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Arc Debuts ‘Hybrid Financing’ as Startups Scramble for Cash
Startups // January 11, 2023

Finance company Arc has introduced what it calls a new form of financing for startups. Advance Plus, the company’s “hybrid financing” method announced Wednesday (Jan. 11), is designed to form a bridge between traditional venture debt and revenue-based financing. “Like traditional venture debt, Arc Advance Plus...

FinTech Arc Nets $20M for Startup Financing
Investments // August 16, 2022

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) finance company Arc has closed a Series A round for $20 million, to go toward growth for its treasury and software products, a press release said Tuesday (Aug. 16). The company’s products help startups access and manage capital while keeping equity. It was...

TickSmith Nets $20M for Its B2B Data Web Store Platform
Data & Research // January 27, 2022

TickSmith has announced a $20 million Series A funding round, a press release says, which will go toward more marketing for their data-selling platform. TickSmith is a B2B SaaS platform allowing for an eCommerce data shopping experience, giving tools to manage, prepare, package and monetize...

SaaS Funder Arc Launches With $161M
Investments // January 13, 2022

Arc, a startup that offers a finance platform for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), announced Thursday (Jan. 13) it had emerged from stealth with $161 million in funding. “In partnership with Stripe, Arc is building a first-of-its-kind fintech solution where software founders can borrow, save, and spend on...

Quick Reads
Citi Debuts Platform to Bring AI Agents to Banking Work

May 03, 2026
Banking giant Citi has debuted a platform to let it launch artificial intelligence agents throughout the company. The agents created through the new Arc platform “enhance human judgment by taking on tasks such as research, synthesis, preparation, and execution,” Citi said in its announcement last week, thus “reducing manual effort and accelerating how teams operate […]

Arc Debuts ‘Hybrid Financing’ as Startups Scramble for Cash

January 11, 2023
Finance company Arc has introduced what it calls a new form of financing for startups. Advance Plus, the company’s “hybrid financing” method announced Wednesday (Jan. 11), is designed to form a...

FinTech Arc Nets $20M for Startup Financing

August 16, 2022
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) finance company Arc has closed a Series A round for $20 million, to go toward growth for its treasury and software products, a press release said Tuesday (Aug....

TickSmith Nets $20M for Its B2B Data Web Store Platform

January 27, 2022
TickSmith has announced a $20 million Series A funding round, a press release says, which will go toward more marketing for their data-selling platform. TickSmith is a B2B SaaS platform...