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Samsung NEXT Launches Fund For AI Startups
Samsung NEXT Launches Fund For AI Startups
June 13, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Samsung NEXT has announced the launch of Samsung NEXT Q Fund to fund startups involved in artificial intelligence (AI). Q Fund will provide Seed and Series...

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LOLA Tampon Raises $24M For Subscription Service
LOLA Tampon Raises $24M For Subscription Service
June 13, 2018  |  Retail

LOLA, a subscription service for the most personal of items — tampons, pads, condoms, lubricant and feminine cleansing wipes — has closed on $24 million...

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Claroty Raises $60M In A New Round Of Venture Funding
Claroty Raises $60M In A New Round Of Venture Funding
June 11, 2018  |  Investments

Claroty, the cybersecurity company for industrial control networks, announced on Monday (June 11) that a syndicate of investors, including industrial operators and control system vendors, invested...

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Sizzle Fizzle: Last Mile Sizzles, Banks Fizzle And Snapchat Splits The Difference
Sizzle Fizzle: Last Mile Sizzles, Banks Fizzle And Snapchat Splits The Difference
June 09, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Snapchat’s Sizzly Fizzle, or Fizzly Sizzle  Usually in this column the sizzles and the fizzles are pretty distinct. But every so often there’s a player...

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As Ant Financial Rises, So Does China
As Ant Financial Rises, So Does China
June 08, 2018  |  Markets

Here comes China. Again. The recent $14 billion worth of fresh capital for Ant Financial — the China-based firm that is now the most valuable...

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American Households Gain $1T In Wealth
American Households Gain $1T In Wealth
June 08, 2018  |  Market Conditions

Bolstered by increasing home values and stock prices, The Fed said that American households gained $1 trillion in wealth over the first three months of...

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BlueVine Keeps Alt-Lending Momentum Alive With $60 Million Funding
BlueVine Keeps Alt-Lending Momentum Alive With $60 Million Funding
June 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alternative lending platform BlueVine has announced its latest investment to the tune of $60 million. A press release issued by the company said Menlo Ventures...

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Blockchain Will Test Investors’ Patience, Experts Say
Blockchain Will Test Investors’ Patience, Experts Say
June 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain has issued many promises in the financial services space, vowing improved efficiency, heightened transparency and unmatched security. The debate continues over whether distributed ledger...

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Five at Five: Amazon Bets Bigger In India
Five at Five: Amazon Bets Bigger In India
June 05, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at payments and commerce news you might have missed. Today’s stories include details about Amazon’s new plans...

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