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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Emerging Markets Payment Platform dLocal Nets $150 Million
Emerging Markets Payment Platform dLocal Nets $150 Million
April 02, 2021  |  Investments

Friday (April 2) was a big day for dLocal, as the emerging markets payments platform announced the appointment of a new president and a new...

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Pilot’s Valuation Soars To $1.2 Billion In Extended Series C Round
Pilot’s Valuation Soars To $1.2 Billion In Extended Series C Round
March 26, 2021  |  Investments

Pilot has extended its Series C funding round to bring in a total of $100 million with further funding from Whale Rock Capital and Bezos...

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B2B FinTech Closes Q1 With Nine-Figure Funding Rounds
B2B FinTech Closes Q1 With Nine-Figure Funding Rounds
March 26, 2021  |  B2B Payments

While last week’s B2B venture capital roundup was dominated by seed-stage funding rounds, this week shows Q1 2021 closing out with a bang thanks to...

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Surge Announces $195 Million In Funding To Back Startups In India, SE Asia
Surge Announces $195 Million In Funding To Back Startups In India, SE Asia
March 25, 2021  |  Investments

Sequoia Capital India’s Surge accelerator announced on Thursday (March 25) that it has closed its second round of seed funding at $195 million, aimed at...

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Self-Storage Marketplace Neighbor.com Grabs $53 Million in Venture Funding
Self-Storage Marketplace Neighbor.com Grabs $53 Million in Venture Funding
March 24, 2021  |  Investments

Got stuff? Neighbor.com is betting you do — as are its investors, who have just ponied up $53 million more in venture funding. The company...

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Fanatics Scores $12.8 Billion Valuation With $320 Million Funding Round
Fanatics Scores $12.8 Billion Valuation With $320 Million Funding Round
March 24, 2021  |  Investments

The mammoth sports merchandise company Fanatics has doubled in valuation in the last eight months, thanks in part to $320 million in new funding. As...

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Y Combinator Gives SMB Digital Banking Platform NextPay $125K Boost
Y Combinator Gives SMB Digital Banking Platform NextPay $125K Boost
March 23, 2021  |  Investments

Philippine FinTech platform NextPay got a financial shot in the arm with $125,000 in pre-seed funding from Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator (YC), e27.com...

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Online Healthcare Startup Ro Lands $500 Million In Venture Funding
Online Healthcare Startup Ro Lands $500 Million In Venture Funding
March 23, 2021  |  Investments

Healthcare technology company Ro has raised $500 million, pulling in cash from an array of venture funders. All told, the company said in a press...

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SPAC CEO: Blank Check Listings Help FinTechs with Growth ‘Inflection Point’
SPAC CEO: Blank Check Listings Help FinTechs with Growth ‘Inflection Point’
March 22, 2021  |  IPO

The continued, heady pace of “blank-check” firms filing to go public shows no sign of abating. And while some observers may point to what seems...

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