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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Japanese Farm-to-Table Platform Secai Marche Bags $1.5 Million

Japanese Farm-to-Table Platform Secai Marche Bags $1.5 Million
Japanese Farm-to-Table Platform Secai Marche Bags $1.5 Million
May 21, 2021  |  Investments

Farm-to-table platform Secai Marche, a Japanese startup, has hooked about $1.5 million in venture funding from Japan’s Rakuten Capital and Beyond Next Ventures. Get the...

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Alt-Lending Makes A B2B VC Comeback
Alt-Lending Makes A B2B VC Comeback
May 21, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Another lucrative week for the B2B FinTech space yielded more than $480 million in equity and venture capital funding. Alternative lending is making a comeback...

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On-Demand Wages Firm DailyPay Nabs $500 Million In Funds, Credit
On-Demand Wages Firm DailyPay Nabs $500 Million In Funds, Credit
May 18, 2021  |  Investments

On-demand pay company DailyPay has reeled in $175 million in venture capital and $325 million in credit from various sources, the company said. In a press...

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Tech Startup Amount Notches $100 Million At $1 Billion Valuation
Tech Startup Amount Notches $100 Million At $1 Billion Valuation
May 18, 2021  |  Investments

Technology startup Amount has closed a Series D funding round of $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, giving it unicorn status, the company said...

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Product Protection Firm Extend Unveils $260 Million Series C
Product Protection Firm Extend Unveils $260 Million Series C
May 18, 2021  |  Investments

Extend, which provides extended warranty and product protection plans for merchants and shoppers via application programming interface (API)-first offerings, unveiled a SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led...

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Connected Tech Overcomes Hearing Aids Stigma
Connected Tech Overcomes Hearing Aids Stigma
May 18, 2021  |  Internet of Things

According to government estimates, hearing aids are needed by 25 percent of those aged 65 to 74 and up to 50 percent for those 75 and...

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FlexPay Startup Launched By Former Uber Exec Notches $3 Million
FlexPay Startup Launched By Former Uber Exec Notches $3 Million
May 13, 2021  |  Investments

Vietnamese flexible pay app developer Nano Technologies raised $3 million in pre-seed and seed funding during Silicon Valley’s Y Combinator Demo Day, Bloomberg reported. Get...

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Secondhand Fashion Platform Vinted Nets $303 Million In Funding
Secondhand Fashion Platform Vinted Nets $303 Million In Funding
May 12, 2021  |  Investments

Secondhand clothing marketplace Vinted has pulled in 250 million euros ($303 million) from investors. Women’s Wear Daily reported that the money will go toward funding...

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