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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Payments’ Stranger Things
Payments’ Stranger Things
August 13, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

The payments world could very well be living in the Upside Down. The Upside Down is the fictional parallel universe controlled by a hive mind...

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Ex-Uber, Otto Exec’s Autonomous Truck Startup Snags $40M
Ex-Uber, Otto Exec’s Autonomous Truck Startup Snags $40M
August 08, 2018  |  Investments

Kodiak Robotics, a self-driving vehicle startup, announced that it raised $40 million in Series A funding, led by global investment firm Battery Ventures. CRV, Lightspeed...

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Five At Five: Even Financial Gets New Funding Round
Five At Five: Even Financial Gets New Funding Round
August 07, 2018  |  News

Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes Even Financial raising additional funding,...

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Even Financial Lands $18.8M In Venture Funding
Even Financial Lands $18.8M In Venture Funding
August 07, 2018  |  Investments

Even Financial, a FinTech company focused on the consumer financial services ecosystem, announced on Tuesday (Aug. 7) that it raised $18.8 million in venture funding....

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FinTechs Find VC Favor Amid Collaborative Efforts
FinTechs Find VC Favor Amid Collaborative Efforts
August 07, 2018  |  Investments

If money is a vote of confidence, via investments, then confidence is strong in the tech sector, and specifically for FinTechs. But there can be...

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Investors Back Skippr Despite Australia’s AltFin Woes
Investors Back Skippr Despite Australia’s AltFin Woes
August 07, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alternative lending player Skippr has landed new funding, a sign that investors are still supportive of the industry after concerns were raised over alternative finance’s...

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Hyas Notches $6.2M In Series A Round Led By Microsoft’s M12
Hyas Notches $6.2M In Series A Round Led By Microsoft’s M12
August 03, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

To help identify the hackers behind cyberattacks, Hyas has notched $6.2 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Microsoft’s M12 venture fund,...

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B2B FinTech Rides High On A Week Of High-Value Investments
B2B FinTech Rides High On A Week Of High-Value Investments
August 03, 2018  |  B2B Payments

B2B FinTech enjoyed one of its busiest and most lucrative weeks this year so far. In addition to acquisitions — like Barclays’ minority stake in...

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Grab Snatches Up $2 Billion To Fast-Track Growth, Expansion
Grab Snatches Up $2 Billion To Fast-Track Growth, Expansion
August 02, 2018  |  South East Asia

Grab, a ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia, announced Thursday (August 2)  it has raised an additional $1 billion from a handful of financial firms, bringing its total with...

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