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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VCs Take A Step Back From B2B FinTechs As 2017 Comes To A Close

VCs Take A Step Back From B2B FinTechs As 2017 Comes To A Close
VCs Take A Step Back From B2B FinTechs As 2017 Comes To A Close
December 22, 2017  |  B2B Payments

While more than $100 million in new financing landed at several B2B FinTech companies this week, most actually didn’t come in the form of venture...

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Airwallex Tops Up Series A Funding With Square Peg
Airwallex Tops Up Series A Funding With Square Peg
December 19, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Following a $13 million Series A venture capital round this year, international payments company Airwallex has announced more funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Today In Data: Alt FIs Raise Funding, SMBs In The US And AI Gets Backing
Today In Data: Alt FIs Raise Funding, SMBs In The US And AI Gets Backing
December 15, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have won the alternative financial venture capital (VC) funding rounds, millions of SMBs are in operation...

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Investors Haven’t Forgotten About Alternative SMB Finance
Investors Haven’t Forgotten About Alternative SMB Finance
December 15, 2017  |  B2B Payments

By now, the alternative lending market is hardly new, and investor appetite for startups in the space seems to have waned. But every few weeks,...

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iZettle Grabs $47M Additional Funding, Eyes Market Expansion
iZettle Grabs $47M Additional Funding, Eyes Market Expansion
December 13, 2017  |  News

iZettle has grabbed €40 million in funding (the equivalent of $47 million) that the Stockholm-based payments firm will use to expand into new markets. Get...

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Today In Data: Opioid Addiction, Same Day ACH And Women Shoppers
Today In Data: Opioid Addiction, Same Day ACH And Women Shoppers
December 12, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today, in PYMNTS’ data, major retailers are implementing stricter return policies to help fight drug addiction, loan firms are using venture capital (VC) funding to...

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Today In Data: Consumer Spend, Venture Capital And Bitcoin Reach Record Highs
Today In Data: Consumer Spend, Venture Capital And Bitcoin Reach Record Highs
December 11, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, consumers are spending billions on holiday preparations, venture capital (VC) funding is helping luxury eTail expand, subscription-based fitness class models are...

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Today In Data: Nonprofit Donations, Cross-Border Payments Acquisitions And Mobile Delivery
Today In Data: Nonprofit Donations, Cross-Border Payments Acquisitions And Mobile Delivery
December 08, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, the value of online charitable donations to nonprofits is increasing every year, acquisitions in B2B cross-border payments are giving some firms...

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