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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Alibaba Food Delivery Service Seeks $2B For Expansion
Alibaba Food Delivery Service Seeks $2B For Expansion
July 17, 2018  |  Investments

Ele.me, the food delivery platform acquired by Alibaba Group, is looking for $2 billion in new financing to help it take on rival Meituan Dianping....

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PayPal Leads Investment In PPRO
PayPal Leads Investment In PPRO
July 16, 2018  |  Investments

PPRO Group, a U.K. cross-border ePayment provider, announced on Monday (July 16) a $50 million round of investment led by PayPal. In a PayPal press...

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SMB Insurance, Robo-Advisors Prove Unexpected Winners In B2B Funding
SMB Insurance, Robo-Advisors Prove Unexpected Winners In B2B Funding
July 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

This week’s B2B venture capital rundown includes some of the usual suspects, like blockchain and HR tech, and a few not-so-usual ones, like fleet and...

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JD Finance Raises $2B, Doubles Valuation Pre-IPO
JD Finance Raises $2B, Doubles Valuation Pre-IPO
July 11, 2018  |  Investments

JD.com’s finance unit has raised $1.96 billion in a new round of funding. Reuters, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter, reported that with...

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Oprah Enters The Restaurant World
Oprah Enters The Restaurant World
July 11, 2018  |  Retail

Oprah Winfrey is becoming a restaurateur. As of today, the international media titan has announced an investment in True Food Kitchen, a healthy eating startup...

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Toast Notches $115M In Series D Round
Toast Notches $115M In Series D Round
July 10, 2018  |  ResTech

To drive investment in R&D, recruiting and expansion, Toast announced on Tuesday (July 10) that it has raised $115 million in Series D funding. The...

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Sonos Pushes Forward With IPO
Sonos Pushes Forward With IPO
July 06, 2018  |  IPO

Though not much of a surprise to anyone, speaker company Sonos has filed to go public, and will likely be trading on the public markets...

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Kimbal Musk Invests In Everytable’s Lower-Income Focus
Kimbal Musk Invests In Everytable’s Lower-Income Focus
July 02, 2018  |  Investments

A restaurant chain focused on affordable, healthy food has earned a $5.3 million investment from some big-name investors, including Kimbal Musk, brother of Tesla CEO...

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Bitcoin Dips Below $6K Following Hacks And Regulatory Crackdown
Bitcoin Dips Below $6K Following Hacks And Regulatory Crackdown
June 29, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Following a regulatory crackdown and recent hacks, bitcoin prices have slumped to lows not seen for months. The popular cryptocurrency dipped just below $5,800 as...

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