Investment

To invest is to allocate money in the expectation of some benefit in the future. In finance, the benefit from an investment is called a return.

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Investors Balk At SoftBank’s New $100B Tech Fund
Investors Balk At SoftBank’s New $100B Tech Fund
June 02, 2019  |  Investments

SoftBank’s attempt to raise money for a second large investment fund is running into trouble, with some of the biggest money managers in the world...

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Foursquare Acquires Placed From Snap
Foursquare Acquires Placed From Snap
May 31, 2019  |  Retail

At a time when Foursquare has notched $150 million in fresh funding, the location technology company has acquired Placed from Snap Inc. David Shim, the...

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Startup Pillar Aims To Help Students Pay Down Debt
Startup Pillar Aims To Help Students Pay Down Debt
May 30, 2019  |  Investments

A new startup named Pillar, which aims to help students pay down loan debt, recently received $5.5 million in seed money from Kleiner Perkins, according...

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CRM Startup Pico Raises $4.5M In Stripe-Led Round
CRM Startup Pico Raises $4.5M In Stripe-Led Round
May 29, 2019  |  Investments

Pico, a startup aimed at helping companies cull revenue from subscription models, has raised $4.5 million in a funding round led by Stripe and Precursor...

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SoFi Raises $500M, Valuation Remains $4.3B
SoFi Raises $500M, Valuation Remains $4.3B
May 29, 2019  |  Investments

Social Finance (SoFi), a personal finance company, has raised half a billion dollars in a funding round led by Qatar, according to a report by...

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Nigerian Ride-Hailing Startup Raises $5.3M For Motorcycle Unit
Nigerian Ride-Hailing Startup Raises $5.3M For Motorcycle Unit
May 27, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Nigerian-based Gokada has raised a $5.3 million Series A round that it will use to expand its motorcycle business. Co-founded in 2018 by Fahim Saleh,...

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Luckin Stock Sinks 43 Pct Post-IPO
Luckin Stock Sinks 43 Pct Post-IPO
May 24, 2019  |  IPO

Shares in Luckin Coffee have fallen 39 percent after its initial public offering (IPO) as investors are worried about the company’s cash-burn strategy. Starbucks’ rival...

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Zero Raises $20M To Launch Cash-Back Debit Card
Zero Raises $20M To Launch Cash-Back Debit Card
May 23, 2019  |  Investments

Zero, a company that aims to modernize credit cards for the millennial generation, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, according to...

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