In fundraising news on Thursday (Sept. 27), Opendoor, the home selling startup, said that it has raised $400 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund. As VentureBeat noted, the latest announcement comes on the heels of a $325 million fundraising round seen three months ago, that time...
Grab, the Singapore ride-hailing startup, is reportedly in talks to sell a stake in its Thai business to Central Group, the largest retailer in Thailand. Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter, reported the move comes as Grab is facing more competition from Go-Jek, the Indonesian ride-hailing...
Stripe, the payments startup, has raised $245 million in a new round of venture funding, giving the company a valuation of $20 billion. According to a report in a tech outlet, citing the payments company, the round of fundraising was led by Tiger Global Management...
Emergent Technology, the blockchain technology company, announced on Tuesday (Sept. 25) that it has made a strategic investment in T Stamp Inc. In a press release, Emergent Technology said T Stamp, which is known as Trust Stamp, makes artificial intelligence and biometric hashing technology for...
Dutchie, the marijuana delivery service launched by Ross Lipson, has raised $3 million in venture funding. According to a report citing the company, the funding came from Casa Verde Capital, which is a $45 million venture firm that was founded by hip-hop star Snoop Dogg....
To accelerate product innovation, trucking network Convoy has secured $185 million in Series C financing. The round was led by Alphabet’s growth equity fund CapitalG, the company said in an announcement. “Convoy has the potential to transform the trucking industry,” said CapitalG Partner David Lawee, who...
FinTech startup Bread announced that it has completed a $60 million round of equity financing. Founded in 2014, Bread offers white-label solutions for retailers who wish to offer convenient online lending to their customers in the hopes that they will spend more money, on more things,...
Postmates, the on-demand delivery company, announced on Tuesday (Sept. 18) that it has raised $300 million in venture funding. In a press release, Postmates said the funding round was led by Tiger Global Management, and comes on the back of a record year of growth, market expansion...
Singer Jimmy Buffett has partnered with a U.S. marijuana startup, allowing the company to use his Coral Reefer brand for a line of cannabis products. According to The Wall Street Journal, Surterra Holdings will release the products, which include vape pens, gel caps, edibles and lotions....
