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Cybersecurity Firm Targets $80M IPO
June 15, 2015

Rapid7, a Boston-based cybersecurity firm, confirmed plans to go public when it filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week. The company will seek to raise $80 million in its IPO, according to the filing. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Lyft Launches New App For Its Driver Mentor Program
June 15, 2015

Lyft announced last week the expansion of its driver mentor program with new improvements and more local support. These changes are meant to get qualified drivers faster on the road. To this effect, the on-demand ride company is now recruiting General Managers for 10 different...

Visa Discovers Digital Content For New Travel Campaign
June 15, 2015

Visa’s latest campaign, aimed at driving international tourism, will use the power of crowdsourcing to provide relevant travel information to cardholders, the company announced last week (June 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Amazon Prime Goods Shipping From More Merchants
June 15, 2015

Last month Amazon began quietly working with a select group of its third-party merchants to bring more of their products to one of its strongest customer bases — Amazon Prime. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Lessons Learned From 200 Startups Who Raised $360M
June 15, 2015

From the optional pitch deck to surviving the fundraising process, a new study from file-sharing startup DocSend and Harvard Business School professor Tom Eisenmann provides takeaways for those looking to find the right way to “graduate from bootstrapped to seed-funded, or from angels to a...

Uber Driving $1 Billion Into China
June 15, 2015

Uber is getting serious about its investment in a market that hasn’t been always welcome to U.S. tech companies: China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Payment Standards May Halt Visa And MasterCard In China
June 15, 2015

Not long ago the Chinese government confirmed plans to open the country’s bank card market to foreign companies like Visa and MasterCard, but industry observers told the Financial Times the struggle to access the sector dominated by a state-backed provider may just be beginning. Get...

BloomThat On-Demand Flower Delivery Sprouts $5.5M Investment
June 15, 2015

The online flower delivery business is blooming — thanks to major investors who’ve seen the value in the massively growing market that hasn’t gone out of style. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

FCC Questions PayPal’s Robocall Policy
June 15, 2015

PayPal and eBay’s plan to make robocalls and send text messages to users seems to have raised a red flag with federal and state officials who have sent a warning letter to the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...