investors

An investor is any person or other entity (such as a firm or mutual fund) who commits capital with the expectation of receiving financial returns. Investors utilize investments in order to grow their money and/or provide an income during retirement, such as with an annuity.

Source: investopedia.com

Tradeshift Among Leaders In B2B VC Activity
Tradeshift Among Leaders In B2B VC Activity
June 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

From $250 million for Tradeshift to a $2 million pre-Series A funding round, VC activity in the B2B space was varied in scope and size....

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Chime Mobile Bank Lands $70M
Chime Mobile Bank Lands $70M
June 01, 2018  |  Banking

This latest round of funding brings the company to over $100 million in total funding to date and values the business at around $500 million....

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PE Firms Pressured To Accept Poor Deal Terms
PE Firms Pressured To Accept Poor Deal Terms
May 29, 2018  |  Investments

Howard Marks, Founder of Oaktree Capital, warned that private equity (PE) firms are reducing their standards in terms of what they will invest in, and...

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 The Silicon Valley Coin Wants To Make Everyone A VC (Sort Of)
 The Silicon Valley Coin Wants To Make Everyone A VC (Sort Of)
May 28, 2018  |  Investments

Investing? In Uber, in Airbnb, in the big guns and the up-and-coming pistols of tech? That’s the arena in which those with the deepest pockets...

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Tidelift Amid Firms Lifted By Tide Of VC Capital
Tidelift Amid Firms Lifted By Tide Of VC Capital
May 25, 2018  |  B2B Payments

From open source software to high tech talent outsourcing, B2B firms at the startup (and stealth!) phases picked up funding this past week, including firms...

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Careem Networks Close To Raising $500M In Funding
Careem Networks Close To Raising $500M In Funding
May 23, 2018  |  Investments

Ride-hailing company Careem Networks FZ, which is an Uber competitor in the Middle East, could be on the cusp of raising $500 million from investors. Bloomberg reported...

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Africa FinTech Leads This Week’s B2B Investments, Breaks Record
Africa FinTech Leads This Week’s B2B Investments, Breaks Record
May 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

After a few quiet weeks, U.S. B2B startups in the small business banking, expense management and analytics sectors led this week’s investment roundup, securing more...

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Walmart Said To Eye Flipkart IPO
Walmart Said To Eye Flipkart IPO
May 14, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart could launch an initial public offering of Flipkart – the Indian eCommerce player in which it just bought a majority stake for $16 billion...

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Symantec Shares Fall Following Probe Disclosure
Symantec Shares Fall Following Probe Disclosure
May 11, 2018  |  Earnings

Symantec shares dropped nearly $10 in the largest decline since 2001 when the company said its board’s audit committee was in the process of looking...

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