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.

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Freelance Platform Upwork Seeks $100M In IPO

Freelance Platform Upwork Seeks $100M In IPO
Freelance Platform Upwork Seeks $100M In IPO
September 07, 2018  |  IPO

Joining many Bay Area companies seeking to go public in 2018, Upwork Inc. is reportedly looking to bring in $100 million through an initial public...

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Fulfillment Startup ShipBob Notches $40M In Series C Funding
Fulfillment Startup ShipBob Notches $40M In Series C Funding
September 07, 2018  |  Retail

To assist eCommerce merchants with the fulfillment process, ShipBob has notched $40 million in Series C funding. The raise comes on the heels of a...

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Investors Back Portal Finance’s Multi-Pronged Approach To SMB Finance
Investors Back Portal Finance’s Multi-Pronged Approach To SMB Finance
September 07, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Investors this week placed more than $447 million in B2B FinTech startups, with the biggest investment rounds landing at companies that address more than one...

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Investors Target B2B FinTech Firms That Multitask
Investors Target B2B FinTech Firms That Multitask
September 07, 2018  |  B2B Payments

There are some B2B FinTech segments that are mainstays with investors. Companies like alternative small business (SMB) lenders or accounting solutions providers, for instance, remain...

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Money Transfer Co Monese Raises $60M For Global Expansion
Money Transfer Co Monese Raises $60M For Global Expansion
September 06, 2018  |  Investments

Monese, the U.K. bank challenger, announced on Wednesday (Sept. 6) that it has secured $60 million in venture funding. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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GO-JEK Pairs With P2P Lenders To Boost FinTech In S. Asia
GO-JEK Pairs With P2P Lenders To Boost FinTech In S. Asia
September 05, 2018  |  Partnerships

Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment company GO-JEK is expanding its financial technology services through partnerships with three peer-to-peer (P2P) lending firms: Findaya, Dana Cita and...

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Cloudian Raises $94 Million For Enterprise Data Management
Cloudian Raises $94 Million For Enterprise Data Management
August 31, 2018  |  B2B Payments

California’s Cloudian raised $94 million in Series E venture capital this week, securing what the company says is the largest-ever investment round for a “distributed...

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‘Africa’s Stripe,’ Paystack, Snags $8M From Visa, Tencent, Stripe
‘Africa’s Stripe,’ Paystack, Snags $8M From Visa, Tencent, Stripe
August 29, 2018  |  Investments

Paystack, the Nigerian payments company, announced on Tuesday (Aug. 28) that it raised $8 million in a Series A round. Get the Full Story Complete...

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