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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DB1 Ventures Zeros In On Funding Blockchain and AI
DB1 Ventures Zeros In On Funding Blockchain and AI
March 06, 2017  |  Investments

Figuring out which types of companies or technologies to invest in can be a long and arduous task to take on. This is especially true...

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UK’s OpenRent Secures Backing From Rocket Internet
UK’s OpenRent Secures Backing From Rocket Internet
March 06, 2017  |  Investments

U.K. online realtor OpenRent has received £4.4 million in backing from Rocket Internet’s venture capital arm Global Founders Capital. Founded in 2012, London-based OpenRent aims...

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Booksy, Appointment-Booking App, Garners $4.2M in Venture Capital
Booksy, Appointment-Booking App, Garners $4.2M in Venture Capital
March 03, 2017  |  Mobile Applications

Booking appointments over the phone can be somewhat of an onerous task that more often than not involves some level of miscommunication. Mobile-first company Booksy seeks to...

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OrderGroove Funds Frictionless Commerce With $20M Series C
OrderGroove Funds Frictionless Commerce With $20M Series C
March 01, 2017  |  Investments

A bit more than $783 million in investment activity marked last week’s fund flow. The majority, at 72 percent, came from FinTech. Within FinTech, banking...

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NYMBUS Clinches $16M Round To Accelerate Growth
NYMBUS Clinches $16M Round To Accelerate Growth
February 24, 2017  |  Investments

A mission-critical core technology provider for financial institutions, NYMBUS announced yesterday (Feb. 23) that the company secured $16 million in a venture capital funding round...

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Microsoft Ventures Makes Investment In Drone Startup
Microsoft Ventures Makes Investment In Drone Startup
February 24, 2017  |  Delivery

Microsoft Ventures, the venture capital (VC) arm of the Redmond, Wash.–based software giant, led a $26 million venture round in AirMap, a drone startup that...

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Brazilian FinTech Creditas Raises $19M In VC
Brazilian FinTech Creditas Raises $19M In VC
February 22, 2017  |  Fintech Investments

Creditas Soluções Financeiras, a Brazilian FinTech firm focused on low-interest secured consumer loans, has obtained $19 million in funding that will allow it to provide...

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Brexit Tracker: Funding’s Tough Sell, Digital Banking Fears Mount, And Lloyds Eyes Berlin
Brexit Tracker: Funding’s Tough Sell, Digital Banking Fears Mount, And Lloyds Eyes Berlin
February 21, 2017  |  Brexit

It’s no secret that U.K. startups have felt the impacts of operating in a post-Brexit economy — with dips in funding and pressure to vacate...

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Monzo Closes In On Series C Funding From US-Based Thrive Capital
Monzo Closes In On Series C Funding From US-Based Thrive Capital
February 21, 2017  |  Investments

Monzo, one of the U.K.’s digital-only banks, is getting closer to securing new Series C funding, with U.S.-based Thrive Capital reportedly leading the round. An...

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