Startup

A startup or start up is a company or project initiated by an entrepreneur to seek, effectively develop, and validate a scalable business model. Hence, the concepts of startups and entrepreneurship are similar.

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Zomato Faces Challenges With Gold Subscription
Zomato Faces Challenges With Gold Subscription
August 22, 2019  |  Retail

As restaurants lose interest in the company’s Gold Subscription program, food delivery startup Zomato is hitting roadblocks in India. The offering was meant to be...

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Attentive Retail Messaging Startup Lands $40M For Staffing Growth
Attentive Retail Messaging Startup Lands $40M For Staffing Growth
August 13, 2019  |  Investments

Retail messaging startup Attentive has announced it’s raised a $40 million Series B investment led by Sequoia. Existing investors Bain Capital Ventures, Eniac Ventures and...

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DoorDash Seeks $400M Before IPO
DoorDash Seeks $400M Before IPO
August 09, 2019  |  Delivery

Delivery startup DoorDash is hoping to secure a $400 million credit line ahead of its upcoming IPO, sources told Bloomberg on Thursday (Aug. 8). JPMorgan...

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SoftBank Invests $17M In Brazilian Used Car Seller Volanty
SoftBank Invests $17M In Brazilian Used Car Seller Volanty
August 07, 2019  |  Investments

Volanty, an online Brazilian used car market startup, raised 70 million reais ($17.6 million) in funding, led by Japan’s SoftBank and Argentina’s Kaszek, Reuters reported...

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LendingClub Logs Lower-Than-Expected Losses
LendingClub Logs Lower-Than-Expected Losses
August 07, 2019  |  Earnings

Though LendingClub is still reporting losses this quarter and missed its revenue estimates, the market mostly liked what it saw out of the financial services...

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Ibotta Rewards Startup Gets Funding Infusion For Hiring, Expansion
Ibotta Rewards Startup Gets Funding Infusion For Hiring, Expansion
August 06, 2019  |  Investments

Rewards company Ibotta announced it has closed a series D funding round led by Koch Industries subsidiary Koch Disruptive Technologies, bringing Ibotta to a $1...

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Event Startup Fever Notches $35M
Event Startup Fever Notches $35M
August 05, 2019  |  Investments

Event startup Fever announced it has raised $35 million in a funding round led by Rakuten Capital. Atresmedia, Accel, and former chairman of U.S. investments...

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Certify/Chrome River Acquires Commercial Card Startup Emburse
Certify/Chrome River Acquires Commercial Card Startup Emburse
July 30, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Certify/Chrome River, the resulting entity of the previous merger between Certify and Chrome River, is expanding its spend management services portfolio with another takeover. A...

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Ordermark POS Startup Lands $18M For ResTech Integrations
Ordermark POS Startup Lands $18M For ResTech Integrations
July 30, 2019  |  Investments

Ordermark announced that it has raised $18 million in a Series B funding round led by Boulder-based Foundry Group. All of Ordermark’s previous investors participated...

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