VC investments

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

AI Firms’ Big Tech Deals Leave VC Investors in the Cold
AI Firms’ Big Tech Deals Leave VC Investors in the Cold
August 14, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

This year has seen three fledgling AI firms swallowed up by Big Tech companies. As the Financial Times (FT) notes in a report Wednesday (Aug. 14), it...

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Carlyle Targets ‘Pockets of Life’ in $3B EU Tech Fund
Carlyle Targets ‘Pockets of Life’ in $3B EU Tech Fund
November 28, 2022  |  Investments

Carlyle Group has reportedly raised $3.1 billion for a European tech fund that is targeting “pockets of life” in an economy hit by a pandemic,...

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Germany Showcases Europe’s B2B FinTech Funding Strengths
Germany Showcases Europe’s B2B FinTech Funding Strengths
June 25, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Europe’s startup funding ecosystem is booming, with the latest data signaling a combined $60.9 billion in new investments for startups in the region in the...

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B2B eCommerce Platforms, B2B Payments Drive Startup Funding
B2B eCommerce Platforms, B2B Payments Drive Startup Funding
June 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

B2B payments efficiencies are the goals for several of the B2B FinTechs that landed in this week’s venture capital roundup, with one FinTech targeting the...

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Spend Management Investment Fueled By Coupa’s New Fund
Spend Management Investment Fueled By Coupa’s New Fund
June 04, 2021  |  B2B Payments

B2B FinTech is so exciting for investors that even B2B FinTechs themselves want in on the action. Case in point: Coupa Software, which provides B2B...

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Brex Leads A Busy Week In B2B FinTech Funding
Brex Leads A Busy Week In B2B FinTech Funding
April 30, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Corporate card startup Brex made headlines this week with its funding round that propelled its valuation to $7.4 billion. It was certainly the largest deal...

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Venture Capitalists Continue Aggressive Push Into B2B FinTech
Venture Capitalists Continue Aggressive Push Into B2B FinTech
April 02, 2021  |  B2B Payments

With four, nine-figure funding rounds, venture capitalists continue to drive aggressively into the B2B FinTech landscape. This week’s roundup includes new investment in digital currency...

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A Niche Market Strategy Creates B2B FinTech’s Next Unicorn
A Niche Market Strategy Creates B2B FinTech’s Next Unicorn
March 05, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The start of 2021 opened up with a flurry of activity in the B2B FinTech venture capital space, but as March moves ahead, funding activity...

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Small Business Accounting Takes Home Big Investment Deals
Small Business Accounting Takes Home Big Investment Deals
February 26, 2021  |  B2B Payments

It was not the most lucrative week for B2B FinTech venture capital with multiple seed and lower-value investments coming onto the scene. But a clear...

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