investors

An investor is any person or other entity (such as a firm or mutual fund) who commits capital with the expectation of receiving financial returns. Investors utilize investments in order to grow their money and/or provide an income during retirement, such as with an annuity.

Source: investopedia.com

Investors Raise Billions To Invest In Later-Stage Companies
Investors Raise Billions To Invest In Later-Stage Companies
November 14, 2019  |  Investments

Later-stage tech startups are getting cash infusions from big investors eager to make deals, The Financial Times (FT) reported on Wednesday (Nov. 13). SoftBank’s record...

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SoftBank Head To Push New Tech Fund At Saudi Investment Conference
SoftBank Head To Push New Tech Fund At Saudi Investment Conference
October 24, 2019  |  Investments

SoftBank Founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is participating in an annual three-day investment forum in Saudi Arabia at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh from Oct. 29-31,...

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Indian Digital Startups Could Be Headed For Slump
Indian Digital Startups Could Be Headed For Slump
October 06, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

New internet startups in India are tumbling, pointing to the possibility of an overall decline in entrepreneurship, DealStreetAsia reported on Sunday (Oct. 6). Although Indian...

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Facebook Investor Lawsuit Is Dismissed 
Facebook Investor Lawsuit Is Dismissed 
September 26, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

A class-action lawsuit against Facebook from investors alleging they weren’t told about the impact of a privacy breach has been dismissed, according to Reuters. However,...

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Silicon Valley Investors Seek IPO Funding Substitute 
Silicon Valley Investors Seek IPO Funding Substitute 
September 24, 2019  |  IPO

Investors and attorneys from Silicon Valley are pressing for an initial public offering (IPO) alternative to help new businesses raise funds, The Financial Times reported...

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Metro Fails To Attract Investors To Bond Issue
Metro Fails To Attract Investors To Bond Issue
September 23, 2019  |  Banking

Metro Bank in the U.K. jettisoned a $250 million pound bond issue on Monday (Sept. 23), after not enough investors picked up on it, even...

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SoftBank To Push For WeWork CEO To Step Down
SoftBank To Push For WeWork CEO To Step Down
September 22, 2019  |  IPO

Investors and board members are growing weary of the behavior by WeWork’s CEO and co-founder Adam Neumann, and they are looking to force him out...

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French Tech Startups To Get $5.5B Cash Infusion
French Tech Startups To Get $5.5B Cash Infusion
September 17, 2019  |  Startups

Emmanuel Macron, president of France, has announced that institutional investors are ready to loan $5.5 billion to assist tech startups over the next three years,...

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SoftBank Wants WeWork To Abandon IPO Plans
SoftBank Wants WeWork To Abandon IPO Plans
September 09, 2019  |  IPO

WeWork’s biggest outside shareholder wants the company to shelve plans for an initial public offering (IPO). Sources said that SoftBank made the recommendation after receiving...

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