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.

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UK SMB Lending Challenger B-North Raises $2.6M
UK SMB Lending Challenger B-North Raises $2.6M
January 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

U.K. startup B-North has raised £2 million (€2.34 million or $2.6 million USD) from existing and new investors through equity crowdfunding platforms Crowdcube and GrowthFunders, according to...

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Klarna Co-Founder Among Swedish Startup Execs Funding Social Change
Klarna Co-Founder Among Swedish Startup Execs Funding Social Change
December 23, 2019  |  Investments

The leaders behind Klarna, Minecraft and Candy Crush Saga are joining other startup founders and H&M’s founding Persson family to fund firms that are trying...

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Smartphone App Truecaller Ventures Into Business FinTech Before IPO
Smartphone App Truecaller Ventures Into Business FinTech Before IPO
December 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

As it ponders an IPO in the next two years, Sweden’s caller ID firm Truecaller has been piloting FinTech products to offer credit to small...

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VCs Back FinTechs That Help Other Firms Manage Money
VCs Back FinTechs That Help Other Firms Manage Money
December 20, 2019  |  B2B Payments

With more than $89 million raised, B2B FinTechs this week impressed venture capitalists (VCs) with a range of services, including small business accounting, financing, spend...

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Payroll Startup Hourly Raises $7.15M In Seed Round
Payroll Startup Hourly Raises $7.15M In Seed Round
December 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Hourly — a FinTech startup that helps with workers’ comp insurance, time-tracking and payroll for small businesses — has raised $7.15 million in a Seed...

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Ware2Go, Point A Pair For Supply Chain Solutions
Ware2Go, Point A Pair For Supply Chain Solutions
December 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

On-demand warehouse network startup Ware2Go has joined the Point A supply chain innovation network, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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African FinTech Chipper Cash Gets $6M To Enter New Markets
African FinTech Chipper Cash Gets $6M To Enter New Markets
December 17, 2019  |  Investments

Chipper Cash, a FinTech startup in Africa that facilitates cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana, has raised $6...

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Baemin South Korean Food Delivery App Gets $4B Offer
Baemin South Korean Food Delivery App Gets $4B Offer
December 15, 2019  |  Delivery

South Korea’s Woowa, the startup behind the Baedal Minjok app — commonly known as Baemin — was offered $4 billion by Berlin-based Delivery Hero, Bloomberg...

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Revenue-Based Financing Challenges The Bank Loan Status Quo
Revenue-Based Financing Challenges The Bank Loan Status Quo
December 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Traditional bank loans remain the undisputed leader in small business lending. Fueled further in the U.K. by regulatory initiatives (designed to spur competition in small...

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