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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Caper Closes $10M Series A Round
Caper Closes $10M Series A Round
September 11, 2019  |  Retail

Caper announced it has secured $10 million in Series A funding, according to reports. The round was led by Lux Capital, with participation from First...

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Cox Automotive Invests $350M In Electric Car Maker Rivian
Cox Automotive Invests $350M In Electric Car Maker Rivian
September 10, 2019  |  Investments

Electric vehicle automaker Rivian has announced it received a $350 million investment from Cox Automotive, a global car services company, according to a report. The...

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Nextdoor Continues Rapid Growth With $170M Funding Round
Nextdoor Continues Rapid Growth With $170M Funding Round
September 10, 2019  |  Investments

Nextdoor, a social network that aims to offer a community-centric feel, just closed a $170 million Series F funding round, according to reports. Four months...

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India’s FPL Technologies Lands $4.5M To Modernize Credit
India’s FPL Technologies Lands $4.5M To Modernize Credit
September 05, 2019  |  Investments

FPL Technologies, an Indian startup that is less than a year old, has raised $4.5 million in a funding round led by Matrix Partners India,...

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Railsbank Open Banking Platform Lands $10M For Global Expansion
Railsbank Open Banking Platform Lands $10M For Global Expansion
September 05, 2019  |  Investments

Railsbank announced it has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Moneta Capital. CreditEase, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Singapore Life and existing...

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Citi Ventures Co-Leads Even Financial’s $25M Round
Citi Ventures Co-Leads Even Financial’s $25M Round
September 04, 2019  |  Investments

B2B2C FinTech company Even Financial announced that it has raised a $25 million strategic round of investment led by Citi Ventures. The round was co-led...

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Carlyle Group Makes Large Investment In AI Hiring Firm HireVue
Carlyle Group Makes Large Investment In AI Hiring Firm HireVue
September 03, 2019  |  Investments

Large investment and equity firm Carlyle Group has taken a majority stake in an artificial intelligence (AI) hiring firm called HireVue, according to a report...

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IPO-Bound Credit Sesame Raises $43M
IPO-Bound Credit Sesame Raises $43M
August 31, 2019  |  Investments

As U.S. household debt climbs, financial health startup Credit Sesame has raised $43 million ahead of its planned IPO, as reported on Friday (Aug. 30)....

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DTC Shoe Company Atoms Gets $8.1M In Series A Round
DTC Shoe Company Atoms Gets $8.1M In Series A Round
August 30, 2019  |  Retail

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) shoe brand Atoms, which offers sizes in quarters instead of halves, and also lets customers buy different sizes for each foot, has raised...

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