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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Kreditech Closes $103M Funding Round
Kreditech Closes $103M Funding Round
March 25, 2016  |  International

German startup Kreditech — which extends loans and financial services to consumers sporting limited credit histories, using 20,000 online data points to “score” their attractiveness as...

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Rocket Internet’s FinTech Startup Raises $34.4M For SMB Lending
Rocket Internet’s FinTech Startup Raises $34.4M For SMB Lending
February 03, 2016  |  Fintech Investments

FinTech firm Spotcap, based in Berlin and founded and backed by Rocket International, focuses on small business lending and has just grabbed €31.5 million ($34.4...

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As Tech Investments Chill, What’s Next For Unicorns?
As Tech Investments Chill, What’s Next For Unicorns?
January 25, 2016  |  Fintech Investments

It is not just the East Coast grappling with winter chill; even the West Coast has tech investments that are continuing to cool down with a...

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LendUp Raises $150M To Serve Financially Underserved
LendUp Raises $150M To Serve Financially Underserved
January 24, 2016  |  Investments

LendUp has raised $150 million in Series B funding to expand its product reach and credit facility. “Over the last two years we’ve been growing rapidly...

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For FinTech Startup Survival, Devil’s In The Details
For FinTech Startup Survival, Devil’s In The Details
January 06, 2016  |  News

If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, in FinTech, the road to the startup graveyard is paved with innovation without engagement –...

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Unicorns’ Bumpy 2016 Road
Unicorns’ Bumpy 2016 Road
January 06, 2016  |  News

The FinTech industry had a good run in 2015, but as ever, the rearview mirror is nice for sentiment, while the key question remains what...

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Investors Drop $1.2M Into Rippleshot
Investors Drop $1.2M Into Rippleshot
December 08, 2015  |  News

Fraud analytics firm Rippleshot said Monday (Dec. 7) that it garnered $1.2 million in a bridge round of funding. The investment was led by KGC...

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Peter Thiel Backs On-Demand Private Room Service
Peter Thiel Backs On-Demand Private Room Service
September 18, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

Breather, a startup which rents out work spaces over limited amounts of time, has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Peter Thiel’s...

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