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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Blend And MX FinTechs Land $300 Million Investments
Blend And MX FinTechs Land $300 Million Investments
January 15, 2021  |  Investments

Blend and MX, which are both FinTech startups, separately announced that they have each landed $300 million in funding. “Money experience” company MX said it...

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eCommerce Veterans Get $150 Million For Firm That Buys Digital-First Businesses
eCommerce Veterans Get $150 Million For Firm That Buys Digital-First Businesses
January 12, 2021  |  Innovation

Two former Zulily executives have landed more than $150 million to fuel Cap Hill Brands, which plans to buy profitable, “digitally native” eCommerce consumer brands....

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Mobile Wallet Provider Mynt Pulls In $175 Million In Funding
Mobile Wallet Provider Mynt Pulls In $175 Million In Funding
January 12, 2021  |  Mobile Commerce

Globe Fintech Innovations of the Philippines, the FinTech arm of Globe Telecom and the operator of the mobile wallet GCash, has landed $175 million in...

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B2B FinTech Kicks Off 2021 With An Investment Bang
B2B FinTech Kicks Off 2021 With An Investment Bang
January 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

B2B FinTech startups have stepped into 2021 with a bang, as industry players raised more than $910 million in combined funding. Backers zeroed-in on a...

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Mambu’s Valuation Hits $2 Billion After TCV-Led Investment Round 
Mambu’s Valuation Hits $2 Billion After TCV-Led Investment Round 
January 07, 2021  |  Investments

Cloud banking startup Mambu has raised €110 million (nearly $135 million) in a new funding round aimed at financing the company’s global expansion. TCV led...

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PayPal Leads Investment In Crypto Tax Automation Startup TaxBit
PayPal Leads Investment In Crypto Tax Automation Startup TaxBit
January 07, 2021  |  Investments

Cryptocurrency tax automation software startup TaxBit said it has received a new round of funding led by new investors PayPal and Coinbase Ventures, along with...

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Digitally Native Mattress Firm Resident Raises $130 Million
Digitally Native Mattress Firm Resident Raises $130 Million
January 07, 2021  |  Retail

Digitally native mattress and home goods brand platform Resident landed a $130 million investment headed up by Nexus Capital Management and Ion Crossover Partners with...

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Games Platform Roblox Reels In $520 Million, To File Direct Listing
Games Platform Roblox Reels In $520 Million, To File Direct Listing
January 07, 2021  |  Investments

Roblox, which offers an online games platform, has raised $520 million in a funding round led Menlo Park, California-based Altimeter Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group....

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Meal Delivery Startup Thistle Lands $10.3 Million From PowerPlant
Meal Delivery Startup Thistle Lands $10.3 Million From PowerPlant
January 06, 2021  |  Investments

Food startup Thistle, which delivers plant-based meals to customers’ homes, is planning a major expansion with a big helping hand from investors. Thistle on Wednesday...

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