Acquires Simplee Healthcare
February 13, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Vertical payments startup Flywire has acquired healthcare technology startup Simplee, while also closing a $120 million Series E investment round led by Goldman Sachs, the...

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