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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Very Good Security Raises $8.5M In Round Of Funding
Very Good Security Raises $8.5M In Round Of Funding
August 28, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Very Good Security (VGS), a startup working to protect data, told TechCrunch on Tuesday (August 28) that it raised $8.5 million in a venture round of fundraising....

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Sallie Mae-Backed Deserve Snags $17M To Help Millennials Build Credit
Sallie Mae-Backed Deserve Snags $17M To Help Millennials Build Credit
August 28, 2018  |  Investments

FinTech startup Deserve announced it has raised $17 million in Series C funding. The company uses machine learning (ML) and alternative data to help 40...

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Visa Makes Strategic Investment In Paidy
Visa Makes Strategic Investment In Paidy
August 24, 2018  |  Investments

Visa has made a strategic investment in Paidy, which offers instantly issued post-pay credit services for eCommerce consumers based in Japan. The firms said in...

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Real Estate Startup Bungalow Secures $64M In Funding
Real Estate Startup Bungalow Secures $64M In Funding
August 23, 2018  |  Investments

Residential real estate startup Bungalow announced it has secured $64 million in funding: a $14 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures, Atomic, Founders Fund,...

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Klook CPO Liu Outlines Travel Booking Platform’s Global Expansion
Klook CPO Liu Outlines Travel Booking Platform’s Global Expansion
August 21, 2018  |  Investments

Having $1 billion in bookings and more than 200 destinations globally – those are big numbers, to be sure, but these are not stats gleaned from...

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PepsiCo Snaps Up SodaStream
PepsiCo Snaps Up SodaStream
August 20, 2018  |  Retail

PepsiCo is buying Israel-based SodaStream for $3.2 billion, according to reports from CNBC out this morning. That values the beverage startup at $144 a share —...

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DadeSystems: Single Sign-On Helps Companies Manage App Access
DadeSystems: Single Sign-On Helps Companies Manage App Access
August 17, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

Mobile apps aren’t just about convenience: Business apps also handle sensitive information, such as checks, security and control over user access, which is key. With...

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Alphabet Invests $375M In Insurance Startup
Alphabet Invests $375M In Insurance Startup
August 15, 2018  |  Investments

Alphabet, the multinational conglomerate, has invested $375 million in Oscar Health, a health insurance startup co-founded by Trump advisor Jared Kushner’s brother, Joshua Kushner. CNBC reported...

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letgo Lands $500M In New Capital From Naspers
letgo Lands $500M In New Capital From Naspers
August 09, 2018  |  Investments

letgo, the app to buy and sell locally, announced Wednesday (Aug. 8) that Naspers invested $500 million of new capital into the company. According to...

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