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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Peter Thiel-Backed German Online Bank N26 Worth $3.5B
Peter Thiel-Backed German Online Bank N26 Worth $3.5B
July 18, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Online bank N26 is now Germany’s highest-valued startup with a 3.5 billion valuation following a $170 million extension of Series D funding. The mobile bank...

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SumUp Snags $371M Loan Backed By Bain, Goldman
SumUp Snags $371M Loan Backed By Bain, Goldman
July 16, 2019  |  Investments

Six-year-old digital payments startup SumUp has managed to secure a 330 million-euro ($371 million) loan, backed by Bain Capital Credit and Goldman Sachs Private Capital....

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Airbnb Rival Sonder Reaches Unicorn Status 
Airbnb Rival Sonder Reaches Unicorn Status 
July 11, 2019  |  Startups

Sonder, a rental startup, has reached a valuation of over $1 billion after its latest funding round, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company...

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France’s Joko FinTech Gets €1.6M To Help Consumers Earn Credit Card Rewards
France’s Joko FinTech Gets €1.6M To Help Consumers Earn Credit Card Rewards
July 03, 2019  |  Investments

French startup Joko announced that it has raised €1.6 million from investors including Partech, Axeleo Capital, Lafayette Plug and Play and others to further develop...

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Paris-Based Logistics Startup Cubyn Raises $13.5M
Paris-Based Logistics Startup Cubyn Raises $13.5M
July 03, 2019  |  Investments

A logistics startup based out of Paris called Cubyn has raised about $13.5 million (€12 million) in a Series B funding round, according to a...

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Opendoor Trims Employees And Perks
Opendoor Trims Employees And Perks
July 01, 2019  |  eCommerce

Opendoor, the startup that operates an online platform for buying and selling homes, “is reshuffling staff and scaling back on a time-honored startup perk: free...

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Brex Taps i2c To Expand, Upgrade Card Features
Brex Taps i2c To Expand, Upgrade Card Features
June 25, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Digital banking and payments processing company i2c has announced that Brex, a corporate card for entrepreneurs and growing businesses, is “leveraging the i2c payment platform...

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Payroll Startup PayFit Lands $79M
Payroll Startup PayFit Lands $79M
June 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payroll startup PayFit has announced $79 million in new funding, according to reports Monday (June 17). The France-based company secured the funding from Eurazeo and...

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WESCO Partners With Plug And Play On B2B Accelerator
WESCO Partners With Plug And Play On B2B Accelerator
June 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

WESCO International has announced that WESCO Distribution has partnered with Silicon Valley-based startup Plug and Play to launch their newest accelerator, B2B Sales and Distribution. Pittsburgh-based...

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