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

IKEA, H&M Funding Tech Startups To Sidestep Retail Disruption
IKEA, H&M Funding Tech Startups To Sidestep Retail Disruption
November 06, 2019  |  Retail

IKEA and Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) are putting money into technology startups as a way to help them sidestep retail disruption, the Financial Times (FT)...

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WeWork Write-Off Triggers $6.5B Loss For SoftBank 
WeWork Write-Off Triggers $6.5B Loss For SoftBank 
November 06, 2019  |  Investments

Japan’s SoftBank reported a $6.5 billion loss on Wednesday (Nov. 6), its first quarterly drop-off in 14 years and far larger than analysts’ estimates, Bloomberg...

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SoftBank Tightens Startup Regs After WeWork’s Washout
SoftBank Tightens Startup Regs After WeWork’s Washout
November 05, 2019  |  Regulation

SoftBank is looking to develop stricter regulations for startups in the wake of the near collapse of WeWork. Sources have said the Japanese powerhouse is...

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Capital’s Venture Debt Alternative To Invest $100M In Startups
Capital’s Venture Debt Alternative To Invest $100M In Startups
October 30, 2019  |  Investments

New York-based FinTech startup Capital, an alternative financing company for startups, launched on Wednesday (Oct. 30) with a $100 million fund to invest in middle-stage...

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IDnow Lands $40M To Grow Online Identity Verification Service
IDnow Lands $40M To Grow Online Identity Verification Service
October 28, 2019  |  Investments

ID verification startup IDnow has received a $40 million growth equity investment from private equity group Corsair Capital, according to reports. Corsair focuses on industries...

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Study: FIs Must Be Stronger To Prepare For Economic Slump
Study: FIs Must Be Stronger To Prepare For Economic Slump
October 22, 2019  |  Banking

McKinsey’s annual review of global banks shows that financial institutions are generally not strong enough to weather an economic slump, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Oct....

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Thiel’s $3B Fund Looks To Inject Cash Into Private Tech Cos
Thiel’s $3B Fund Looks To Inject Cash Into Private Tech Cos
October 21, 2019  |  Investments

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel, who wrote Facebook its first check and invested heavily in SpaceX, is looking to raise almost $3 billion to invest in...

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American Express Rides Higher Spending To Q3 Revenue Win
American Express Rides Higher Spending To Q3 Revenue Win
October 21, 2019  |  Earnings

Card member spending, higher-net interest income and card fees combined to produce an 11 percent year-over-year revenue gain for the Global Consumer Services Group of...

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Investors Back Different Points Of The Procure-To-Pay Ecosystem
Investors Back Different Points Of The Procure-To-Pay Ecosystem
October 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

It was a week of (mostly) Series A funding rounds for B2B FinTech firms, as startups secured new funding to tackle various parts of the...

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