Venture Capital

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.

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Divvy Lands $30M To Disrupt The Homeownership Model
Divvy Lands $30M To Disrupt The Homeownership Model
October 10, 2018  |  Investments

Homeownership startup Divvy announced that it has raised $30 million in equity and debt from Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from seed investors Caffeinated Capital, DFJ...

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Brex Seals $125M Round For Unicorn Valuation
Brex Seals $125M Round For Unicorn Valuation
October 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Business credit card startup Brex has confirmed earlier reports of its pursuit of unicorn status. A press release issued Friday (October 5) said Brex closed...

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B2B Insurtech Takes The Venture Capital Lead
B2B Insurtech Takes The Venture Capital Lead
October 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

InsurTech has a lot of room to innovate, from payout friction to risk analysis. The startup community has delivered a strong response to market gaps,...

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Refund App Truebill Snags $5M, Launches ‘Smart Savings’
Refund App Truebill Snags $5M, Launches ‘Smart Savings’
October 03, 2018  |  Investments

Finance app Truebill announced it has raised $5 million in Series A funding and launched a variety of new capabilities. Investors in the funding round...

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VCs Eye Business Banking With Latest Crypto, FinTech Investments
VCs Eye Business Banking With Latest Crypto, FinTech Investments
September 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Cryptocurrencies are gaining more attention for a less expected reason: industry players’ interest in working with regulators to smooth out uncertainty in the market. As...

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Alexa Fund Kickstarts Early-Stage Voice Startups
Alexa Fund Kickstarts Early-Stage Voice Startups
September 28, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon’s Alexa Fund invested in three new startups this week. Bamboo Learning received Alexa funding, which will be used to continue building education skills that...

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Uber’s In-Car Convenience Store Cargo Raises $22M
Uber’s In-Car Convenience Store Cargo Raises $22M
September 27, 2018  |  Investments

Cargo, the startup that provides in-car commerce for the rideshare economy, announced on Thursday (Sept. 27) that it has raised $22 million in venture funding....

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Door Opens For Opendoor’s $400M SoftBank Funding
Door Opens For Opendoor’s $400M SoftBank Funding
September 27, 2018  |  Investments

In fundraising news on Thursday (Sept. 27), Opendoor, the home selling startup, said that it has raised $400 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund. As VentureBeat...

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Google, Goldman Back X-Border Payments Firm Veem
Google, Goldman Back X-Border Payments Firm Veem
September 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The venture capital (VC) arms of Google and Goldman Sachs participated in the latest investment round for cross-border payments company Veem, Forbes said Wednesday (Sept. 26)....

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