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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Sweetgreen Closes $150M Funding Deal On A $1.6B Valuation
Sweetgreen Closes $150M Funding Deal On A $1.6B Valuation
September 23, 2019  |  Investments

Restaurant disruptor sweetgreen raised $150 million in a new funding round co-led by Lone Pine Capital and D1 Capital Partners, sweetgreen said in a press...

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Lookiero Shopping Service Secures $19M In MMC-Led Round
Lookiero Shopping Service Secures $19M In MMC-Led Round
September 20, 2019  |  Investments

Online personal shopping service Lookiero revealed it has closed a $19 million funding round led by London-based MMC Ventures, as reported on Friday (Sept. 20)....

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Darkstore eCommerce Fulfillment Firm Raises $21M
Darkstore eCommerce Fulfillment Firm Raises $21M
September 20, 2019  |  Investments

Darkstore announced that it has raised a $21 million Series B round led by EQT Ventures. This latest round brings Darkstore’s total raise to more...

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TouchBistro Lands $119M To Expand Restaurant POS Tech
TouchBistro Lands $119M To Expand Restaurant POS Tech
September 18, 2019  |  Restaurant innovation

Restaurant POS and payments firm TouchBistro has raised CDN $158 million (U.S. $119.24 million) in a Series E funding round led by OMERS Growth Equity,...

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Credit Card Startup Petal Raises $300M Led By Jefferies
Credit Card Startup Petal Raises $300M Led By Jefferies
September 18, 2019  |  Investments

The New York-based FinTech company Petal has announced a $300 million debt round from global investment bank Jefferies, adding to existing venture capital investments from...

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FairMoney Raises VC To Use Mobile Data For SMB Loans
FairMoney Raises VC To Use Mobile Data For SMB Loans
September 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

France’s FairMoney, a small business and consumer micro-lending technology company operating in Nigeria, has announced $11 million in venture capital funding. FairMoney on Monday (Sept....

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Online Home Buying Platform Prevu Closes $2M Funding Round
Online Home Buying Platform Prevu Closes $2M Funding Round
September 12, 2019  |  Investments

New York-based digital home buying company Prevu, which identifies itself as a customer service-oriented platform, has closed a $2 million seed funding round, according to...

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Neighborhood Goods Raises $11M To Add More Locations
Neighborhood Goods Raises $11M To Add More Locations
September 12, 2019  |  Retail

Neighborhood Goods revealed it has raised $11 million in a Series A round of funding. This new round brings the Texas-based retailer’s total funding to...

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Nigerian FinTech Kuda Raises $1.6M For Digital Banking Tech
Nigerian FinTech Kuda Raises $1.6M For Digital Banking Tech
September 11, 2019  |  Investments

Kuda, Nigeria’s first digital-only bank with a standalone license, has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding led by Haresh Aswani, as reported on Wednesday (Sept....

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