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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United Goes From Airline To Angel With Launch Of New VC Fund
United Goes From Airline To Angel With Launch Of New VC Fund
June 10, 2021  |  Innovation

Call it, perhaps, a runway to help the connected economy take flight. We’ll stop with the air travel puns now. This week, United Airlines announced the debut...

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Faire’s Fundraise Pushes Valuation To $7 Billion As Independent Retail Recovers
Faire’s Fundraise Pushes Valuation To $7 Billion As Independent Retail Recovers
June 10, 2021  |  Retail

Faire, an online wholesale marketplace for retailers and brands, has landed $260 million in funding headed up by Sequoia Capital at a valuation of $7...

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Klarna Lands $639 Million, Valuing BNPL Company At $45.6 Billion
Klarna Lands $639 Million, Valuing BNPL Company At $45.6 Billion
June 10, 2021  |  Investments

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Klarna has landed $639 million in venture funding. In a Thursday (June 10) announcement, the company said it would...

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Bitcoin Daily: China Arrests 1,100 In Crypto Money Laundering Sting; Blockchain Startup Solana Labs Nets $314 Million For DeFi Tech
Bitcoin Daily: China Arrests 1,100 In Crypto Money Laundering Sting; Blockchain Startup Solana Labs Nets...
June 09, 2021  |  Bitcoin

The Chinese police have arrested about 1,100 people on money laundering charges, CoinDesk reported, adding those arrested were allegedly using crypto to evade the law....

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Mastercard Launches Program For Minority FinTech Founders
Mastercard Launches Program For Minority FinTech Founders
June 09, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

On Wednesday (June 9), Mastercard announced the launch of a new Start Path track, a program designed to support “traditionally underrepresented FinTech founders.” The company...

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LinkedIn Jumps Onboard With Virtual Events Provider Hopin
LinkedIn Jumps Onboard With Virtual Events Provider Hopin
June 09, 2021  |  Investments

Virtual events provider Hopin said it has landed LinkedIn as an investor and partner. The two companies plan to collaborate to offer new opportunities for event...

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SMB Spend Management Firm Airbase Notches $60 Million
SMB Spend Management Firm Airbase Notches $60 Million
June 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Expense management technology company Airbase, which focuses on serving small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), notched $60 million in Series B funding at a valuation of...

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Bitcoin Daily: Amazon Looking For Staff With DeFi Experience; IRS Seeks Congressional OK To Regulate Cryptos
Bitcoin Daily: Amazon Looking For Staff With DeFi Experience; IRS Seeks Congressional OK To Regulate...
June 08, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Amazon is on the hunt for those with expertise in decentralized finance (DeFi), CoinDesk reported. “The candidate will have a track record delivering outstanding products...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Nium To Buy Ixaris; Worldline, Toshiba Team On Checkout Kiosk
Today In Payments Around The World: Nium To Buy Ixaris; Worldline, Toshiba Team On Checkout...
June 08, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Nium announced that it would purchase Ixaris as part of an international expansion, while Worldline announced it...

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