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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SmartTag Startup Jiobit Sees $3M Seed Round
SmartTag Startup Jiobit Sees $3M Seed Round
January 27, 2017  |  Retail

Jiobit, a technology startup based out of Chicago, makes something that seems like every parent, from those expecting to empty nesters, will want or wish...

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Fifth Third Joins VCs For FinTech Development
Fifth Third Joins VCs For FinTech Development
January 24, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Fifth Third Bank wants to introduce new FinTech innovation into its lines of service and has announced a collaboration with FinTech investors to make it...

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Rocket Internet Fund Gets $1B To Invest In Startups
Rocket Internet Fund Gets $1B To Invest In Startups
January 20, 2017  |  Startups

Big news from German startup investment company Rocket Internet suggests it plans to come back strong in 2017. Rocket Internet just recently closed a new...

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Flipkart Funds Parenting Startup TinyStep
Flipkart Funds Parenting Startup TinyStep
January 19, 2017  |  Retail

Online and mobile parenting social network and parenting guide startup TinyStep recently received a $2 million investment from India’s largest eCommerce firm, Flipkart. The Bangalore-based...

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Brexit Tracker: Funding Circle Thrives, Retailer Cuts Bonuses, VC Funding Rebounds?
Brexit Tracker: Funding Circle Thrives, Retailer Cuts Bonuses, VC Funding Rebounds?
January 17, 2017  |  Brexit

This week displayed many ups and downs for the post-Brexit economy in the U.K. From big funding news to big cuts to bonuses, this week’s...

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Sneaker Startup Stadium Goods In $4.6M Series A
Sneaker Startup Stadium Goods In $4.6M Series A
January 13, 2017  |  Retail

Well, when you sell Yeezys, you’re bound to get noticed. Stadium Goods, a streetwear and sneaker consignment startup, first opened up shop in New York...

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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Launches VC Fund To Invest In FinTechs
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Launches VC Fund To Invest In FinTechs
January 13, 2017  |  Investments

In an effort to expand its digital offerings, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance has reportedly created a $50 million corporate venture capital fund designed to back...

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CompareEuropeGroup Raises $21 Million To Expand
CompareEuropeGroup Raises $21 Million To Expand
January 12, 2017  |  Investments

CompareEuropeGroup (CEG), a price comparison website in Europe, announced Wednesday (Jan. 11) it raised $21 million in funding to expand the business. According to a report...

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Signal Media’s AI Reads The News
Signal Media’s AI Reads The News
January 05, 2017  |  Investments

This is the way the Investment Tracker ends the year — not with a bang or a whimper, but something in between. The week saw...

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