Startup

A startup or start up is a company or project initiated by an entrepreneur to seek, effectively develop, and validate a scalable business model. Hence, the concepts of startups and entrepreneurship are similar.

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Toast Raises $250 Million, Giving It A $2.7B Valuation
Toast Raises $250 Million, Giving It A $2.7B Valuation
April 01, 2019  |  Startups

Toast, the restaurant-focused startup that developed a platform to allow restaurants to manage and grow their businesses, has raised $250 million in venture funding at a...

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Grab Talks To Ant, PayPal About Spinning Out FinTech Unit
Grab Talks To Ant, PayPal About Spinning Out FinTech Unit
March 29, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

Grab, the ride-hailing startup, is in discussions with Ant Financial, the payment affiliate of Alibaba and PayPal, about spinning out Grab Financial Group. According to...

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FinTech Startup Qupital Raises $15M For Chinese Expansion
FinTech Startup Qupital Raises $15M For Chinese Expansion
March 28, 2019  |  Investments

FinTech startup Qupital announced that it has closed a $15 million Series A, led by CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund (CEFIF). The funding also had participation...

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Smartwatch And AI Startup Mobvoi Close To $1B Valuation With Google’s Help
Smartwatch And AI Startup Mobvoi Close To $1B Valuation With Google’s Help
March 27, 2019  |  Investments

Mobvoi, a China-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has almost secured funding to value the company at upwards of $1 billion before an initial public offering,...

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WeWork Remains Bullish Amid $1.9B In Losses
WeWork Remains Bullish Amid $1.9B In Losses
March 27, 2019  |  B2B Payments

On-demand workspace startup WeWork has secured significant funding from investors and has aggressive plans for global expansion, but the company’s losses are ballooning, according to...

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Lyft To Price Shares Higher Than Originally Planned
Lyft To Price Shares Higher Than Originally Planned
March 27, 2019  |  IPO

Lyft, the ride-hailing startup that is gearing up for an initial public offering later this week, will reportedly price shares higher than the initial range...

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Lyft Posts $911M In 2018 Losses
Lyft Posts $911M In 2018 Losses
March 25, 2019  |  IPO

Lyft, the ride-hailing startup that’s going public via an initial public offering later this week, is shaping up to have lodged the most losses in...

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Opendoor Raises $300M, Reaching $3.8B Valuation
Opendoor Raises $300M, Reaching $3.8B Valuation
March 20, 2019  |  Investments

Opendoor, the startup that operates an online platform for buying and selling homes, has raised $300 million, giving it a valuation of $3.8 billion. According...

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Apple Buys ML Co Laserlike To Enhance Siri
Apple Buys ML Co Laserlike To Enhance Siri
March 14, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has acquired machine learning startup Laserlike to boost its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts, including Siri. According to The Information, the acquisition, which was confirmed...

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