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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Digitally Native Mattress Firm Resident Raises $130 Million

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. Get the Full...

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PayPal Ventures Joins Divvy’s $165 Million Funding Round
PayPal Ventures Joins Divvy’s $165 Million Funding Round
January 05, 2021  |  Investments

Divvy, which offers a platform for tracking business expenses, has raised $165 million in a funding round that includes PayPal Ventures as a new investor....

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Investors Cap Off 2020 With An Eye On B2B eCommerce, SMB Banking
Investors Cap Off 2020 With An Eye On B2B eCommerce, SMB Banking
December 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Though 2020 was full of volatility, the B2B FinTech landscape persevered with venture capitalists and other investors for a lucrative year. Highlighting the increasing interest...

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Thoma Bravo Plans To Acquire RealPage For $10.2 Billion
Thoma Bravo Plans To Acquire RealPage For $10.2 Billion
December 21, 2020  |  Acquiring

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is set to acquire RealPage, which provides software and data analytics to the real estate industry. The all-cash deal values...

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Serena Williams’ VC Firm Funds Cause Marketing Platform For Retail
Serena Williams’ VC Firm Funds Cause Marketing Platform For Retail
December 09, 2020  |  Retail

Tennis star Serena Williams is continuing her new turn as a venture capitalist. In keeping with its focus on early-stage funding, Serena Ventures is funding...

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ShipMonk Pulls In $290 Million For eCommerce Growth Effort
ShipMonk Pulls In $290 Million For eCommerce Growth Effort
December 04, 2020  |  Retail

ShipMonk has pulled in $290 million in a funding round led by Boston-based Summit Partners as part of an expansion effort. Florida’s ShipMonk, started in...

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