Investments

Investing can provide you with another source of income, here are investment options that will return a percentage of the vested value.
Investments Trickle In And Kontakt.io Picks Up Another $5M
Investments Trickle In And Kontakt.io Picks Up Another $5M
February 17, 2016  |  Investments

The investment pond was more or less tranquil this week, with only around $118M in total activity exciting the waters. And though most investors have...

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Private Equity Dry Powder May Not Deserve Lighting
Private Equity Dry Powder May Not Deserve Lighting
January 29, 2016  |  Payment Methods

In the private equity world, just as is the case in the public equity markets, the time to buy is when others are fearful. That’s...

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LendUp Raises $150M To Serve Financially Underserved
LendUp Raises $150M To Serve Financially Underserved
January 24, 2016  |  Investments

LendUp has raised $150 million in Series B funding to expand its product reach and credit facility. “Over the last two years we’ve been growing rapidly...

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Retail Stocks’ Long Shadow
Retail Stocks’ Long Shadow
January 20, 2016  |  Investments

The phrase “creative accounting” usually comes in relation to SEC investigations and court sentences, but the fact of the matter is that corporate finances aren’t...

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Chinese Investors Lure European Startups With $715M Fund
Chinese Investors Lure European Startups With $715M Fund
January 20, 2016  |  International

Some Chinese investors are looking to branch out from the mainland. According to a report by VentureBeat on Tuesday (Jan. 19), a Chinese investment firm is...

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Barclays Preps Partial African Market Retreat
Barclays Preps Partial African Market Retreat
January 19, 2016  |  International

So much for Barclays’ full-fledged push into Africa. As The Wall Street Journal noted on Monday (Jan. 18), the banking giant was among the vanguard of Western finance...

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DoorDash Down Round Shows Delivery Doom And Gloom
DoorDash Down Round Shows Delivery Doom And Gloom
January 18, 2016  |  News

The much ballyhooed unicorn status may be harder to come by these days. Indeed, the $1 billion valuation threshold is elusive for at least one...

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