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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PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: No IPO Plans As Airbnb Closes $1 Billion In Funding
PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: No IPO Plans As Airbnb Closes $1 Billion In Funding
March 13, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

Bursting onto the scene over the past decade, the sharing economy has disrupted some of the most traditional industries. One of the largest disruptions came...

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Credit Card Rewards App Sift Announces $1.5 Million Seed Round
Credit Card Rewards App Sift Announces $1.5 Million Seed Round
March 13, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Sift, a free application that ensures credit card customers reap the full benefits of their cards, announced a $1.5 million seed round last week, as...

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Sources Confirm Flipkart Is Looking To Raise $1B
Sources Confirm Flipkart Is Looking To Raise $1B
March 09, 2017  |  International

A source familiar with India’s top eCommerce company Flipkart told Reuters that the firm is hoping to raise as much as $1 billion in its...

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Fresh Capital In Hand, ID.me Positions As A Gateway To Identity
Fresh Capital In Hand, ID.me Positions As A Gateway To Identity
March 08, 2017  |  Safety and Security

In payments, as in so many areas of business, capital is oxygen, and it is also a vote of confidence from those putting up the...

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UK’s OpenRent Secures Backing From Rocket Internet
UK’s OpenRent Secures Backing From Rocket Internet
March 06, 2017  |  Investments

U.K. online realtor OpenRent has received £4.4 million in backing from Rocket Internet’s venture capital arm Global Founders Capital. Founded in 2012, London-based OpenRent aims...

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Upstart, Millennial Lender, Closes $32M To License Its Tech To Third Parties
Upstart, Millennial Lender, Closes $32M To License Its Tech To Third Parties
March 03, 2017  |  Startups

In the age of various tech startups raising money at a rapid rate, a company like Upstart may just be one of the more successful...

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Dimebox Raises €5 Million In Series A Funding From BillPro Group
Dimebox Raises €5 Million In Series A Funding From BillPro Group
March 03, 2017  |  Fintech Investments

Dimebox raised €5 million in a Series A round from the BillPro Group, a leading global payment processing organization. According to Finextra, this funding will...

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Booksy, Appointment-Booking App, Garners $4.2M in Venture Capital
Booksy, Appointment-Booking App, Garners $4.2M in Venture Capital
March 03, 2017  |  Mobile Applications

Booking appointments over the phone can be somewhat of an onerous task that more often than not involves some level of miscommunication. Mobile-first company Booksy seeks to...

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OrderGroove Funds Frictionless Commerce With $20M Series C
OrderGroove Funds Frictionless Commerce With $20M Series C
March 01, 2017  |  Investments

A bit more than $783 million in investment activity marked last week’s fund flow. The majority, at 72 percent, came from FinTech. Within FinTech, banking...

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