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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.
(source: en.wikipedia.org)
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3.6KCoronavirusCoronavirus Update: Saudi Arabia Requires Lenders To Help Companies; British Startups Ask Gov’t For COVID-19 Assistance
Governments are aiming to help companies amid the coronavirus, while executives are taking measures to contend with the crisis. Here are the...
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7.8KRetailHow An eCommerce Startup Is Bringing UK’s High Street Home
If you can’t get shoppers to go to High Street, bring High Street to them. In fact, let them create their own...
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1.7KB2B PaymentsGoogle, Amazon Urged To Delay SMB Cloud Payments
Top technology conglomerates including Google, Amazon and Microsoft are being urged to allow their startup and small business customers to defer payments...
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6.4KStartupsSatellite Internet Startup OneWeb Closes After SoftBank Fund Raise Fails
OneWeb, which wanted to make internet access worldwide and widespread, has filed for bankruptcy and let most of its employees go after...
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1.9KCoronavirusFrench Startups To Get Financial Help From Gov’t
A new multibillion-euro stimulus package aims to keep French startups alive during the tumultuous and lagging economy of the coronavirus pandemic, according...
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2.2KB2B PaymentsBrex Buys Three Companies
San Francisco-based FinTech startup Brex has acquired Neji, Compose Labs and Landria to help it build out its product offerings for growing...
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3.3KStartupsCar-Sharing Startup Getaround Looks For Buyer
The Getaround car-sharing platform is shopping around for a buyer as the coronavirus pandemic kills demand for its services, Bloomberg reported Friday...
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3.3KB2B PaymentsB2B FinTech Embraces VC Amid Market Uncertainty
The current volatile business and economic climate is sure to have an impact on venture capital, but new analysis suggests startups shouldn’t...
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1.8KCoronavirusVCs Push Pause On Startup Funding
Silicon Valley deals have reportedly been temporarily halted with a lack of certainty surrounding COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, according...
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7.5KB2B PaymentsSAP.iO Launches Corporate T&E Accelerator Program
SAP‘s new SAP.iO program will attempt to act as an idea farm for businesses involved in the travel industry, according to a...
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1.5KInternationalGrab And IMDA Team Up On Singapore Business Accelerator
Grab, a Southeast Asian app, and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have teamed up to run an accelerator meant to jumpstart...
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3.5KInternationalGerman Travel Booking Firms Prepare For Border Closures
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on travel companies all around the world, especially airlines, but other companies with travel-facing businesses are...
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1.5KInvestmentsPropTech Startup Goodlord Raises $13M For Engineering, Product
London PropTech startup Goodlord appears to have turned its bad luck around with a new 10-million-pound ($13 million) Series B funding round,...
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3.1KInvestmentsSoftBank Exec: ‘Mistakes Come Out First’ In Investing
SoftBank’s Rajeev Misra, head of the company’s $100 billion Vision Fund, is still banking on the success of the fund, confident investments...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsLull Hits B2B FinTech Venture Capital Funding
A lull in venture capital funding has only a few B2B FinTechs this week securing new investment rounds. Even so, funds continue...
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1.5KStartupsGrab Creates Accelerator For Vietnam Startups
Singapore-based app Grab has launched an accelerator program for startups in Vietnam, according to a report by Deal Street Asia. The initiative,...
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5.5KB2B PaymentsFrench FinTech Closes $4M For New Neobank
FinTech startup EasyEuro — based in both Paris, France and Shenzhen, China — has closed a $4 million pre-funding deal to launch...
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2.2KPartnerships / AcquisitionsIndonesia’s Gojek Buys Minority Stake In Blue Bird Taxi App
Indonesian delivery app Gojek has finalized its $30 million deal for a minority stake in the app-based taxicab startup Blue Bird, Bloomberg reported...
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2.1KStartupsFacebook Teams With Surge For India VC Brand Incubator
Facebook has connected with Sequoia Capital India’s Surge accelerator initiative to roll out the fourth version of the VC Brand Incubator program...
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1.9KRidesharingNigerian Regulators Have Restricted Well-Funded Moto Taxi Cos
Three startups that have invested millions in ride-hailing motorcycle taxis in the African country of Nigeria are left with wheels spinning after...
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3.1KInvestmentsChinese Tech Investments In US Plummet
eCommerce giant Alibaba — China’s largest tech firm — was among other Chinese investors that skipped past the U.S. in 2019, The...
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2.6KInvestmentsSaudi VC Firm Hires Google Exec To Grow Tech Unicorns
Saudi Arabia’s STV, one of the country’s largest venture capital firms, has enlisted the help of a Google employee, Ivan Jakovljevic, with the...
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4.1KB2B PaymentsBlockchain-Powered B2B FinTech Roars Back With VCs
It’s been several months, if not years, since blockchain was the darling of tech startup investors, but this week proved the technology...
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2.0KIPOCasper Drops IPO Price After Lack Of Demand
Casper Sleep priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $12, a low rate for its already slashed range, reports said. The company...
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3.3KB2B PaymentsProposed Fed Rules Could Allow Banks To Fund Startups
A proposed change to a post-financial crisis rule could shake things up for banks, making it easier for them to invest in...
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2.3KReal EstateCautious Property Firms Put The Brakes On Rapid Growth
No longer charging into market spaces (no matter the cost), many real estate startups are now slowing their growth to more carefully...
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3.0KPersonnelTight UK Scooter Regs Lead To Bird Chief’s Exit
Bird Rides, Inc., the eScooter startup, lost its U.K. and Ireland boss Richard Corbett, who stepped down from the job after two...
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4.5KInvestmentsMonzo Courts SoftBank As Part Of £100M Capital Raise
British banking unicorn Monzo is in talks with Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank for financial assistance in its growth plans into the U.S....
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2.3KB2B PaymentsHow Diversified Funding Readies India’s Startups For The Future
India’s technology startup community is enjoying its moment in venture capitalists’ spotlight. Analysts at Tracxn recently calculated that tech startups in the...
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2.6KDigital BankingGrab, Razer, AirAsia, Others Ponder Malaysia Banking Application
Grab, Razer, AirAsia, Axiata and CIMB join other companies that are considering applying for digital banking licenses in Malaysia, sources told Reuters...
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2.5KInternationalSpanish Food Delivery Startup Glovo Shutters In Four Markets
Glovo, a Spanish food delivery startup, has exited several Middle Eastern countries in what it has said is a strategic move to...
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2.7KB2B PaymentsB2B Neobank Qonto Gets $115M In Series C Round
Qonto, a French startup Neobank that caters to B2B clients, has raised $115 million in a Series C funding round led by...
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5.0KB2B PaymentsCannabis Startup Eaze Struggles To Pay Vendors
Once calling itself the “Uber of pot,” Silicon Valley cannabis startup Eaze is struggling to pay vendors as it searches for a...
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4.5KB2B PaymentsShopify Supports Startups With $200 Loans
Canadian eCommerce platform Shopify is helping people start online businesses with an initial starter loan of $200, Forbes reported on Tuesday (Jan. 14)....
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3.3KInvestmentsToursByLocals Gets $25M To Match Travelers With Guides
The tours and experiences market is rapidly growing, and analysts predict that it will be worth $183 billion in 2020. One particular...
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1.8KB2B PaymentsIAN Eyes Startup Funding With Caspian Debt
The Indian Angel Network (IAN) has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Caspian Debt, a provider of debt and equity capital,...
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2.4KStartupsAlibaba-Backed Chinese Social Media Startup Seeks $6B Valuation
Chinese eCommerce and social media startup Xiaohongshu, also known as “Little Red Book,” wants to raise funds at a $6 billion valuation,...
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4.2KB2B PaymentsA New B2B FinTech Unicorn, And More Funding Ahead
B2B technology startups continue to gain valuable attention among venture capitalists. In a recent report, seed investors explored why their focus has...
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2.9KB2B PaymentsUK Startup Earnt It Wants To Update Payroll Advances
U.K. payroll startup Earnt It wants to help the “millions of people in the U.K. who often resort to overdrafts, credit cards...
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6.5KInternationalHundreds Of FinTechs Move From UK To EU Ahead Of Brexit
No one knows just what Brexit will mean for commerce, for international trade, for currencies across the Continent. The only certainty is...
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2.7KNewsTop News In Payments: US Backers Rain Money On Savvy Startups; Toyota Designs Japanese Smart City
In today’s top news, 2019 is on track to be the second-best year after 2011 for startups worth over $500 million, Toyota...
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3.7KStartupsUS Backers Rain Money On Savvy Startups
Despite headline-grabbing startup debacles, U.S. investors are still hot to bankroll up-and-coming companies like challenger bank Chime, The Financial Times (FT) reported...
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9.4KInvestmentsIndia’s Startups Wrap Up 2019 On A High Note
In venture capital, funding can start as a trickle and then wind up as a flood. To that end, as estimated by...
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4.7KB2B PaymentsUK SMB Lending Challenger B-North Raises $2.6M
U.K. startup B-North has raised £2 million (€2.34 million or $2.6 million USD) from existing and new investors through equity crowdfunding platforms Crowdcube and...
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3.6KInvestmentsKlarna Co-Founder Among Swedish Startup Execs Funding Social Change
The leaders behind Klarna, Minecraft and Candy Crush Saga are joining other startup founders and H&M’s founding Persson family to fund firms...
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5.0KB2B PaymentsSmartphone App Truecaller Ventures Into Business FinTech Before IPO
As it ponders an IPO in the next two years, Sweden’s caller ID firm Truecaller has been piloting FinTech products to offer...
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3.4KB2B PaymentsVCs Back FinTechs That Help Other Firms Manage Money
With more than $89 million raised, B2B FinTechs this week impressed venture capitalists (VCs) with a range of services, including small business...
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2.8KB2B PaymentsPayroll Startup Hourly Raises $7.15M In Seed Round
Hourly — a FinTech startup that helps with workers’ comp insurance, time-tracking and payroll for small businesses — has raised $7.15 million...
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2.5KB2B PaymentsWare2Go, Point A Pair For Supply Chain Solutions
On-demand warehouse network startup Ware2Go has joined the Point A supply chain innovation network, according to a press release. Point A is...
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2.8KInvestmentsAfrican FinTech Chipper Cash Gets $6M To Enter New Markets
Chipper Cash, a FinTech startup in Africa that facilitates cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana,...
