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Cybersecurity Firm Cybereason Snags Another $200M From SoftBank
August 06, 2019

Cybereason has announced it has received a series of investments and commitments totaling $200 million by SoftBank Group Corp. and its affiliates. This latest round of funding brings Cybereason’s total amount raised to approximately $400 million, with previous investors including CRV, Spark Capital and Lockheed...

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Ibotta Rewards Startup Gets Funding Infusion For Hiring, Expansion
August 06, 2019

Rewards company Ibotta announced it has closed a series D funding round led by Koch Industries subsidiary Koch Disruptive Technologies, bringing Ibotta to a $1 billion valuation. The funding will be used to further the company’s turnkey and rewarded payments solution Pay with Ibotta. Launched...

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Tickpick Ticket Seller Raises $40M In Debut Funding Round
August 06, 2019

Ticket marketplace TickPick has raised $40 million in funding from PWP Growth Equity, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. 5).  This is the first institutional funding for TickPick, which was founded by Brett Goldberg and Chris O’Brien in 2011. The company is expecting to expedite $200...

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Klarna Notches $460M In Equity Funding
August 06, 2019

To further support massive U.S. growth, Klarna has notched $460 million in an equity funding round at a $5.5 billion post-money valuation. This new valuation ranks Klarna as the biggest European private FinTech and one of the largest private FinTechs around the world, according to...

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Experian Leads $20M Funding Round For CompareAsiaGroup 
August 06, 2019

Asian FinTech firm CompareAsiaGroup has raised $20 million in a B1 funding round, it was reported on Tuesday (Aug. 6). The funding, which was led by credit reporting giant Experian, gives the Hong Kong-based CompareAsiaGroup access to its cloud-based credit scoring and risk assessment platform....

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Event Startup Fever Notches $35M
August 05, 2019

Event startup Fever announced it has raised $35 million in a funding round led by Rakuten Capital. Atresmedia, Accel, and former chairman of U.S. investments for Alibaba Group Michael Zeisser, also participated in the round, which brings the company’s total raised to over $70 million,...

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Credible Labs Valued At $397M In Deal With Murdoch’s Fox
August 05, 2019

Rupert Murdoch-controlled Fox Corp is buying personal finance broker Credible Labs in a deal valued at $397 million, Reuters reported on Monday (Aug. 5). The San Francisco-based Credible Labs gives Fox a footing in personal lending as it seeks new investments following the $71 billion...

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Reliance To Invest $42M For 87.6 Pct. Stake In Fynd
August 05, 2019

Indian company Reliance Industries revealed that is acquiring a 87.6 percent stake in Fynd for 2.95 billion Indian rupees ($42.33 million). Founded in 2012, Mumbai-based Fynd helps offline retailers sell their products to consumers directly through its online store, as well as allows them to...

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Shopping App Wish Gets $300M At $11.2B Valuation
August 01, 2019

The popular mobile shopping app Wish has raised about $300 million in a Series H round, according to reports. The round, which was led by General Atlantic, gives the San Francisco-based app a post-money valuation of $11.2 billion. Much of the company’s business is built...