Venture Capital

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Logistics Scores Another Unicorn For B2B Startups

Logistics Scores Another Unicorn For B2B Startups
Logistics Scores Another Unicorn For B2B Startups
March 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Equity investments reigned this week, thanks to backing for accounts payable (AP) automation firm MineralTree and treasury management company Kyriba, but it was the logistics...

READ MORE >
WeWork Remains Bullish Amid $1.9B In Losses
WeWork Remains Bullish Amid $1.9B In Losses
March 27, 2019  |  B2B Payments

On-demand workspace startup WeWork has secured significant funding from investors and has aggressive plans for global expansion, but the company’s losses are ballooning, according to...

READ MORE >
Has Alternative Lending Seen Its VC Peak?
Has Alternative Lending Seen Its VC Peak?
March 26, 2019  |  Alternative Credit

In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “gold mine” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. The industry indeed proved to be lucrative...

READ MORE >
VC FinTech Funding Sets Sights On ‘Alternative’ Data
VC FinTech Funding Sets Sights On ‘Alternative’ Data
March 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

If data makes the world go ’round, so, too, does it garner investor interest, as evidenced by venture capital and other investors’ funds coming into...

READ MORE >
Shared Home Equity Startup Point Raises $122M Series B
Shared Home Equity Startup Point Raises $122M Series B
March 20, 2019  |  Investments

Point, a California-based home equity and finance company, has raised $122 million in financing, $22 million of which came from a Series B funding round...

READ MORE >
Opendoor Raises $300M, Reaching $3.8B Valuation
Opendoor Raises $300M, Reaching $3.8B Valuation
March 20, 2019  |  Investments

Opendoor, the startup that operates an online platform for buying and selling homes, has raised $300 million, giving it a valuation of $3.8 billion. According...

READ MORE >
Glossier Lands $100M Investment To Expand Beauty Co.
Glossier Lands $100M Investment To Expand Beauty Co.
March 20, 2019  |  Investments

Glossier announced that it has raised $100 million in Series D funding that it will use to expand the beauty company. Get the Full Story...

READ MORE >
Ola Gets $300M Investment From Hyundai, Kia
Ola Gets $300M Investment From Hyundai, Kia
March 19, 2019  |  Investments

Hyundai Motor Group and Ola, the ride-hailing platform, announced on Tuesday (March 19) a strategic partnership in which Hyundai and Kia Motors Corp. will invest...

READ MORE >