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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Shared Digital Wallet Developer Braid Shuts Down After Four Years
Shared Digital Wallet Developer Braid Shuts Down After Four Years
October 10, 2023  |  Mobile Wallets

A founder of Braid, a consumer payments startup, announced the company’s closure, marking the end of its four-year journey to expand the use of shared...

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Report: PayU Indian IPO Could Value Company at $7 Billion
Report: PayU Indian IPO Could Value Company at $7 Billion
October 10, 2023  |  IPO

Payments company PayU is reportedly planning to go public in India next year. As Reuters reported Tuesday (Oct. 10), PayU plans to seek regulatory approval in February for...

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Venture Capital Firm Kaszek Raises $1 Billion for Latin American Startups
Venture Capital Firm Kaszek Raises $1 Billion for Latin American Startups
October 09, 2023  |  Investments

Latin America’s largest venture capital (VC) outfit has reportedly raised $1 billion this year. The Brazilian firm Kaszek is waiting for new deal opportunities to present themselves,...

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Vlorish Launches All-in-One Finance Platform for Freelancers
Vlorish Launches All-in-One Finance Platform for Freelancers
October 06, 2023  |  Gig Economy

FinTech startup Vlorish launched its freelancer finance platform, aiming to simplify bookkeeping, budgeting and credit scoring models for the freelance market. The all-in-one web platform...

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Report: AI Startup Anthropic Looking to Secure $2 Billion Funding
Report: AI Startup Anthropic Looking to Secure $2 Billion Funding
October 04, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic is reportedly engaged in talks to secure a $2 billion in funding. The deal has not been finalized, and the valuation for...

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Vistry Unveils AI Customer Assistant Chatbot for Food Commerce
Vistry Unveils AI Customer Assistant Chatbot for Food Commerce
October 04, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

San Diego-based startup Vistry has introduced its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platform for food commerce, featuring an AI customer assistant chatbot called LumoChat. The chatbot...

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Blue Apron and SmileDirectClub Prove Profits Are Ultimate Test for Subscription Firms
Blue Apron and SmileDirectClub Prove Profits Are Ultimate Test for Subscription Firms
October 04, 2023  |  Subscription Commerce

A hallmark of subscription startups has always been the lure of recurring revenues.  A recurring theme has also been that profits are elusive — and sometimes...

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Loop Secures $35 Million to Grow Transportation Logistics Platform
Loop Secures $35 Million to Grow Transportation Logistics Platform
October 03, 2023  |  Investments

Loop, a transportation logistics startup, has secured $35 million in a Series B funding round to grow its modern audit and payment platform for the...

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Visa to Invest $100 Million in Generative AI for Commerce and Payments
Visa to Invest $100 Million in Generative AI for Commerce and Payments
October 02, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Visa has launched a new $100 million generative artificial intelligence (AI) ventures initiative, aiming to invest in companies focused on developing generative AI technologies and applications...

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