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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Ola Electric Reaches $1B Valuation With SoftBank Investment
Ola Electric Reaches $1B Valuation With SoftBank Investment
July 02, 2019  |  Investments

Ola Electric, part of India’s largest ride-hailing company, has raised $250 million from SoftBank in a Series B financing round, according to a report. The...

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Currencycloud Secures Funding For X-Border Technology
Currencycloud Secures Funding For X-Border Technology
July 02, 2019  |  Investments

As part of a Series E round, cross-border payment application programming interface (API) company Currencycloud has raised approximately £32 million. The company’s technology is reportedly...

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ConnexPay Expands Visa Collab With New Funding
ConnexPay Expands Visa Collab With New Funding
July 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payments technology startup ConnexPay announced $7 million in Series A funding Thursday (June 27), as well as an expanded collaboration with Visa to reduce friction...

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Funding Lands T&E Firm TripActions $4B Valuation
Funding Lands T&E Firm TripActions $4B Valuation
June 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding that propelled its...

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Creative Group FinTech Lands $25M To Expand Into 30 Countries
Creative Group FinTech Lands $25M To Expand Into 30 Countries
June 27, 2019  |  Investments

Amsterdam-based startup Creative Group announced it has raised €22 million in funding from Prime Ventures. The funding will be used to help the company expand...

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The Case For Localizing Mom-And-Pop Investment
The Case For Localizing Mom-And-Pop Investment
June 27, 2019  |  B2B Payments

When small business (SMB) investment marketplace MainVest announced a $3 million Seed funding round last week, it did something that many Main Street SMBs cannot...

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B2B Startup Investors Go After The Niche Markets
B2B Startup Investors Go After The Niche Markets
June 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many...

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Brex Propels B2B FinTech Into Investors’ Spotlights
Brex Propels B2B FinTech Into Investors’ Spotlights
June 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Commercial card startup Brex captured headlines this week when it confirmed a significant funding round that propelled the two-year-old startup’s valuation to $2.6 billion. The...

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PingPong Plans EU Expansion After $113M Funding Round
PingPong Plans EU Expansion After $113M Funding Round
June 10, 2019  |  Investments

Because of its reputation as a stable political and economic area, as well as a regulatory environment that’s favorable to outsiders, many foreign companies have...

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