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Socure Grabs $13.9M In Funding, Eyes Market Growth
August 09, 2017

Digital identity verification company Socure announced news this morning (Aug. 9) that it closed a Series B funding round for $13.9 million. The financing — from firms such as Synchrony Financial, Work-Bench, Flint Capital and Two Sigma Ventures — will be geared toward building scale, increasing...

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Pro.com Will Use $10M In Financing To Expand Its Contractor Services
August 09, 2017

Pro.com, a tech-centric general contractor with licenses in Washington and California, announced that it has raised $10 million in a growth financing round. According to TechCrunch, the financing, led by DFJ Venture Capital — with participation from existing investors Maveron, Madrona Venture Group and Two Sigma...

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CarDash Raises $5.3M In Funding To Make Auto Service Easier
August 09, 2017

CarDash, which aims to make getting your car serviced easier and more transparent, recently raised $5.3 million in a venture capital seed funding round. According to news from TechCrunch, CarDash, currently available only in the Bay Area, works with a number of local auto service centers...

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  BlueteamGlobal Grabs $125M in Funding
August 04, 2017

The cybersecurity arena is getting a bit more cash As reported, BlueteamGlobal, which has ties to Morgan Stanley, has raised $125 million to offer both cyber threat intelligence and security services. In terms of focus, the company said that it would target both larger enterprises...

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Kabbage Receives $250M Strategic Growth Investment From SoftBank
August 04, 2017

Kabbage Inc., a financial services, technology and data platform serving small businesses globally, has announced the agreement on a $250-million equity investment from a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. . According to a press release, the investment is the largest equity raise in the online small...

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Flutterwave Lands More Than $40M In VC Funding To Expand
August 03, 2017

Flutterwave, the FinTech startup, announced news on Wednesday (Aug. 2) that it has raised more than $10 million in a Series A venture capital (VC) funding round. In a blog post, the company said Greycroft Partners and Green Visor Capital led the Series A funding...

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Silicon Valley’s Seed Funding Slowdown
August 01, 2017

Seed funding has been on the decline lately — for the last two years, the number of firms able to secure starting out funds has dropped 40 percent since hitting a peak in 2015.  The amount per investment is also down, though less dramatically than...

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Toast Raises $101M In VC Funding; To Hire 1,000 Workers
July 27, 2017

Toast, a Boston tech startup that develops point-of-sale software for restaurants, raised $101 million in a venture capital (VC) funding round. According to a news report, the funding round was led by Generation Investment Management, a firm co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, and...

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SimilarWeb Raises $47M; Adds New Member To Its Advisory Board
July 26, 2017

SimilarWeb, the digital marketing business intelligence company, announced news on Tuesday (July 25) that it has raised $47M in growth equity VC (venture capital) funding, raising its valuation to almost $800 million. In a statement on its blog, the company said that with this investment,...