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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Divvy Lands $30M To Disrupt The Homeownership Model
Divvy Lands $30M To Disrupt The Homeownership Model
October 10, 2018  |  Investments

Homeownership startup Divvy announced that it has raised $30 million in equity and debt from Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from seed investors Caffeinated Capital, DFJ...

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B2B Insurtech Takes The Venture Capital Lead
B2B Insurtech Takes The Venture Capital Lead
October 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

InsurTech has a lot of room to innovate, from payout friction to risk analysis. The startup community has delivered a strong response to market gaps,...

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Google Buys Customer Service Automation Startup
Google Buys Customer Service Automation Startup
October 03, 2018  |  Google

Google has acquired customer service automation startup Onward for an undisclosed sum. According to reports, Onward Co-founders Rémi Cossart and Pramod Thammaiah, as well as...

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Bitcoin Daily: VCs Plow $3.9B In Crypto Ventures; Coinbase Taps Charles Schwab Advisor For Board
Bitcoin Daily: VCs Plow $3.9B In Crypto Ventures; Coinbase Taps Charles Schwab Advisor For Board
October 03, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Crypto research site Diar claims that startups in the digital currency and blockchain space have notched roughly $3.9 billion in funding via venture capital (VC)...

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Startup Roundup: New Options For Loyalty Programs, Bank Offerings
Startup Roundup: New Options For Loyalty Programs, Bank Offerings
October 02, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

When driving innovation and taking new approaches to payments, FinTech startups can increase choice for banks, retailers and consumers. Last month, startups such as Modo...

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VCs Eye Business Banking With Latest Crypto, FinTech Investments
VCs Eye Business Banking With Latest Crypto, FinTech Investments
September 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Cryptocurrencies are gaining more attention for a less expected reason: industry players’ interest in working with regulators to smooth out uncertainty in the market. As...

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YES Bank Denies Concealing Bad Corporate Loans
YES Bank Denies Concealing Bad Corporate Loans
September 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

India’s YES Bank has denied covering up data that would reveal non-performing assets (NPAs) in the bank’s corporate loan portfolio, according to Bloomberg Quint reports...

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PayPal And Village Capital On Financial Inclusion’s Data-Driven Future
PayPal And Village Capital On Financial Inclusion’s Data-Driven Future
September 26, 2018  |  Financial Inclusion

These days, it is fair to say that data makes the world go ’round. Every day, 2.5 quintillion bytes of raw data are produced worldwide, and...

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The Digital Evolution Of Apartment Hunting
The Digital Evolution Of Apartment Hunting
September 21, 2018  |  Real Estate

Twelve years ago, when New York Magazine profiled Craigslist and its founder Craig Newmark, they managed to call him “schlumpy” and “gnomish” within the first...

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