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India Lodging Startup OYO Raises $1.5B Led By Founder, SoftBank
India Lodging Startup OYO Raises $1.5B Led By Founder, SoftBank
October 07, 2019  |  Investments

India-based hotel and booking startup OYO announced a $1.5 billion funding round led by founder Ritesh Agarwal, SoftBank’s Vision Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia...

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VCs, Execs Meet To Discuss State Of IPO Landscape
VCs, Execs Meet To Discuss State Of IPO Landscape
September 30, 2019  |  IPO

Hundreds of venture capitalists and high-level executives are meeting in Silicon Valley to discuss whether the current initial public offering (IPO) model is outdated and...

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TransferWise Reports 66 Pct. Profit Growth YOY
TransferWise Reports 66 Pct. Profit Growth YOY
September 18, 2019  |  International

TransferWise, one of Europe’s top five FinTech startups, announced profits for the third fiscal year in a row, with revenue after taxes 66 percent higher...

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Megvii AI Startup Files For Hong Kong IPO
Megvii AI Startup Files For Hong Kong IPO
August 27, 2019  |  IPO

AI startup Megvii Technology has filed for a public listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The Beijing-based company, known for its facial recognition brand...

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Ibotta Rewards Startup Gets Funding Infusion For Hiring, Expansion
Ibotta Rewards Startup Gets Funding Infusion For Hiring, Expansion
August 06, 2019  |  Investments

Rewards company Ibotta announced it has closed a series D funding round led by Koch Industries subsidiary Koch Disruptive Technologies, bringing Ibotta to a $1...

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B2B Investors Target Supply Chain Friction
B2B Investors Target Supply Chain Friction
July 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Not every startup in this week’s B2B Venture Capital Roundup provided full visibility into how much it raised, but more than $150 million in new...

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Icertis Lands Unicorn Status For Vendor Contract Tech
Icertis Lands Unicorn Status For Vendor Contract Tech
July 18, 2019  |  Startups

B2B startup Icertis has secured unicorn status with a $115 million fundraise for its corporate contract management solution, bringing its valuation to more than $1...

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Spend Management Startup Ivalua Hits Unicorn Status
Spend Management Startup Ivalua Hits Unicorn Status
May 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Enterprise spend management technology firm Ivalua has announced $60 million in new funding, which boosts the company’s valuation beyond $1 billion. Ivalua announced its newfound...

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Why Anyone Can Be A Unicorn Now
Why Anyone Can Be A Unicorn Now
May 20, 2019  |  Investments

It started with a postcard that was slipped under my front door in Boston last fall. It was an invitation to join an online neighborhood...

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