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Venture Capital Disruptor Clearbanc Raises $50M
July 31, 2019

Clearbanc, a company that provides a funding alternative to traditional venture capital outfits, has raised another $50 million in an equity investment, according to a report. The Canadian company, which is based in Toronto, has raised $300 million so far. The latest funding round was...

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Goldman Leads $135M Funding Round For Photo Editing App
July 31, 2019

Goldman Sachs is leading $135 million in Series C funding for the parent company of popular paid photo editing app Facetune, TechCrunch reported on Wednesday (July 31). The 6-year-old selfie app that lets people erase wrinkles and perfect their appearance has remained popular despite competition....

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Cybersecurity Startup Confluera Announces $9M Investment
July 31, 2019

Cybersecurity startup Confluera announced that it raised $9 million in Series A led by Lightspeed’s Founder & Managing Partner Ravi Mhatre. There was also significant participation by John W. Thompson, former CEO of Symantec and chairman of Microsoft; Frank Slootman, former CEO of ServiceNow; and...

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Identity Verification Firm Truework Gets $12M For Cloud-Hosted Solutions
July 31, 2019

Identity Verification firm Truework announced it has raised $12 million in Series A financing led by Sequoia Capital. As part of the transaction, Alfred Lin, partner at Sequoia Capital, is joining Truework’s board. There was also participation from Stanford University and existing investors, including Khosla...

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Monday.com Snags $150M; Considering Future IPO
July 31, 2019

Workplace collaboration platform Monday.com has announced it has raised $150 million in Series D funding, led by its new investment partner, Sapphire Ventures. The company said it is going to use the funding to expand its platform, adding more features and functionalities. Hamilton Lane, HarbourVest Partners, ...

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Stackin’ Scores $4M In Funding, Adds Digital Banking Features
July 30, 2019

Startup Stackin’ announced it has raised $4 million in Series A funding and is also launching no-fee checking and savings in conjunction with the virtual Radius Bank, according to reports. The accounts will earn a 1 percent annual percentage yield. The $4 million in funding...

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JPMorgan To Take On Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China
July 30, 2019

JPMorgan has announced it will go “full force” in China to take on the state-run Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), which is the biggest bank in the world, according to a report by Bloomberg. The U.S. company has won approval for a majority...

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Ordermark POS Startup Lands $18M For ResTech Integrations
July 30, 2019

Ordermark announced that it has raised $18 million in a Series B funding round led by Boulder-based Foundry Group. All of Ordermark’s previous investors participated in the new round, including TenOneTen Ventures, Vertical Venture Partners, Mucker Capital, Act One Ventures, and Nosara Capital. The company...

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Indifi Raises $21.32M Series C Round
July 29, 2019

Indian B2B lender Indifi raised a $21.32 million (Rs 145 crore) Series C round led by CDC Group. After seeing the company’s latest RoC filings with Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Entrackr reported that existing investors Omidyar Network, Elevar Equity, and Accel India Ventures also participated...