startup funding

Online Used Goods Marketplace Letgo Raises $175M in Huge Venture Capital Round
Online Used Goods Marketplace Letgo Raises $175M in Huge Venture Capital Round
January 18, 2017  |  eCommerce

Letgo, the online used goods marketplace, secured $175 million in funding. Billing itself as a “hyperlocal marketplace optimized specifically for mobile use,” letgo’s app has geolocation-based search and...

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InnoVen Capital Helps Its Startups Secure Traditional Financing
InnoVen Capital Helps Its Startups Secure Traditional Financing
January 05, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Startups in India have been looking towards venture capital for financing in the absence of traditional bank loans. And while InnoVen Capital is a top...

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Mobile Banking Startup Lunar Way Discloses €4.2 Million Funding Round
Mobile Banking Startup Lunar Way Discloses €4.2 Million Funding Round
December 13, 2016  |  Investments

Founded in 2015 and with its mobile app out of beta in November of this year, Danish startup Lunar Way is well on its way...

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It’s B2B FinTech’s Time To Shine For Investors
It’s B2B FinTech’s Time To Shine For Investors
December 08, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Venture capital has hit a plateau, according to some analysts. “After $100M+ checks flowed freely to VC-backed companies through much of 2015, the mega-round trend...

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R3 Blockchain Consortium Misses Funding Target
R3 Blockchain Consortium Misses Funding Target
November 28, 2016  |  Blockchain

New York-based startup R3 CEV originally sought to raise $200 million in its first funding round, but banks involved in the blockchain consortium expressed interest...

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Charity Crowdfunding Startup Classy Raises $30M
Charity Crowdfunding Startup Classy Raises $30M
November 02, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

San Diego-based charity crowdfunding startup Classy secured $30 million to provide its software-as-a-service offering to nonprofits that need help raising online donations and keeping donors...

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How Sapphire Will Spend That $1B
How Sapphire Will Spend That $1B
September 15, 2016  |  B2B Payments

There are some contradicting reports forecasting the strength of FinTech investment this year. The latest report from KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech, released quarterly, found a...

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Startup Offers Financial Services For X-Border Students
Startup Offers Financial Services For X-Border Students
August 25, 2016  |  International

FinTech startup SelfScore, which launched the first dedicated Mastercard credit card designed exclusively for international students in the U.S., announced the closing of a $7...

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ID Experts Nabs $27.5M To Step Up Fraud Protection
ID Experts Nabs $27.5M To Step Up Fraud Protection
August 22, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Cybersecurity software provider ID Experts announced late last week that it closed a $27.5 million round of equity funding. The firm, which specializes in delivering...

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