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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Can Data Driven Lending Displace VC Funding For Some Firms?
Can Data Driven Lending Displace VC Funding For Some Firms?
December 17, 2019  |  Loans

Running a small business is not for the faint of heart — or the deeply optimistic. The numbers, as offered by the U.S. Bureau of...

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African FinTech Chipper Cash Gets $6M To Enter New Markets
African FinTech Chipper Cash Gets $6M To Enter New Markets
December 17, 2019  |  Investments

Chipper Cash, a FinTech startup in Africa that facilitates cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana, has raised $6...

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Pepper Gets $5.6M To Help DTC Firms With Spend Analysis
Pepper Gets $5.6M To Help DTC Firms With Spend Analysis
December 17, 2019  |  Investments

Los Angeles-based Pepper has raised $5.6 million in seed funding from Upfront Ventures, Lerer Hippeau and Manta Ray Ventures, as reported on Tuesday (Dec. 17)....

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ASB Bank Participates In TradeWindow’s $1.7M Seed Round
ASB Bank Participates In TradeWindow’s $1.7M Seed Round
December 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

With a repeat investment in TradeWindow, Commonwealth Bank of Australia-owned ASB Bank participated in a NZ$2.67 million ($1.76 million) seed funding round for the blockchain...

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P2P Euro Lender Robocash Seeks Funding In Southeast Asia
P2P Euro Lender Robocash Seeks Funding In Southeast Asia
December 13, 2019  |  Investments

Robocash Group, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, aims to raise $5 million in the next half-year from investors in Europe who want to invest in...

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Revenue-Based Financing Challenges The Bank Loan Status Quo
Revenue-Based Financing Challenges The Bank Loan Status Quo
December 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Traditional bank loans remain the undisputed leader in small business lending. Fueled further in the U.K. by regulatory initiatives (designed to spur competition in small...

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Alternative SMB Finance Leads B2B VC Roundup
Alternative SMB Finance Leads B2B VC Roundup
December 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Venture capital (VC) is far from the only funding source for B2B FinTechs. Bill.com’s initial public offer (IPO) on Thursday (Dec. 12) was largely hailed...

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The Week In Payments: N26 Ups Debit Rewards, Wag Sags And Bill Ready Goes To Google
The Week In Payments: N26 Ups Debit Rewards, Wag Sags And Bill Ready Goes To...
December 13, 2019  |  News

There was no lack of action in the wild world of payments and commerce this week. In the running toward things column, there was German...

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Zippin Raises $12M To Accelerate Cashierless Store Launches
Zippin Raises $12M To Accelerate Cashierless Store Launches
December 12, 2019  |  Investments

Zippin, a cashierless checkout technology company, has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round, according to a release. The company, which was founded...

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