venture funding

Axoni Raises $32M Led By Goldman Sachs, Nyca Partners

Axoni, a provider of enterprise blockchain technology, announced Tuesday (Aug. 14) that it has raised $32 million in venture funding. In a...

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Teamleader Closes $22M In Series C

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform Teamleader has closed $22 million in Series C funding, led by Keen Venture Partners, with participation from PMV and...

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Namely Hires New CEO, Raises $60M In Funding

Human resources (HR) and benefits software platform Namely has found a new CEO — and $60 million in venture capital (VC). According...

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South East Asia

Grab Snatches Up $2 Billion To Fast-Track Growth, Expansion

Grab, a ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia, announced Thursday (August 2) it has raised an additional $1 billion from a handful of financial firms, bringing...

News

Five at Five: Ride Hailing Service Grab Set For New $1B Investment

Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Stories include Southeast Asia...

Fintech Investments

Investors Have Eyes For B2B FinTech With Gusto, Judo Investment Rounds

Two small business FinTech startups announced Tuesday (July 31) that they have secured big venture capital funding rounds this week. U.S. payroll...

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BlueVine Adds $12M From M12 To Round Of Funding

BlueVine, the FinTech startup that recently announced a $60 million round of financing, has added $12 million to its Series E round...

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India’s Bus Sharing Startup Shuttl Lands $11M In Venture Funding

Shuttl, the bus sharing app startup based in India, raised $11 million in a series B round of venture funding. In a press...

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B2B Payments

Flywire Pulls B2B Payments Back Into The Investor Spotlight

The biggest investment news of the week came on Thursday (July 26), when cross-border B2B payments company Flywire announced an impressive $100...

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Payment Methods

Flywire Raises $100M To Expand Into New Markets

Flywire, the payment company for businesses and institutions, announced on Thursday (July 26) that it has raised $100M in new venture funding....

Startup Check-In

Chef’d Halts Operations After Burning Through Cash

Chef’d, a the meal-kit operator, has halted its business operations after using up all its cash and failing to line up more...

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PaySend Raises $20M In Venture Funding To Fuel Expansion

PaySend, the global payments company, announced on Tuesday (July 3) that it closed a $20 million funding round. In a press release,...

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CashShield Raises $20M In Latest Round Of Fundraising

CashShield, an online fraud management solution for mid- to large-sized enterprises, announced Tuesday (June 26) it raised $20 million via a round of...

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Brex Raises VC Funding As It Launches Card For Startups

Brex, the FinTech startup, announced Tuesday (June 19) that it closed a Series B round of financing, bringing the company’s total funding...

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Claroty Raises $60M In A New Round Of Venture Funding

Claroty, the cybersecurity company for industrial control networks, announced on Monday (June 11) that a syndicate of investors, including industrial operators and control...

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2018 Blockchain Funding Surpasses 2017 Totals

Bitcoin and blockchain technology companies are continuing to raise money from venture capitalists and investors, with the groups in the space raising...

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SoundHound Raises $100M In A New Round Of Funding

SoundHound, a voice-enabled artificial intelligence (AI) and conversational intelligence technologies company, announced news on Thursday (May 3) that it has raised $100 million...

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SoftBank Driving Investments In Silicon Valley Startups

Silicon Valley startups have been raising more money in recent months, and they have SoftBank of Japan largely to thank. According to...

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Healthcare

Oscar Health Raises $165M In Venture Funding To Fuel Growth

Oscar Health, the startup aiming to disrupt the healthcare market, announced Tuesday (March 27) that it has raised $165 million in a...

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Alibaba Co-Founders Invest In Rent the Runway

Blue Pool Capital, a financial company that’s main role is investing for Jack Ma and Joe Tsai, the co-founders of Alibaba, has...

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Partnerships / Acquisitions

Comcast Ventures On Finding Blockchain’s ‘Killer App’

Even as a telecommunications conglomerate, it’s hardly surprising that Comcast is jumping into the world of blockchain. Via the firm’s Comcast Ventures,...

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Moven To Buy US Bank, Create Joint Venture In Japan With SBI

Mobile-first bank Moven has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with financial services provider SBI Group, the Japanese owner of SoftBank. According...

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Payment Methods

NEA Leads $21M Round In Drop

Toronto-based startup Drop, which operates an app giving consumers points for their transactions, has raised $21 million in venture funding. According to a...

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Deliveroo Raises $98M For Global Expansion

Deliveroo, the U.K. food delivery startup, has landed $98 million in fresh venture funding led by T. Rowe Price Associates and Fidelity...

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Trouva Nabs $10M To Help UK SMBs Compete With Amazon

Trouva, an online marketplace for merchants that don’t sell their products online, has raised $10 million in a new round of venture...

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Delivery

Robot-Powered Pizza Maker Zume Raises ~$50M

Zume Pizza, a robotics startup that designed a robot to make pizza, has raised close to $50 million in venture funding. Citing...

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Delivery

Deliveroo Lands $385M

Deliveroo, the U.K.-based food delivery company, has landed $385 million in a new round of venture funding. According to a news report...

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Merchant Innovation

HERB Raises $4.1M In VC Funding As It Becomes Everything Pot-Related

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

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ScriptDrop On The Hunt For Add On Funding

ScriptDrop, the startup that helps pharmacies deliver prescriptions to customers’ doors, recently raised $1 million in seed funding and is on the...

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Flutterwave Lands More Than $40M In VC Funding To Expand

Flutterwave, the FinTech startup, announced news on Wednesday (Aug. 2) that it has raised more than $10 million in a Series A...

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Payment Methods

PayPal Backs UK Startup Cloud IQ In Funding Round

Cloud IQ, a U.K. startup that optimizes eCommerce, has raised £4 million in venture funding. According to a report, PayPal, Nauta Capital,...

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Toast Raises $101M In VC Funding; To Hire 1,000 Workers

Toast, a Boston tech startup that develops point-of-sale software for restaurants, raised $101 million in a venture capital (VC) funding round. According...

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Security & Fraud

Awake Security, Cybersecurity Startup, Launches With $31M

Awake Security announced news on Monday (July 17) that it has closed more than $30 million in funding from venture capital (VC)...

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Stash Raises $40M In New Round Of Venture Funding

Stash, a startup headquartered in New York that enables consumers to save up small amounts of money through micro-investing, has landed $40 million...

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Zently Raises $1.6M, Launches Expense-Sharing Feature

Zently, a tech startup with a mobile app for renters that helps them pay on time and flags issues for the landlord,...

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Security & Fraud

Deep Instinct Raises $32M In Venture Funding

Deep Instinct, the cybersecurity company, announced Wednesday (July 12) it has raised $32 million in Series B financing. In a press release...

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Safety and Security

Cannabis Delivery Startup Eaze Experiences Security Breach Through Service Provider

Eaze, the Series B-stage cannabis delivery startup with more than $24 million in venture funding, has experienced a security incident. According to...

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UK’s PayBreak Completes £24.5 Million Funding Round

PayBreak, the U.K. FinTech focused on consumer finance, announced Tuesday (June 20) that it has completed a round of fundraising that resulted...

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ResTech

Momentum Machines Gets $18M In Venture Funding For San Francisco Restaurant Run By Its Burger Bot

If fast food workers win the fight for a $15 minimum wage, it’s not going to be much of a win, since...

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Element AI Raises $102M To Add Employees, Invest In Startups, Develop Its Business

Element AI, a Montreal-based AI platform and incubator that is aiming to be the place for all companies that want to build...

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Ridesharing

Lyft’s Recent Fundraising Includes $25M From Jaguar Land Rover

Lyft, the ridesharing app, recently raised $600 million in venture funding with participation from Jaguar Land Rover, via its mobility services unit InMotion....

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R3 Raises $107M To Expand Partnerships

The R3 consortium, the distributed ledger technology group, has raised $107 million from roughly half of its members, marking the largest funding...

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Stratumn Raises €7M To Fund Expansion Into US

Stratumn, the blockchain startup, has raised €7 million in a new round of venture funding. According to a report, the Series A...

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Addepar Raises $140M In VC Funding For Expansion

Addepar, the provider of data collection and monitoring services for the financial industry, has reportedly raised $140 million in venture funding. According...