funding

Funding is the act of providing financial resources, usually in the form of money, or other values such as effort or time, to finance a need, program, and project, usually by an organization or company.

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In the Metaverse, No One Knows You’re a Shill
In the Metaverse, No One Knows You’re a Shill
March 08, 2022  |  Metaverse

Apparently, paying people to wear the right brand of digital sneakers in the metaverse’s virtual world is now a $10 million business. At least, “wear2earn”...

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Retail Tech Firm Swiftly Raises $100M in Series B Round
Retail Tech Firm Swiftly Raises $100M in Series B Round
March 08, 2022  |  Investments

Retail technology platform Swiftly secured $100 million in a Series B funding round that it will use to offer an enhanced digital shopping experience to...

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ID Verification FinTech Thirdfort Raises $20M
ID Verification FinTech Thirdfort Raises $20M
March 08, 2022  |  Investments

ID verification firm Thirdfort announced this week it has raised $20 million thanks a recent investment from Breega and Element Ventures. Based in the U.K.,...

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FinTech Stax Reaches Unicorn Status Following $245M Funding
FinTech Stax Reaches Unicorn Status Following $245M Funding
March 08, 2022  |  Investments

Minority-led, all-in-one payments platform Stax reached unicorn status with a valuation of just over $1 billion after raising $245 million from Greater Sum Ventures, HarbourVest...

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Bill Ackman Backs Web3 OP Venture Fund 1 in $50M Fundraise
Bill Ackman Backs Web3 OP Venture Fund 1 in $50M Fundraise
March 07, 2022  |  Investments

Billionaire Bill Ackman has thrown his support behind a Web3 venture fund focused on the metaverse, gaming, social media and decentralized finance, according to a...

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Naqla Raises $10.5M for Egyptian Logistics Platform
Naqla Raises $10.5M for Egyptian Logistics Platform
March 07, 2022  |  Investments

Egyptian trucking technology platform and marketplace Naqla raked in $10.5 million in a Pre-Series A fundraising round that it will use “to invest further in...

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CIBC Pledges $12M to Help Salon-Booking App Phorest Grow
CIBC Pledges $12M to Help Salon-Booking App Phorest Grow
March 07, 2022  |  Investments

London-based CIBC Innovation Banking has invested $12 million in growth financing in Phorest, an online booking and management software platform for salon owners. Dublin-based Phorest...

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Today in FinTech: Collab Brings Perks; Canada’s Loanz Heads to US; AutoFi Funding Goes Towards Talent; CredAvenue is India’s Fastest Growing Unicorn 
Today in FinTech: Collab Brings Perks; Canada’s Loanz Heads to US; AutoFi Funding Goes Towards...
March 07, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

In today’s FinTech news, J.P. Morgan tells PYMNTS that there are many benefits buyers and sellers can realize when they collaborate, while Canadian FinTech lender...

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NFT Trader Immutable Notches $200M Series C at $2.5B Valuation
NFT Trader Immutable Notches $200M Series C at $2.5B Valuation
March 07, 2022  |  Investments

Immutable, an Aussie startup for trading NFTs on Ethereum, raised $200 million in a Series C funding round at a valuation of $2.5 billion, according...

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