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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Walmart’s Indian e-Commerce Site Flipkart Raises $3.6B As Pre-IPO Valuation Nears $40B
Walmart’s Indian e-Commerce Site Flipkart Raises $3.6B As Pre-IPO Valuation Nears $40B
July 12, 2021  |  Retail

The value of Walmart’s Indian eCommerce venture Flipkart continues to rise, as its latest $3.6 billion round of fundraising has created the largest domestic tech...

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Global Fulfillment Startup ShipBob Notches $200M Series E
Global Fulfillment Startup ShipBob Notches $200M Series E
June 29, 2021  |  Investments

Global eCommerce fulfillment startup ShipBob has raised $200 million in a Series E funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from previous backers...

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Today In B2B Payments: Pollen VC Targets Game Developer Funding; DataRails Raises Series A For SMB FP&A
Today In B2B Payments: Pollen VC Targets Game Developer Funding; DataRails Raises Series A For...
June 22, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Pollen VC explores a targeted approach to funding mobile game developers, and DataRails raises funding for its small business FP&A technology....

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Digital Mortgage Exchange MAXEX Lands Investment From JPMorgan
Digital Mortgage Exchange MAXEX Lands Investment From JPMorgan
June 22, 2021  |  Investments

The digital mortgage exchange MAXEX announced on Tuesday (June 22) that it had secured a strategic investment from J.P. Morgan. According to a company news...

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Germany Ponies Up $12B To Boost Tech Startups’ Growth
Germany Ponies Up $12B To Boost Tech Startups’ Growth
June 22, 2021  |  Investments

Germany has created a $12 billion fund to speed up the growth of startups in the technology sector. The country sees such companies as key...

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Transmit Lands $543M For Biometric Cybersecurity Products
Transmit Lands $543M For Biometric Cybersecurity Products
June 22, 2021  |  Biometrics

Boston-based Transmit Security has raised $543 million in venture funding, giving the cybersecurity company a valuation of $2.2 billion. Transmit uses biometric authentication, as opposed...

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Today In B2B Payments: Machias Eyes Smaller FIs’ Biz Card Opportunity; SYSPRO Launches B2B eCommerce Solution
Today In B2B Payments: Machias Eyes Smaller FIs’ Biz Card Opportunity; SYSPRO Launches B2B eCommerce...
June 21, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments: Machias Savings Bank discusses the commercial card opportunity for smaller banks, and SYSPRO launches a B2B eCommerce solution. Plus, Timerack discusses...

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Kredivo Lands $100 Million For BNPL In Indonesia
Kredivo Lands $100 Million For BNPL In Indonesia
June 21, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Digital loans and credit platform Kredivo has raised $100 million in an expanded debt facility, the Indonesia-based  FinTech announced on Monday (June 21) in a...

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Bitcoin Daily: UK Bank TSB Could Block 5M Customers From Buying Crypto Over Fraud Fears; Pitchbook: Investors Pour $17B Into Crypto Startups 2021 YTD
Bitcoin Daily: UK Bank TSB Could Block 5M Customers From Buying Crypto Over Fraud Fears;...
June 20, 2021  |  What's Hot

Venture capital funds have gone in big on crypto, with Bloomberg writing that they’ve spent $17 billion this year already. Bloomberg notes that this amount...

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