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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Chinese Insurer Waterdrop Plans US IPO After $230M Funding Round
Chinese Insurer Waterdrop Plans US IPO After $230M Funding Round
August 20, 2020  |  IPO

In a bid to grow its health insurance division and go public, Waterdrop Inc., a Hong Kong-based insurer, has raised $230 million in a funding...

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Housing Startup PadSplit Plans Houston Expansion After Landing $10M In VC
Housing Startup PadSplit Plans Houston Expansion After Landing $10M In VC
August 19, 2020  |  Investments

Affordable housing tech startup PadSplit is expanding into Houston after raising millions in venture capital. The Atlanta-based company, which rents out rooms in converted single-family...

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Omio Raises $100M For Expansion Of Travel Booking App
Omio Raises $100M For Expansion Of Travel Booking App
August 19, 2020  |  Investments

Omio, the Berlin-based travel booking app, announced on Wednesday (Aug. 19) that it has raised $100 million to fuel further expansion as the industry rebounds...

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Lightspeed India Secures $275M For New Fund
Lightspeed India Secures $275M For New Fund
August 18, 2020  |  Investments

Indian venture capital firm Lightspeed India said on Tuesday (Aug. 18) that it has closed its Lightspeed India Partners III fund after securing $275 million...

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British Property Technology Firm Hammock Notches £1M
British Property Technology Firm Hammock Notches £1M
August 17, 2020  |  B2B Payments

To assist landlords in understanding the financial health of their properties, Hammock has notched £1 million in seed funding from Ascension Ventures and Fuel Ventures....

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Axle Lands $27.7M For Freight Financing, B2B Payments
Axle Lands $27.7M For Freight Financing, B2B Payments
August 16, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Axle, which works in cash flow for the freight and logistics industry, has raised $27.7 million in a funding round, which it intends to go...

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Trump Administration Calls For 30 Pct. Boost In AI, Quantum Spending
Trump Administration Calls For 30 Pct. Boost In AI, Quantum Spending
August 14, 2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum information science will get a boost if Congress approves the Trump administration’s nearly one-third spending increase in next year’s budget....

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Bessemer Venture Partners’ Birnbaum On Why It’s Go-Time For FinTech
Bessemer Venture Partners’ Birnbaum On Why It’s Go-Time For FinTech
August 14, 2020  |  News

There’s been no shortage of big payments and FinTech announcements over the past few days, such as Apple’s bundle bet, Goldman Sachs’ move to bid...

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Impossible Foods Closes $200M Funding Round
Impossible Foods Closes $200M Funding Round
August 13, 2020  |  Investments

Impossible Foods, which specializes in non-meat-based alternative foods, has closed a funding round and come away with $200 million, according to a press release. The...

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