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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Postmates Raises $100M As Online Food Delivery Heats Up
Postmates Raises $100M As Online Food Delivery Heats Up
January 11, 2019  |  Investments

The food delivery space keeps heating up — the latest news is that Postmates has scored a $100 million investment in advance of its initial...

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Facial Recognition Startup Megvii Mulls $1B Hong Kong IPO
Facial Recognition Startup Megvii Mulls $1B Hong Kong IPO
January 11, 2019  |  Investments

In a move that could bring in as much as $1 billion in funding, facial recognition firm Megvii is reportedly mulling an initial public offering...

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B2B Startups Ink $2.4B Despite Talk Of A Bubble
B2B Startups Ink $2.4B Despite Talk Of A Bubble
January 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) released startling data on Thursday (Jan. 10) about the growth of venture capital (VC): Investors deployed almost $131...

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Chinese AI Startup Prepares For $2B In Funding
Chinese AI Startup Prepares For $2B In Funding
January 11, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

SenseTime, the most valuable artificial intelligence (AI) startup in the world, is getting ready for a financing round that could amount to $2 billion, according...

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Five At Five: U.S. Banks Notch Big Victory
Five At Five: U.S. Banks Notch Big Victory
January 10, 2019  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes news about recent bank failures and an...

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US Startups Raised A Record $130B In 2018
US Startups Raised A Record $130B In 2018
January 10, 2019  |  Investments

U.S. startups had a great 2018 in terms of funding, with new data showing that venture capitalists deployed $130.9 billion, marking a new all-time high....

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Ordering Platform Olo Receives $18M For ResTech
Ordering Platform Olo Receives $18M For ResTech
January 09, 2019  |  Investments

Olo, a mobile and online food ordering platform, announced an $18 million investment by New York investment firm Tiger Global Management on Wednesday (Jan. 9)....

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SoftBank Reins In Plans Of Additional $16B WeWork Investment
SoftBank Reins In Plans Of Additional $16B WeWork Investment
January 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

SoftBank is — yet again — increasing its stake in New York-based workspace sharing company WeWork, though the investment is significantly smaller than what SoftBank...

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AI Startups Culled $9.3B In 2018
AI Startups Culled $9.3B In 2018
January 09, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

New data shows that venture capital funding of artificial intelligence (AI) companies jumped a whopping 72 percent last year, hitting a record $9.3 billion. The...

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