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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Visa Leads Latest Funding For FinTech Startup Nium 
Visa Leads Latest Funding For FinTech Startup Nium 
May 06, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

FinTech payments startup Nium, based in Singapore, is getting a new round of funding led by new investors Visa and BRI Ventures. Nium, formerly known...

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Singapore’s Ninja Van Delivery Startup Raises $279M
Singapore’s Ninja Van Delivery Startup Raises $279M
May 06, 2020  |  Investments

Parcel delivery startup Ninja Van, working in overdrive during the pandemic, ended a funding round with $279 million. Ninja Van’s clients include names like L’Oreal...

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Indonesia’s Gojek Closes $130M Deal For POS Startup Moka
Indonesia’s Gojek Closes $130M Deal For POS Startup Moka
April 23, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

On-demand ride-hailing startup Gojek – Indonesia’s most successful unicorn – has purchased the point-of-sale (POS) and payments aggregator Moka for about $130 million. The acquisition...

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UK’s Used Car Startup Cazoo Raises Another $116 Million
UK’s Used Car Startup Cazoo Raises Another $116 Million
March 23, 2020  |  Investments

Used car sales startup Cazoo has raised another 100 million pounds ($116 million), which it wants to use to continue buttressing its business, according to...

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Mobile Health Benefit Platform Accolade Seeks IPO, Has $620M Valuation
Mobile Health Benefit Platform Accolade Seeks IPO, Has $620M Valuation
March 02, 2020  |  IPO

Health tech startup Accolade, with headquarters in Seattle and Philadelphia, filed with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise $100 million for an initial...

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Malaysian Food Delivery Startup Dahmakan Raises $18M
Malaysian Food Delivery Startup Dahmakan Raises $18M
February 27, 2020  |  Investments

Dahmakan, a Malaysian food delivery startup that uses menus and cloud kitchens, has raised $18 million in a Series B funding round, according to a...

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Berners-Lee Startup Ramps Up Aim To Decentralize ‘Net’
Berners-Lee Startup Ramps Up Aim To Decentralize ‘Net’
February 23, 2020  |  Data

The startup Inrupt launched by internet founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee is stepping up activity in its mission to build a new world wide web, the...

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SoftBank-Backed Brandless Goes Bust
SoftBank-Backed Brandless Goes Bust
February 11, 2020  |  Retail

For its three years in operation, Brandless generated no shortage of buzz with its concept of “private label for less” and the idea that the...

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Can A Startup Compete With Amazon For Online Book Sales?
Can A Startup Compete With Amazon For Online Book Sales?
February 05, 2020  |  Retail

A startup with a plan to take on Amazon in the world of digital book sales might at first seem, well, a little crazy. Books were...

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