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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SWIFT gpi Makes Inroads Into Malaysia
SWIFT gpi Makes Inroads Into Malaysia
September 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

On the heels of the uptake of its global payments innovation initiative, SWIFT has said it is working with Malaysian banks. Elsewhere in the payments infrastructure...

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Stripe Raises $245M On A $20B Valuation
Stripe Raises $245M On A $20B Valuation
September 26, 2018  |  Investments

Stripe, the payments startup, has raised $245 million in a new round of venture funding, giving the company a valuation of $20 billion. According to...

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Qonto To Develop Biz Payments Tech With New Funding
Qonto To Develop Biz Payments Tech With New Funding
September 25, 2018  |  B2B Payments

More than a year after launching its business banking solution, France-based Qonto has secured new funding. Reports on Monday (Sept. 24) said Qonto raised $23...

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Pot Delivery Company Dutchie Raises $3M
Pot Delivery Company Dutchie Raises $3M
September 24, 2018  |  Investments

Dutchie, the marijuana delivery service launched by Ross Lipson, has raised $3 million in venture funding. According to a report citing the company, the funding...

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Biz Card Startup Brex Pursues Unicorn Status
Biz Card Startup Brex Pursues Unicorn Status
September 24, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Commercial card startup Brex is seeking unicorn status with its next funding round, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (Sept. 21). Unnamed sources told the...

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Convoy Secures $185M In Series C Financing
Convoy Secures $185M In Series C Financing
September 21, 2018  |  Investments

To accelerate product innovation, trucking network Convoy has secured $185 million in Series C financing. The round was led by Alphabet’s growth equity fund CapitalG,...

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Robotics Process Automation Dwarfs The B2B VC Competition
Robotics Process Automation Dwarfs The B2B VC Competition
September 21, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Robotics process automation (RPA) is a fast-rising star in the enterprise software space, touting its ability to go beyond surface-level automation and provide true efficiencies...

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How Small Restaurants Are Doorstopping DoorDash
How Small Restaurants Are Doorstopping DoorDash
September 20, 2018  |  Retail

DoorDash has been a delivery service on the go, particularly throughout the summer and in the fall of 2018. Its war chest has recently swollen with...

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UiPath Lands $3B Valuation For Robotics Process Automation Tech
UiPath Lands $3B Valuation For Robotics Process Automation Tech
September 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A robotics process automation (RPA) startup has just secured a $3 billion valuation as B2B FinTech continues to explore how the technology will disrupt the market....

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