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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Blackstone Finalizes Majority Investment of SPANX, Inc., Driving Valuation to $1.2B

Blackstone Finalizes Majority Investment of SPANX, Inc., Driving Valuation to $1.2B
Blackstone Finalizes Majority Investment of SPANX, Inc., Driving Valuation to $1.2B
November 18, 2021  |  Investments

Global investment firm Blackstone has completed a majority investment in womenswear brand SPANX, Inc., pushing the 21-year-old company’s valuation to $1.2 billion and enticing several...

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Authentication Firm Stytch Raises $90M in Series B Funding at $1B Valuation
Authentication Firm Stytch Raises $90M in Series B Funding at $1B Valuation
November 18, 2021  |  Investments

Passwordless authentication platform Stytch on Thursday (Nov. 18) announced that it has raised $90 million in a Series B fundraising round that values the fledgling...

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UK FinTech Lands $3.4M to Help SMBs Turn Smartphones Into POS Terminals
UK FinTech Lands $3.4M to Help SMBs Turn Smartphones Into POS Terminals
November 17, 2021  |  Fintech Investments

For small and medium-sized businesses in emerging markets that can’t afford card point-of-sale (POS) hardware, U.K.-based FinTech Nomod couldn’t have come at a better time....

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B2B Payments Startup Podium Closes $201M Series D Funding Deal
B2B Payments Startup Podium Closes $201M Series D Funding Deal
November 15, 2021  |  Investments

Local business communication and payments platform Podium closes a $201 million Series D funding round at a $3 billion-plus valuation led by YC Continuity, with...

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Mexican FinTech Stori Grabs $200M in Series C Funding
Mexican FinTech Stori Grabs $200M in Series C Funding
November 11, 2021  |  Investments

Mexican FinTech Stori on Thursday (Nov. 11) closed a $125 million oversubscribed Series C equity funding round led by venture capital firm GGV Capital and...

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Payitoff Notches $8.5M Ahead of Feb. 1 Student Loan Repayments
Payitoff Notches $8.5M Ahead of Feb. 1 Student Loan Repayments
November 10, 2021  |  Investments

Payitoff, an automated student loan management company serving the FinTech sector, has generated $8.5 million in a seed round, according to a Wednesday (Nov. 10)...

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Canada’s Bolt Logistics Raises $92M
Canada’s Bolt Logistics Raises $92M
November 08, 2021  |  Investments

The Canadian logistics and last-mile delivery service Bolt Logistics has raised $92 million ($115 million CAD), bringing the total funds raised by the firm to...

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Merge Grabs $15M in Series A Funding to Build B2B Integrations Offering
Merge Grabs $15M in Series A Funding to Build B2B Integrations Offering
November 04, 2021  |  B2B Payments

B2B-focused integrations platform Merge on Thursday (Nov. 4) raked in $15 million in a Series A fundraising round, according to a TechCrunch report. Get the...

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