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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FlexPay Startup Launched By Former Uber Exec Notches $3 Million

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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Lili Notches $55 Million For Freelancers’ Digital Banking Service
Lili Notches $55 Million For Freelancers’ Digital Banking Service
May 11, 2021  |  Investments

Lili, the New York- and Israel-based banking app for freelancers, has raised $55 million in a Series B funding round, which brings the startup’s total...

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Chatbot Maker Infobip Raising $500 Million Toward IPO
Chatbot Maker Infobip Raising $500 Million Toward IPO
May 11, 2021  |  IPO

Infobip, a Croatian tech company that creates customer service chatbots for companies like Uber and Microsoft, aims to raise around half a billion dollars in...

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Gojek Gains $300 Million In Funding As It Moves Toward Big Merger
Gojek Gains $300 Million In Funding As It Moves Toward Big Merger
May 10, 2021  |  Investments

In the middle of negotiating a merger deal with Tokopedia, Gojek has reeled in $300 million in investment funds from state-owned mobile operator Telkomsel, Nikkei...

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Railz Raises $12 Million Toward API Development
Railz Raises $12 Million Toward API Development
May 09, 2021  |  Investments

Railz, which develops an API letting financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs access real-time data of their customers’ accounting data, has raised $12 million in Series...

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German Delivery Startup Gorillas Looks To Notch $500 Million At $6 Billion Valuation
German Delivery Startup Gorillas Looks To Notch $500 Million At $6 Billion Valuation
May 07, 2021  |  Investments

The German delivery startup Gorillas is looking to raise about $500 million at a $6 billion valuation following a $290 million Series B round in March,...

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B2B FinTech Funding Creates Another Unicorn
B2B FinTech Funding Creates Another Unicorn
May 07, 2021  |  B2B Payments

After several weeks of B2B FinTech funding activity, the market has cooled a bit with about $220 million in total investment for the sector. Saudi...

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