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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From AI To T&E, B2B FinTechs Rake $141 Million
From AI To T&E, B2B FinTechs Rake $141 Million
September 01, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Don’t let the lack of news about mega-grossing venture capital (VC) rounds fool you. This week’s B2B venture capital activity led to an impressive $141.2...

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HERB Raises $4.1M In VC Funding As It Becomes Everything Pot-Related
HERB Raises $4.1M In VC Funding As It Becomes Everything Pot-Related
August 30, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

Online cannabis website HERB announced it has raised $4.1 million in seed funding as it expands into weed website covering everything related to pot. Get...

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Dubai’s Shedul Is Giving Beauty A Digital Makeover
Dubai’s Shedul Is Giving Beauty A Digital Makeover
August 28, 2017  |  Retail

“We did some research and found out that the majority of businesses in the beauty industry operate offline, without any software at all. A full 52 percent...

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P2P Lending Sites Not Quite Wooing UK Customers
P2P Lending Sites Not Quite Wooing UK Customers
August 23, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Although U.K.-based peer-to-peer lending sites have attracted millions in venture capital funding, consumers have been slower to adopt the technologies these FinTech platforms offer. Get the...

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Tech Center: Mexico City Tech Scene Rises Up
Tech Center: Mexico City Tech Scene Rises Up
August 22, 2017  |  Tech Center

Technology that has the ability to transform cities has given power to how people live their everyday lives. Whether it’s autonomous vehicles streamlining public transportation,...

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Capital Float Lands $45 Million As VCs Grow Weary Of AltFin
Capital Float Lands $45 Million As VCs Grow Weary Of AltFin
August 22, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Venture capital may be drying up for some alternative lenders, but small business lending platform Capital Float is continuing its funding spree with an additional...

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Prodigy Finance Raises $240M For US Expansion
Prodigy Finance Raises $240M For US Expansion
August 22, 2017  |  Investments

Prodigy Finance, an online lender based in the U.K. that focuses on providing international student loans, has raised $240 million in venture capital equity funding....

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ThoughtSpot Raises $60M To Take On AI In Data Analytics
ThoughtSpot Raises $60M To Take On AI In Data Analytics
August 18, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all around us in today’s technology-driven society. From smartphones to digital assistants like Alexa and Bixby as well as Facebook’s branded...

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Today in Data: Amazon’s Powerful Presence
Today in Data: Amazon’s Powerful Presence
August 16, 2017  |  Today In Data

Amazon is a powerful presence in the retail industry. There’s no doubt about the magnitude of the effect it has had on retail and the...

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