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1.9KInvestmentsAlto Pharmacy Lands $50M In Fresh Round Of Funding
Startup Alto Pharmacy has raised $50 million in venture funding, reported TechCrunch. Citing Alto Pharmacy, TechCrunch reported that Greenoaks Capital, Zola Capital,...
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3.0KInvestmentsCareem Aims To Raise As Much As $200M From Chinese Investors
Careem, the leading ride-sharing rival to Uber in the Middle East, is aiming to raise between $100 million and $200 million. According...
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2.7KInvestmentsCoupang Gets $2B Investment From SoftBank’s Vision Fund
Coupang, the South Korean eCommerce company, is getting a $2 billion investment from SoftBank’s Vision Fund, which will provide it with the...
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4.1KInvestmentsFinTech Acorns Seeks $100M At $700M Valuation
Through a reported funding round, digital wealth management startup Acorns Grow Inc. is said to be seeking over $100 million in funding....
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2.9KB2B PaymentsCivilisedBank Ready To Reapply For Banking License
U.K. challenger bank CivilisedBank forfeited its banking license earlier this year with plans to shift its focus to underlying infrastructure and technology....
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3.3KGlobal PaymentsMintos Notches €5 Million In Series A Funding; Monzo Teams With PayPoint For Deposits
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Mintos‘ €5 million Series A raise....
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2.4KRetailBrazil’s Movile Notches $400M In Funding For iFood
Around two decades after starting as a digital content studio, Brazil’s Movile has notched $400 million in new funding in what has...
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2.5KRetailAmerican Eagle Leads $3.45M Investment In Dormify
Dormify announced a $3.45 million Series A investment led by American Eagle Outfitters. Founded by Amanda Zuckerman and her mom Karen in...
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1.7KInvestmentsAnalytical Flavor Systems Raises $4M To Further Develop AI Taste Platform
Analytical Flavor Systems (AFS), the startup that uses artificial intelligence to predict good-tasting food, has raised $4 million in a round of...
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1.8KInvestmentsAlibaba’s New On-Demand Online Services Unit Raised $4B
Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, is having success with its newly-created on-demand online services unit — it raised $4 billion in funding,...
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2.6KInvestmentsJD.com’s Q2 Tech Investments Jump 70 Percent Year Over Year
China’s JD.com’s quest to expand into technologies such as artificial intelligence and automation is causing its expenses to soar, with the company...
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2.1KInvestmentsJaguar, Renault-Nissan Invest In Commuter Mobile App Transit
Transit, the startup that helps city dwellers navigate life and move about the city without a car, just raised $17.5 million in...
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2.6KInvestmentsPeopleFund Notches $11M In Series B Round
In a Kakao Pay-led Series B round, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform PeopleFund took in $11 million in funding. The South Korean company,...
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2.8KInvestmentsSoftBank May Receive Listing For Mobile Unit
In what could be Japan’s largest listing in history, unidentified sources claim that SoftBank Group Corp.’s mobile unit could gain listing approval...
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3.2KB2B PaymentsVCs Act On Cannabis’ FinTech Opportunities
As legal cannabis spreads, the industry is a big opportunity for FinTech, as industry players struggle to manage intense compliance requirements and...
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2.5KInvestmentsJay-Z, Google-Backed InsurTech Co Ethos Gain $100M Valuation
Ethos, a startup that claims to process life insurance applications in minutes, has raised $35 million in venture funding. CNBC, citing the...
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2.9KInvestmentsDeliv Raises $40M, Gets Support From Google
Deliv, the startup delivery platform that has partnerships with well-known brands, has raised $40 million in venture funding. VentureBeat, citing the company, said...
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3.6KInvestmentsCoinbase Raises $300M At $8B Valuation
Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange operator, has raised a fresh round of funding that gives it a valuation of more than $8 billion....
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2.1KSouth East AsiaGrab Notches $200M Investment From Booking Holdings
Southeast Asia’s Grab has taken in a $200 million investment from U.S.-based Booking Holdings amid a strategic partnership. With the tie-up, users of...
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2.8KStartupsByteDance Now Has A Valuation That Surpasses Uber
ByteDance, the Chinese media company, closed a $3 billion funding round led by SoftBank, making it the largest privately backed startup in...
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1.9KInvestmentsNest Rival tado° Raises $50M From Amazon, Others
Munich-based tado°, the intelligent home climate management company, announced on Thursday (Oct. 25) that it has landed a $50 million investment from...
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2.5KInvestmentsInstacart Raises $600M At $7.6B Valuation
Instacart, the retailers’ delivery service, raised $600 million in a fresh round of funding, giving it a valuation of $7.6 billion. According...
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2.5KInvestmentsSiemens Invests In VR Startup Backed By Volkswagon, Audi
German company Varjo Technologies has announced a $31 million Series B investment, led by Atomico and Seimens-backed Next47, that will help it launch...
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2.2KInvestmentsFoursquare Snags $33M
Foursquare has announced a $33 million round of equity funding co-led by strategic investors Simon Ventures and Naver Corp. and by Union...
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2.6KInvestmentsUber’s In-Car Convenience Store Cargo Raises $22M
Cargo, the startup that provides in-car commerce for the rideshare economy, announced on Thursday (Sept. 27) that it has raised $22 million...
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2.6KInvestmentsDoor Opens For Opendoor’s $400M SoftBank Funding
In fundraising news on Thursday (Sept. 27), Opendoor, the home selling startup, said that it has raised $400 million from SoftBank’s Vision...
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3.6KInvestmentsStripe Raises $245M On A $20B Valuation
Stripe, the payments startup, has raised $245 million in a new round of venture funding, giving the company a valuation of $20...
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1.8KB2B PaymentsQonto To Develop Biz Payments Tech With New Funding
More than a year after launching its business banking solution, France-based Qonto has secured new funding. Reports on Monday (Sept. 24) said...
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2.1KInvestmentsPot Delivery Company Dutchie Raises $3M
Dutchie, the marijuana delivery service launched by Ross Lipson, has raised $3 million in venture funding. According to a report citing the...
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4.8KRetailHow Small Restaurants Are Doorstopping DoorDash
DoorDash has been a delivery service on the go, particularly throughout the summer and in the fall of 2018. Its war chest has...
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2.7KInvestmentsPostmates Raises $300M On $1.2B Valuation
Postmates, the on-demand delivery company, announced on Tuesday (Sept. 18) that it has raised $300 million in venture funding. In a press release,...
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2.9KInvestmentsMachine Learning Startup Streamlines Legal Work With $65M In Funding
Atrium, the startup that digitizes legal documents, announced on Monday (Sept. 10) that it has raised $65 million in venture funding. In...
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2.4KIPOFreelance Platform Upwork Seeks $100M In IPO
Joining many Bay Area companies seeking to go public in 2018, Upwork Inc. is reportedly looking to bring in $100 million through...
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2.6KRetailFulfillment Startup ShipBob Notches $40M In Series C Funding
To assist eCommerce merchants with the fulfillment process, ShipBob has notched $40 million in Series C funding. The raise comes on the...
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1.9KStartupsTaxify Rolls Out Scooter Sharing Service In Paris
Taxify, the Estonian-based ride-hailing company, is launching a new brand of e-scooters, dubbed Bolt. According to reports, starting now Taxify will roll out...
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2.0KInvestmentsMoney Transfer Co Monese Raises $60M For Global Expansion
Monese, the U.K. bank challenger, announced on Wednesday (Sept. 6) that it has secured $60 million in venture funding. According to a...
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2.5KRetailFarmer’s Fridge Plans Expansion After Raising $30 Million
After raising $30 million in a Series C funding round, Farmer’s Fridge has its eyes on doubling its operation in 2019. The startup,...
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2.7KDigital PaymentsDigital Payments In Africa Gain Steam
Business growth in Africa requires better payments infrastructure, and that effort received a significant boost this week when Stripe, Visa and other...
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2.1KInvestments‘Africa’s Stripe,’ Paystack, Snags $8M From Visa, Tencent, Stripe
Paystack, the Nigerian payments company, announced on Tuesday (Aug. 28) that it raised $8 million in a Series A round. According to a...
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Fintech Investments
ZestMoney Raises $13.4M, Led By Xiaomi
ZestMoney, a FinTech startup out of India, recently landed a $13.4 million investment led by Xiaomi, the Chinese tech company. According to...
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2.8KSecurity & FraudVery Good Security Raises $8.5M In Round Of Funding
Very Good Security (VGS), a startup working to protect data, told TechCrunch on Tuesday (August 28) that it raised $8.5 million in a venture...
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2.2KInvestmentsReal Estate Startup Bungalow Secures $64M In Funding
Residential real estate startup Bungalow announced it has secured $64 million in funding: a $14 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures,...
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2.8KNewsFive At Five: New Amazon Payments Feature Rankles Some
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and conference news. Today’s coverage includes a look at why...
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2.5KInvestmentsLatch Raises $70M In Funding Led By Brookfield Asset Management
Latch, manufacturer of a smart access system, announced on Wednesday (Aug. 22) that it has raised $70 million in venture funding. In a...
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2.3KInvestmentsBoxed Raises More Than $100M In Funding
Grocery startup Boxed announced that it has raised $111 million in a new round of funding. The company had been in talks...
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2.0KInvestmentsSoftBank Invests In Rental Car Co
Carsharing platform Getaround has announced that it raised $300 million in a Series D funding round led by SoftBank. Toyota Motor Corporation and...
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4.0KBank RegulationOpen Banking Gains More Investment And Government Attention
The open banking wave is starting to spread. One of the latest signs of that comes this month from Germany, where Hamburg-based...
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2.0KInvestmentsKlook CPO Liu Outlines Travel Booking Platform’s Global Expansion
Having $1 billion in bookings and more than 200 destinations globally – those are big numbers, to be sure, but these are not...
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2.5KB2B PaymentsAugmentum Invests In Trio Of B2B FinTechs: Tide, Previse And DueDil
Venture capital firm Augmentum Fintech has placed nearly $9 million in three B2B FinTechs, reports this week said. Reports in Business Leader...
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2.8KInvestmentsDoorDash Secures $250M In Growth Round
Food ordering and delivery company DoorDash announced that it has raised $250 million in a growth round co-led by Coatue Management and...
