startups

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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Nigerian Startup Provides App-Based B2B Marketplace in Africa
Nigerian Startup Provides App-Based B2B Marketplace in Africa
September 09, 2021  |  B2B Payments

When typical small shopkeepers in Africa need inventory, they often must close their store in the middle of the day and head to the nearest...

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SMB Financial Planning Tool Pry Lands $4.2M
SMB Financial Planning Tool Pry Lands $4.2M
August 23, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Financial management platform Pry Financial announced Monday (Aug. 23) it raised $4.2 million in a seed round. The company will use the money to improve...

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Today in Payments Around the World: Accelerating Egyptian AI and Cybersecurity Startups, Paysafe Acquires German Platform
Today in Payments Around the World: Accelerating Egyptian AI and Cybersecurity Startups, Paysafe Acquires German...
August 23, 2021  |  International

Today in payments around the world, Paysafe has acquired viafintech in Germany. Plus, Arab Bank launches AB Accelerators in Egypt and HSBC introduces mobile payments...

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Arab Bank To Back Egyptian FinTech, AI And Cybersecurity Startups
Arab Bank To Back Egyptian FinTech, AI And Cybersecurity Startups
August 22, 2021  |  Startups

Arab Bank has launched an Egypt branch of its FinTech, artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity accelerator, the bank announced in a press release posted by...

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SPAC-Bound Green Banking Startup Aspiration Bets On Conscientious Consumer Demand
SPAC-Bound Green Banking Startup Aspiration Bets On Conscientious Consumer Demand
August 19, 2021  |  Banking

Long before its SPAC announcement on Wednesday (Aug. 18), green banking startup Aspiration was making waves in the FinTech space, with its ESG-friendly business plan...

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Optimism Surrounding UK FinTech Sector Opportunities Masks Risk Of Overinvestment
Optimism Surrounding UK FinTech Sector Opportunities Masks Risk Of Overinvestment
August 16, 2021  |  Investments

Markets are experiencing something similar to what happened in the late 1990s, when the fear of missing out caused investors to pump money into startups,...

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Property Tech Startup Divvy Homes Raises $200M At $2B Valuation
Property Tech Startup Divvy Homes Raises $200M At $2B Valuation
August 13, 2021  |  Real Estate

Rent-to-own property technology firm Divvy Homes raised $200 million co-led by Tiger Global Management and Caffeinated Capital, giving the startup a valuation of $2 billion,...

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Email Startup Mailchimp Eyes Sale
Email Startup Mailchimp Eyes Sale
August 11, 2021  |  Startups

Mailchimp, an email marketing startup, is looking into a sale that would possibly value the company at over $10 billion, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full...

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Jay-Z, Will Smith Back Landis In $165M Funding Deal
Jay-Z, Will Smith Back Landis In $165M Funding Deal
July 27, 2021  |  Startups

Funds by rapper Jay-Z and actor Will Smith kicked in a monetary boost to FinTech startup Landis with fresh capital that brings the company’s total...

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