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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Alma CEO Says Zero Late Fee Policy Risky for BNPL
Alma CEO Says Zero Late Fee Policy Risky for BNPL
March 07, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Late fees can be an important source of revenue for traditional lenders, and for some credit card companies, it can represent up to 20% of...

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Tech Unicorn Insider PTE Nets $121M, Hits $1.2B Valuation
Tech Unicorn Insider PTE Nets $121M, Hits $1.2B Valuation
March 03, 2022  |  Investments

Insider PTE, the Turkey-based artificial intelligence (AI) company, received $121 million in funding, bringing its valuation to $1.2 billion, as global funds direct more cash...

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HealthTech Startup Susu Nets $1M to Boost Insurance in Africa
HealthTech Startup Susu Nets $1M to Boost Insurance in Africa
March 02, 2022  |  Investments

Ivory Coast- and France-based health insurance startup Susu is being backed with $1 million in pre-seed funding, Yahoo! Finance reported. The 3-year-old HealthTech said the cash...

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BharatPe Founder Accused of ‘Extensive Misappropriation’
BharatPe Founder Accused of ‘Extensive Misappropriation’
March 02, 2022  |  Personnel

The co-founder of Indian FinTech BharatPe resigned from his post this week after his wife, Madhuri Jain Grover, head of controls at the company, was...

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Swedish Startup Ecosystem Leads Europe in Impact-Focused Firms, Raised €7.8B in 2021
Swedish Startup Ecosystem Leads Europe in Impact-Focused Firms, Raised €7.8B in 2021
February 28, 2022  |  Startups

Swedish startups, by all accounts, had a good year in 2021, having collectively raised €7.8 billion, according to a new report from Dealroom. That’s an...

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Milezmore Raises $5M in Pre-Seed Funding
Milezmore Raises $5M in Pre-Seed Funding
February 28, 2022  |  Investments

Cairo, Egypt-based logistics provider Milezmore has raised $5 million in pre-seed financing, the company announced Monday (Feb. 28). The capital will allow the firm to...

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Data: Half of SPAC Startups With Less Than $10M in Revenue Failed to Meet 2021 Financial Targets
Data: Half of SPAC Startups With Less Than $10M in Revenue Failed to Meet 2021...
February 27, 2022  |  SPAC

Startups have not been doing as well as had been advertised, with a Friday (Feb. 25) Wall Street Journal report finding that several of them...

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Grocery Delivery Startup Gorillas Looks to Raise $700M
Grocery Delivery Startup Gorillas Looks to Raise $700M
February 27, 2022  |  Delivery

Gorillas Technologies, a grocery delivery startup operating in the U.K., U.S. and France, is looking to raise over half a billion dollars in new financing...

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Democratizing Investment Opportunities For MENA’s Underbanked Populations
Democratizing Investment Opportunities For MENA’s Underbanked Populations
February 25, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

Retail investors have become a powerful force in many developed markets, thanks to the growth of platforms like Robinhood in the United States and Freetrade...

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