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

GM Buys Out SoftBank to Get 80% of Self-Driving Startup Cruise
GM Buys Out SoftBank to Get 80% of Self-Driving Startup Cruise
March 20, 2022  |  Acquisitions

General Motors has bought out SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s stake in Cruise, a self-driving startup, for $2.1 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (March 18). SoftBank now...

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Today in B2B: Alibaba Global President/CMO John Caplan Leaves
Today in B2B: Alibaba Global President/CMO John Caplan Leaves
March 18, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Alibaba’s global president and CMO John Caplan departs, and embedded financial tools streamline expense management for small- to medium-sized enterprises across...

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Blockchain-Based Travel Startup TravelX Raises $10M in Seed Funding
Blockchain-Based Travel Startup TravelX Raises $10M in Seed Funding
March 18, 2022  |  Investments

Blockchain-based travel distribution startup TravelX has raised $10 million in seed funding that it will use to tokenize inventory in the travel space and develop...

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Today in B2B: Policygenius Raises $125M in Investor Funding; Spend Management Platform Torpango Acquires Wildlife
Today in B2B: Policygenius Raises $125M in Investor Funding; Spend Management Platform Torpango Acquires Wildlife
March 17, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, PYMNTS research found that B2B payment solutions need an overhaul to meet changing customer needs and demands. Plus, Japanese digital banking...

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EMEA Daily: EU Financial Regulators Warn Consumers on Crypto-Asset Risks; H&M Selling Other Fashion Brands on its Website to Better Compete
EMEA Daily: EU Financial Regulators Warn Consumers on Crypto-Asset Risks; H&M Selling Other Fashion Brands...
March 17, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, financial regulators in the European Union have warned consumers that cryptocurrencies are highly risky, while H&M...

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Hotel Booking Firm Oyo Mulls Smaller IPO Amid Shaky Markets
Hotel Booking Firm Oyo Mulls Smaller IPO Amid Shaky Markets
March 17, 2022  |  IPO

Indian hotel-booking startup Oyo is considering a smaller initial public offering (IPO) or possibly even suspending a public listing altogether as the markets remain volatile...

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Solana’s Funding Feud Raises Familiar Complaints about Role of VC Investment
Solana’s Funding Feud Raises Familiar Complaints about Role of VC Investment
March 16, 2022  |  Blockchain

If you were an early backer of Solana, a leading “Ethereum killer” blockchain targeting decentralized finance (DeFi) and other decentralized-application (DApp) developers, you’re probably rich....

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As Traditional Funding Sees Headwinds, Venture Debt Investments Set to Rise 
As Traditional Funding Sees Headwinds, Venture Debt Investments Set to Rise 
March 16, 2022  |  Investments

In the age of tightening purse strings, as interest rates soar and investors demand ever-higher returns on capital to compensate for risk, in the months...

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FinTech Kamino Raises $6.1M to Help Latam Startups Raise Funds
FinTech Kamino Raises $6.1M to Help Latam Startups Raise Funds
March 15, 2022  |  Investments

Kamino, a FinTech working on a product to help startups with international structure, has raised $6.1 million in a funding round, Bloomberg Linea reported Tuesday...

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